Robotics in practice : management and applications of industrial robots
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Robotics in practice : management and applications of industrial robots
Kogan Page, 1980
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Bibliography: p. 279-283
Includes index
Previous control number ISBN 0-85038-669-1
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ISBN 9780850383928
内容説明
This practical book discusses the use of robots in industry and provides a general introduction to understanding the role of robots concerned with social and industrial relations issues. Robots in Practice provides the industrial engineer with the fundamentals of robot characteristics and performance, job assignments and economic justification. It shows how to judge whether robots are suited to specific jobs, how to demonstrate economic viability and how to integrate robots smoothly into the workforce. Detailed case studies are provided which allow the manager and engineer to study specific situations within their own field of operation, including applications ranging from die casting, welding and forging to specialized manufacturing processes. A chapter dealing with the future capabilities of robots looks ahead to the possibilities which should be achieved as robot design becomes more sophisticated. This book should be of interest to managers and industrial engineers; all those concerned with social and industrial relations issues.
目次
List of illustrations and color plates. Foreword by Isaac Asimov. Author's preface. Part 1: Fundamentals and Management. Robot use in manufacturing. Robot anatomy. End effectors: hands, prippers, pickups and tools. Matching robots to the workplace. Reliability, maintenace and safety. Organizing to support robotics. Robot economics. Sociological impact of robots. Future capabilities. Part II: Application Studies. Die casting applications. Spot welding applications. Arc welding applications. Investment casting applications. Forging applications. Press work applications. Spray painting applications. Plastic molding applications. Applications in foundry practice. Machine tool loading applications. Heat treatment applications. Applications for deburring metal parts. Palletizing applications. Applications in brick manufacture. Applications in glass manufacture. Appendix: List of principal robot manufacturers. Bibliography. Index.
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: pbk ISBN 9780850386691
内容説明
THE REAL THING by Isaac Asimov Back in 1939, when I was still a teenager, I began to write (and publish) a series of stories about robots which, for the first time in science fiction, were pictured as having been deliberately engineered to do their job safely. They were not intended to be creaky Gothic menaces, nor outlets for mawkish sentiment. They were simply well-designed machines. Beginning in 1942, I crystallized this notion in what I called 'The Three Laws of Robotics' and, in 1950, nine of my robot stories were collected into a book, I, Robot. I did not at that time seriously believe that I would live to see robots in action and robotics becoming a booming industry .... Yet here we are, better yet, I am alive to see it. But then, why shouldn't they be with us? Robots fulfil an important role in industry. They do simple and repetitive jobs more steadily, more reliably, and more uncomplainingly than a human being could - or should. Does a robot displace a human being? Certainly, but he does so at a job that, simply because a robot can do it, is beneath the dignity of a human being; a job that is no more than mindless drudgery. Better and more human jobs can be found for human beings - and should.
目次
1 Fundamentals and management.- 1. Robot use in manufacturing.- Evolution of industrial robots.- Near relations of the robot.- Robot cost versus human labor.- Die casting - an early success story for industrial robots.- Robots versus special-purpose automation.- 2. Robot anatomy.- Robot classification.- Arm geometry.- Drive systems.- Dynamic performance and accuracy.- 3. End effectors: hands, grippers, pickups and tools.- Methods of grasping.- Mechanical grippers.- Vacuum systems.- Magnetic pickups.- Tools.- 4 Matching robots to the workplace.- orientation.- Interlocks and sequence control.- Workplace layout.- 5. Reliability, maintenance and safety.- Environmental factors in robot systems.- Designing robots for industrial environments.- Reliability targets.- Theoretical reliability assessment.- Maintenance needs and economics.- Safety levels and precautions.- 6. Organizing to support robotics.- Example of manufacturer's training system.- How General Electric built an in-house capability.- Work force acceptance of robots.- 7. Robot economics.- Checklist of economic factors: costs and benefits.- Project appraisal by the payback method.- Return on investment evaluation.- Areas of cost exposure.- 8. Sociological impact of robots.- Quality of working life.- Attitudes to robots.- Effect on employment.- 9. Future capabilities.- Future attributes of robots.- Commentary on future attributes.- Priorities in attribute development.- Interaction with technologies.- Future applications.- II Application studies.- 10. Die casting applications.- Outline of die casting operation.- Robots in die casting.- Further considerations for robot die casting.- 11. Spot welding applications.- Outline of spot welding operation.- Robots in spot welding.- Planning a robot spot welding line.- 12. Arc welding applications.- Arc welding process.- Robots in arc welding.- Programming the robot.- Choice of robots for arc welding.- Case example of arc welding robot.- Flame cutting: a related application.- 13. Investment casting applications.- The investment casting process.- Mold making by robot.- Basic programs for robot mold making.- Case example at Pratt & Whitney.- 14. Forging applications.- Forging processes.- The working environment of the forging process.- Robots in forging.- 15. Press work applications.- Press operations.- Current applications of robots in the press shop.- Outlook for further robot handling of press work.- 16. Spray painting applications.- Paint behavior and the technique of painting.- The spray painting environment.- Automation in the paint spraying industry.- Robots in paint spraying.- Outlook for robot painting in the automotive industry.- Benefits analysis of robot painting.- 17. Plastic molding applications.- Plastic molding processes.- Opportunities for robot applications.- Current robot use in plastic molding.- 18. Applications in foundry practice.- The casting process.- Robots in the foundry.- Applying robots to the fettling operation.- 19. Machine tool loading applications.- Development of automation in the machine shop.- Robot applications to machine tools.- Robot attributes for machine tool applications.- 20. Heat treatment applications.- Heat treatment processes.- Robots in heat treatment.- 21. Applications for deburring metal parts.- Demands of the deburring operation.- Robot requirements for deburring.- 22. Palletizing applications.- Robot use to achieve optimal pallet loading.- Depalletizing by robot.- 23. Applications in brick manufacture.- The brick manufacture process.- The robot contribution to brickmaking.- 24. Applications in glass manufacture.- Outline of glass manufacturing process.- Robot handling of sheet glass.- Robot handling of fragile glass products.- Appendix: List of principal robot manufacturers.
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