عنوان

Flexible Automation in Japan

(Number (ISBN

3662072491

(Number (ISBN

9783662072493

Number

b579772

Title Proper

Flexible Automation in Japan

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

by John Hartley.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1984

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 ressource en ligne (VI, 264 pages)

Text of Note

1. The Japanese Scene --; 2. Robots --; 3. Assembly --; 4. Flexible Manufacturing Systems --; 5. Research and Development --; Company Index --; Japanese industrial robot specifications --; Japanese industrial robot manufacturers and overseas distributors --; Japanese industrial robot manufacturers by process application --; Source of material.

Text of Note

Much has been said and written about Japan's manufacturing prowess. Most ofthe comment comes from people who are merely visitors to the country and can be best cIassified as 'observers looking in from the outside'. Other views come from the Japanese themselves in which the double barrier of culture and language filters out much information that would be of real value to Western industrialists. Neither of these limitations apply to John Hartley, who has been resident in Japan for the past five years. He understands the culture, can speak the language and has extensive contacts at the highest level. Therefore, he is in a unique position to report on the Japanese scene and its activities in advanced manufacturing technology. This he has been doing on a regular basis to IFS magazines: The Industrial Robot, Assembly Automation, Sensor Review and The FMS Magazine. Most of the material in this book is from John Hartley's 'pen' and represents his most significant contributions on flexible automation in Japan to these journals over the last three years. It is augmented with a few other articles written by leading authorities on new technology in Japanese manufacturing industry.

Engineering.

Organization.

Planning.

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Book number

by John Hartley.

John Hartley

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