Publications / 1993 Proceedings of the 10th ISARC, Houston, USA

Construction Cladding Joining Methods: A Guide to Design for Automatic Assembly

B.L. Atkin, P. Atkinson, C. Bridgewater, B.L. Davies and R.D. Wing
Pages 157-164 (1993 Proceedings of the 10th ISARC, Houston, USA, ISBN 9780444815231, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

One of the fundamental lessons learnt by manufacturing industry was that assembly tasks must be redesigned to suit the strengths and weaknesses of machines vis a vis human workers. The basic principles of Design for Automation and Design for Assembly can be applied to construction tasks in order to improve productivity either by simplifying existing tasks or by integrating machines with processes in a more structured construction system. This paper outlines some of the design principles which have been used successfully in manufacturing industry and applies them to the different processes which are found in the majority of industrial joining methods.

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