Precision Assembly Technologies for Mini and Micro Products : Proceedings of the IFIP TC5 WG5. 5 Third International Precision Assembly Seminar (IPAS '2006), 19-21 February 2006, Bad Hofgastein, Austria

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Design of a Capillary Gripper for a Submillimetric Application....Pages 3-10 Multi-Axes Micro Gripper for the Handling and Alignment of Flexible Micro Parts....Pages 11-19 Design, Fabrication and Characterization of a Flexible System Based on Thermal Glue for in Air and in SEM Microassembly....Pages 21-31 Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrostatic Micro-Gripping System....Pages 33-42 A Generic Approach for a Micro Parts Feeding System....Pages 43-52 Pneumatic Contactless Feeder for Microassembly....Pages 53-62 Front Matter....Pages 63-63 “Parvus” a Micro-Parallel-Scara Robot for Desktop Assembly Lines....Pages 65-74 Methods for Comparing Servo Grippers for Mini and Micro Assembly Applications....Pages 75-82 Compliant Parallel Robots....Pages 83-92 Test Environment for High-Performance Precision Assembly - Development and Preliminary Tests....Pages 93-100 Sensor Guided Micro Assembly by Using Laser-Scanning Technology....Pages 101-108 High Speed and Low Weight Micro Actuators for High Precision Assembly Applications....Pages 109-117 Front Matter....Pages 119-119 Automated Assembly Planning Based on Skeleton Modelling Strategy....Pages 121-131 Morphological Classification of Hybrid Microsystems Assembly....Pages 133-147 First Steps in Integrating Micro-Assembly Features into Industrially used DFA Software....Pages 149-154 Tolerance Budgeting in a Novel Coarse-Fine Strategy for Micro-Assembly....Pages 155-166 The Importance of Concept and Design Visualisation in the Production of an Automated Assembly and Test Machine....Pages 167-179 Development of Passive Alignment Techniques for the Assembly of Hybrid Microsystems....Pages 181-190 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Miniature Reconfigurable Assembly Line for Small Products....Pages 193-200 Conception of a Scalable Production for Micro-Mechatronical Products....Pages 201-213 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Towards an Integrated Assembly Process Decomposition and Modular Equipment Configuration....Pages 215-225 Evolvable Skills for Assembly Systems....Pages 227-237 Toward the Vision Based Supervision of Microfactories Through Images Mosaicing....Pages 239-250 Precision Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom Positioning Systems....Pages 251-263 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 What is the Best Way to Increase Efficiency in Precision Assembly?....Pages 267-276 Life Cycle and Cost Analysis for Modular Re-Configurable Final Assembly Systems....Pages 277-286 Impact of Bad Components on Costs and Productivity in Automatic Assembly....Pages 287-293 Front Matter....Pages 295-295 The Reliable Application of Average and Highly Viscous Media....Pages 297-306 Laser Sealed Packaging for Microsystems....Pages 307-314 Modelling and Characterisation of an Ortho-Planar Micro-Valve....Pages 315-326 Microhandling and Assembly: The Project Assemic....Pages 327-332 Customers increasingly expect products that are smaller, have improved functionality and reliability and cost less. Miniaturisation and integration of mechanical, sensing and control functions within confined spaces is becoming an important trend in designing new products in industries such as automotive, biomedical, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. In micromanufacture often manual assembly becomes unfeasible due to the small size of the products. As a result microassembly is becoming a sector of strategic importance in high labour cost areas due to the specific needs of automated fabrication and assembly processes which make outsourcing a less attractive option. It is well recognised that the production of miniaturised products will require radical rethinking and restructuring of the underlying technologies and system engineering approaches in high precision assembly as well as developing unprecedented and unique commercial concepts and infrastructure for delivering new technologies. In precision assembly there is a clear need for modular and highly customisable miniaturised production systems based on plug and produce assembly units with micro and nano accuracy of operation. From the equipment point of view the key emphasis is on developing new solutions for the automatic handling of large volumes of very small parts; development of multi-process microassembly machines using a smaller mechanical base and incorporating a wide variety of specialised product specific processes, capable of meeting the increased demands on process capability, repeatability and traceability.

customers Increasingly Expect Products That Are Smaller, Have Improved Functionality And Reliabiltiy, And Cost Less. Minaturization And Integration Of Mechanical, Sensing, And Control Functions Within Confined Spaces Is Becoming An Important Trend In Designing New Products In The Automotive, Biomedical, Pharaceutical And Telecommunications Industries In Particular.

the International Precision Assembly Seminar (ipas) Is A Premier International Forum For Reporting And Discussing Key Technological Developments In The Field Of Mini And Micro Assembly Automation. The Contributions To The 3rd Ipas'2006 Seminar Have Been Grouped Into 6 Sections. Part 1 Deals With New Techniques For The Handling And Feeding Of Micro Parts. Micro-robotics And Robot Applications For Micro Assembly Are Discussed In Part 2. An Overview Of Different Design And Planning Applications For Microassembly Is Provided In Part 3. Part 4 Is Dedicated To Reconfigurable And Modular Micro Assembly Systems And Control Applications. The Economic Aspects Of Microassembly Including New Business Models Are Discussed In Part 5 While Part 6 Presents Specific Technical Solutions And Microassembly Applications.

These Contributions To The 3rd Ipas'2006 Seminar Are Grouped In 6 Sections. Part 1 Reviews New Techniques For Handling And Feeding Micro Parts. Micro-robotics And Robot Applications For Micro Assembly Are Discussed In Part 2. An Overview Of Different Design And Planning Applications For Microassembly Is Provided In Part 3. Part 4 Covers Reconfigurable And Modular Micro Assembly Systems And Control Applications. The Economic Aspects Of Microassembly Including New Business Models Are Discussed In Part 5 While Part 6 Presents Specific Technical Solutions And Microassembly Applications.