Development of a Micro-scale Assembly Facility with a Three Fingered, Self-aware Assembly Tool and Electro-chemical Etching Capabilities.

Jacob W. Chesna, Stuart T. Smith, D. J. Hastings, Borja de la Maza, Bartoz K. Nowakowski, Feilong Lin

 1-8

Semi-automated Assembly of a MEMS-Based Micro-scale CMM Probe and Future Optimization of the Process Chain with a View to Desktop Factory Automation.

James D. Claverley, Arne Burisch, Richard K. Leach, Annika Raatz

 9-16

Design, Fabrication and Testing of Assembly Features for Enabling Sub-micron Accurate Passive Alignment of Photonic Chips on a Silicon Optical Bench.

J. F. C. van Gurp, Marcel Tichem, Urs Staufer

 17-27

Parallel Packaging of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Using Self-alignment.

Jens Taprogge, Felix Beyeler, Alexander Steinecker, Bradley J. Nelson

 28-35

Processes for the Self-assembly of Micro Parts.

Matthias Burgard, Norbert Schläfli, Uwe Mai

 36-41

Precisely Assembled Multi Deflection Arrays - Key Components for Multi Shaped Beam Lithography.

Matthias Mohaupt, Erik Beckert, Thomas Burkhardt, Marcel Hornaff, Christoph Damm, Ramona Eberhardt, Andreas Tünnermann, Hans-Joachim Döring, Klaus Reimer

 42-50

Construction Kit for Miniaturised Handling Systems: Further Developments and First Applications.

Andreas Hoch, Matthias Haag, Samuel Härer

 51-56

Flexible Gripper System for Small Optical Assemblies - Final Tests and Findings.

Timo Prusi, Riku Heikkilä, T. H. Ha, J. Y. Song, C. W. Lee, Reijo Tuokko

 57-64

Handling and Manipulation of Microcomponents: Work-Cell Design and Preliminary Experiments.

Serena Ruggeri, Gianmauro Fontana, Claudia Pagano, Irene Fassi, Giovanni Legnani

 65-72

Adhesive Workpiece Fixturing for Micromachining.

Philipp Blumenthal, Annika Raatz

 73-80

Dual-Stage Feed Drive for Precision Positioning on Milling Machine.

Hendra Prima Syahputra, Hyeon Mo Yang, Byeong Mook Chung, Tae Jo Ko

 81-88

High Resolution Actuators for Severe Environments.

Christian Belly, Mathieu Bagot, Frank Claeyssen

 89-96

Tolerance Management for Assembly - Not a Matter of Product Size.

Rainer Müller, Martin Esser, Christian Janßen, Matthias Vette, Stefan Quinders

 97-104

Modelling and Analysis of the Geometrical Errors of a Parallel Manipulator Micro-CMM.

Ali Rugbani, Kristiaan Schreve

 105-117

Methods for Implementing Compensation Strategies in Micro Production Systems Supported by a Simulation Approach.

Christian Löchte, Jamal Kayasa, Christoph Herrmann, Annika Raatz

 118-125

Accuracy Measurements of Miniature Robot Using Optical CMM.

Asser Vuola, Reijo Tuokko

 126-133

A System for the Quality Inspection of Surfaces of Watch Parts.

Giuseppe Zamuner, Jacques Jacot

 134-143

Characterisation of High Accuracy, Feedback Controlled, Adhesive Bonding.

Rik Lafeber, Gerrit van den Bosch, Max Murre, Jitze Bassa, Leo van Moergestel, Erik Puik

 144-153

Towards Intelligent Assembly and Manufacturing Environment - Modular ICT Support for Holonic Manufacturing System.

Minna Lanz, Eeva Järvenpää, Pasi Luostarinen, Fernando Garcia, Reijo Tuokko

 154-162

Enabling Fast Ramp-Up of Assembly Lines through Context-Mapping of Implicit Operator Knowledge and Machine-Derived Data.

Konstantin Konrad, Michael Hoffmeister, Matthias Zapp, Alexander Verl, Johannes Busse

 163-174

Accelerated Ramp-Up of Assembly Systems through Self-learning.

Robert Oates, Daniele Scrimieri, Svetan M. Ratchev

 175-182

A Methodology for Assessing the Cost Effectiveness of Assembly Processes.

Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, Svetan M. Ratchev

 183-190

Model Based Planning of Complex Micro-manufacturing Strategies.

Daniel Zdebski, Shukri M. Afazov, Svetan M. Ratchev, Joel Segal

 191-199

Towards an European Approach for Characterisation of Multimaterial Micromanufacturing Process Capabilities.

Markus Dickerhof, Sabino Azcarate, Attila Temun

 200-209