The development of new-generation micro-manufacturing technologies and systems has revolutionised the way products are designed and manufactured today with a s- nificant impact in a number of key industrial sectors. Micro-manufacturing techno- gies are often described as disruptive, enabling and interdisciplinary leading to the creation of whole new classes of products that were previously not feasible to ma- facture. While key processes for volume manufacture of micro-parts such as mach- ing and moulding are becoming mature technologies, micro-assembly remains a key challenge for the cost-effective manufacture of complex micro-products. The ability to manufacture customizable micro-products that can be delivered in variable volumes within relatively short timescales is very much dependent on the level of development of the micro-assembly processes, positioning, alignment and measurement techniques, gripping and feeding approaches and devices. Micro-assembly has developed rapidly over the last few years and all the pred- tions are that it will remain a critical technology for high-value products in a number of key sectors such as healthcare, communications, defence and aerospace. The key challenge is to match the significant technological developments with a new gene- tion of micro-products that will establish firmly micro-assembly as a mature manuf- turing process. th The book includes the set of papers presented at the 5 International Precision - sembly Seminar IPAS 2010 held in Chamonix, France from the 14th to the 17th February 2010.
Edited by:
Svetan Ratchev Volume editor:
Michael Hauschild Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Country of Publication: Germany Volume: 315 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 705g ISBN:9783642115974 ISBN 10: 3642115977 Series:IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Pages: 346 Publication Date:09 February 2010 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active