Handling production changes online: Example using a robotic palletizing system for the automobile glass industry

Assembly Automation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 254-263

  Pires, J Norberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Glass; Robotics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; GLASS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MANIPULATORS; MATERIALS HANDLING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PALLETS; ROBOTICS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; USER INTERFACES;

AUTOMOBILE GLASS INDUSTRY; ONLINE MONITORING; PRODUCTION CYCLE; ROBOTIC PALLETIZING SYSTEM;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 4143144211     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445150410549746     Document Type: Article

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