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7451768 System for placement of circuit panel having interconnected board units  
In a board placement method and system, a PCB panel having multiple interconnected PCB units and a vacant space is placed on a work surface of a reference platform. The work surface has an opening...
7159754 Apparatus and method for corrective soldering  
The invention relates to a method for soldering an object comprising several soldered joints. The method comprises the steps of mechanically soldering of at least some of the soldered joints,...
7062844 Apparatus for identifying and mounting printed circuit boards  
An apparatus is provided for identifying one or more mounting locations for mounting a printed circuit board or other type of electronic device, including a mounting surface and one or more light...
7024261 Modular automation apparatus  
A modular automation apparatus is provided that includes a base unit adapted to receive an automation module. The automation module includes at least one automation device for performing one or...
6810569 Workpiece release with computer verified connections  
A method for manufacturing a workpiece, such as an automotive fuel tank, that includes a connection between a male connector and a female connector, one of which includes a tab that is only...
6796016 Injection mould and method for making the same  
An injection mould which comprises at least five modules aligned with each other. The five modules correspond to a first mould module and a second mould module to form a product cavity, a drive...
6779726 Method and apparatus for controlling a production operation using printed information on a component tape  
A production operation is controlled by electronically scanning and reading printed information at intervals along a component tape. The printed information is continuously scanned and read from...
6763577 System for placing electronic components on circuit carriers  
The invention relates to a system for placing electronic components maintained in an array to feed tracks ( 2 ) of a placement unit ( 1 ) wherein, the correct placement of the array is accomplished...
6748289 Method for controlling screen printer  
The present invention relates to a control method for improving the productivity of a screen printer for an electronics-mounting machine. Thus, a screen printer according to this invention uses a...
6591658 Carbon nanotubes as linewidth standards for SEM & AFM  
The present invention provides systems, methods, and standards for calibrating nano-measuring devices. Calibration standards of the invention include carbon nanotubes and methods of the invention...
6584679 Device for holding and installing a spacer frame of an insulated glass window  
The present invention concerns a controllable holding and mounting device for use with the construction of an insulated glass window. The mounting device includes a mounting frame and a tie-bar. A...
6516234 Information transmitting system for use in factory  
An information transmitting system for use in a factory, which is capable of transmitting information among controllers simply without the complicated lead-around of a communication line nor the...
6477764 Apparatus for computer hard drive assembly  
A computer hard drive assembly device is described which can include a turntable, a motor, and a control. The turntable can include a platform configured to secure computer hard drive components to...
6480751 Component supplying method, component arrangement data forming method and electronic component mounting apparatus using the methods  
High-speed high-reliability component supplying method and mounting method is obtained by checking whether or not a component is the regular component to be mounted through a component type...
6467154 Seat and guide installation method and apparatus  
An apparatus for press fitting inserts into corresponding receptacles in workpieces includes a press comprising a ram and a backup tool spaced from the ram. An insertion tool is alignable between...
6463655 Method and apparatus for assembling exhaust components  
A method of assembling end caps ( 14, 16 ) within a body ( 12 ) is provided. The body ( 12 ) is measured to obtain a body measurement and the end cap ( 14, 16 ) is sized based on the body...
6408225 Device and method for balancing the weight on a robot arm  
The invention relates to a device for balancing the weight carried by a robot arm of a robot. Said device comprises a fluid spring, rotably a pneumatic spring, and a control device for controlling...
6353774 High precision vision guided positioning device  
A positioning device includes a gantry robot and an elevator unit. The gantry robot includes a head assembly, a work-space spaced below the head assembly for receiving at least one tray and a...
6347449 Modular portable rivet setting tool  
A portable rivet setting system is provided with a modular design. The portable rivet setting system includes an electronic control module, a pneumatic control module, a rivet feeder device, an...
6345436 Combination torque tool and method of adjusting valves and injectors  
A valve adjusting and injector preload tool is provided for an internal combustion engine having a valve opening member with a male threaded member operatively and adjustably contacting the valve....
6317953 Vision target based assembly  
Methods for assembling, handling, and fabricating are disclosed in which targets are used on objects. The targets can be specifically applied to the object, or can be an otherwise normal feature of...
6256868 Assembly process apparatus  
An assembly process apparatus includes an assembly robot for assembling parts to a workpiece which is a main body, a part supply apparatus for supplying parts to the workpiece, a work pallet for...
6240626 Pressing device  
A pressing device for joining workpieces has a pressing tool and a motorized drive for actuation of the pressing tool over a pressing distance, as well as a control device which has a drive control...
6219904 Automated device for maintaining wooden elements on a pressing table for assembling them  
Automated device for maintaining and assembling wooden elements on a pressing table. The device comprises a mobile gantry adapted to be movably mounted to a pressing table. The mobile gantry has at...
6219898 Control system and method for automatic fastening machines  
A control system and method for automatic fastening machines wherein a multi-axes motion controller is utilized in place of the conventional PLC or CNC control to provide for virtually an immediate...
6216335 Device for assembling and disassembling a tool with a tool holder  
A device for assembling and disassembling a tool with a tool holder, such as particularly a mandrel. The device is essentially constituted by a support frame (4) provided with a unit (5) for...
6212762 Lumber tagger  
An apparatus for tagging pieces of lumber including a motor-driven chain for positioning adjacent a lumber conveyor. A stapler is positioned adjacent one end of the chain for affixing a tag to a...
6205636 Automatic assembly apparatus and automatic assembly method  
A die bonder equipped with an image recognition unit having a zoom optical system for placing a chip to a correct location in accordance with recognition results delivered from the image...
6202290 Pressing device for joining workpieces  
The invention concerns a pressing device (1) for joining workpieces, in particular press fittings to a pipe, having an electric drive (6) and a pressing tool (2) attached replaceably thereto, and...
6151773 Assembly machine with at least one work station  
An assembly machine has a frame defining at least one work station, a transfer mechanism for feeding a succession of workpieces one at a time through the station, and at least one tool at the...
6098272 System for maintaining concentricity of a combination of a top and bottom substrate during the assembly of a bonded storage disk  
A system and method maintain concentricity of a center hole of a top substrate and of a bottom substrate in a bonded storage disk manufacturing system. A first device holds a coaxial arrangement of...
6061887 Method of transporting workpieces in assembly line  
In an assembly line in which at least two kinds of workpieces are transported by mixture and in which each of the workpieces is transported by a self-propelling transporting member, a transporting...
6035519 System and method for orienting a threaded insert  
A system for ensuring correct orientation of a threaded insert being inserted into a threaded bore of an aluminum workpiece such as an engine block. The system comprises a threaded insert supply, a...
5966801 Automatic door flusher  
The present invention provides an automatic door flusher which uses one floating urethane flushing block, at least two tractor elements for urging the flushing block toward the body and urging the...
5829134 Spool valve loading method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for assembling a spool valve into a valve bore of a body by providing compressed gas to the valve bore at a pressure below the pressure of compressed gas supplied to a...
5813110 Low-voltage eletromagnetic riveter  
A low-voltage electromagnetic riveter (LVEMR) including two opposed rivet guns (70, 72) for upsetting rivets during the assembly of structural parts is disclosed. Variable capacitor banks (64, 65...
5771553 Precision and quick affixing method for flexible automated assembly  
An error reduction and accommodation method and system can be used in an automated assembly environment. This method and system use a simple localized calibration process devised to improve...
5771572 Apparatus for assembling an air bag unit and an inflator into an inflator-air bag assembly  
An apparatus is provided for assembling an inflator and an air bag unit into an inflator-air bag assembly. The apparatus comprises a frame and a holder device coupled to the frame. The holder...
5680694 Apparatus for processing and assembly of small parts utilizing a robot  
A method and apparatus for processing and assembling a plurality of small parts weighing under five pounds using a robot employing a rotatable pallet for holding an array of small parts. Said...
5664311 Automated spar assemby tool  
An automated assembly machine for fabricating large mechanical structures including a floor assembly jig for receiving and holding parts in a desired orientation, a pair of carriages, a first drive...
5657538 Method of centering integrated circuit lead frame  
An IC lead frame centering method and apparatus whereby centering plates are automatically positioned to center various types of IC. With a screw driver (2) held with a hand, projections (48) of a...
5653005 Programmable fixture and assembly cell  
A programmable or flexible fixture for holding a plurality of details comprising an assembly during assembly processes thereon comprising an elongated base supported in a predetermined position, a...
5640756 Manufacturing system  
An automated continuous manufacturing system which includes a rotatable work table having a plurality of work piece supports for maintaining work pieces during operation of said system, and a...
5608956 System for automatically assembling a seat  
A system for automatically connecting a seat back to a seat cushion to assemble a seat, which includes a first setting device for setting the seat back upright, a second setting device for setting...
5584118 Production control with centralized physical distribution control between storage and production cells  
A production control system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of processing apparatuses each thereof including a single cell or a plurality of identical cells, a storage for temporarily...
5539975 Control system and equipment configuration for a modular product assembly platform  
A modular product assembly platform which includes a multiple number of industrial robots or other similar assembly devices. The product assembly platform also includes a programmable controller...
5535498 Hole probe method  
In an automatic fastening machine 10 including a frame 12 for operating a workpiece 16 along a work centerline and having a drilling tool for drilling a hole in the workpiece, a bucking ram 26, and...
5513427 System for producing parts/substrate assemblies  
A system for producing parts/substrate assemblies each of which includes a substrate such as a ceramic substrate and a plurality of parts such as LSIs mounted on the substrate. After the LSIs for...
5479698 Geometry station  
The method and apparatus for the manufacture of product subassemblies by computer programmed robots is an end effector fixture assembly, or geometry station wherein at least two individual elements...
5471738 Robotic system for inserting cylinder liners into internal combustion engine cylinder blocks  
A robotic system for inserting cylinder liners into the cylinder block from an internal combustion engine includes an articulated robot arm for cycling an end effector between a dunnage unloading...
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