• DocumentCode
    829223
  • Title

    Dedicated maker of welding

  • Volume
    72
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    Should a robot be seen as a multi-purpose machine, useful across the factory floor, or a dedicated provider of a particular service? Angela Grigson looks at one company´s approach.
  • Keywords
    CAD/CAM; civil engineering; industrial robots; manufacturing computer control; steel industry; welding; 2 m; 54 m; 6 m; CAD/CAM system; Fairfield Mabey; dedicated robots; gantry-mounted robots; off-line programming; portal frame; road bridges; steel girder welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Manufacturing Engineer
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0956-9944
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/me:19930022
  • Filename
    4910978