Design and integration of a high-precision material handling system with a six-axis hybrid micro-machine

Ross Walker; Wenbin Zhong; Xianwen Kong; Xichun Luo

Design and integration of a high-precision material handling system with a six-axis hybrid micro-machine

Ross Walker, Wenbin Zhong, Xianwen Kong, Xichun Luo

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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Abstract

Hybrid micro-machines are increasingly in demand for the manufacturing of miniature 3D products made of hard-to-machine materials. A high-precision material handling system for such miniature products can increase the overall efficiency significantly. This paper proposes the design of a machine vision based handling system, which is capable of handling various miniature 3D products. A cloud-based innovative integration method is also developed, a cloud server is deployed to collect and process data from the machine and the material handling system, their actions are coordinated based on the predefined protocol. This method can enhance the reconfigurability of the whole system.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2018
Event	6th International Conference on Nanomanufacturing - Brunel University, London, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Jul 2018 → 6 Jul 2018

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Conference	6th International Conference on Nanomanufacturing
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	4/07/18 → 6/07/18

Keywords

material handling
hybrid micro-machine
machine vision
cloud technology
system integration

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