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Record 1 1979-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Another development [in automatic manufacturing is] the tape-controlled transfer arm, which can be readily programmed to perform a complex set of actions, such as feeding a furnace or performing an assembly action.

CONT

Transfer arm control. (...) The Pick and Place Unit, manufactured by E.G.P. (Design and Automation Ltd.), Bournemouth, is specifically designed to occupy a very important position in a production or assembly line. The arm removes a small component (e.g. a bolt, nut, rivet or screw) from a vibratory bowl feeder track or from a conveyor and positions it correctly to enable the next assembly operation to be carried out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Les bras-transferts (ou pick and place) [sont] conçus pour l'alimentation et évacuation de petites pièces finies sur machines, chargement et positionnement sur chaînes de montage, etc. Ils disposent, tout au plus de trois degrés de liberté; translation ou rotation dans un plan horizontal, mouvement vertical, serrage des pinces (ou préhension par aspiration). (...) Des cames ou butées assurent la programmation. L'entraînement est généralement pneumatique.

OBS

Le pluriel s'écrit "bras-transferts".

Spanish

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