Micro-Assembly Technologies and Applications: Ifip Tc5 Wg5.5 Fourth International Precision Assembly Seminar (Ipas'2008) Chamonix, France, February 10 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780387774022)

Micro-assembly is a key enabling technology for cost effective manufacture of new generations of complex micro products. It is also a critical technology for retaining mdustrial capabilities in high labour cost areas such as Europe since up to 80% of the production cost in some industries is attributed directly to assembly processes. With the continuous trend for product miniaturisation, the scientific and technologi- cal developments in micro-assembly are expected to have a significant long-term economic, demographic and social impact. A distinctive feature of the process is that surface forces are often dominant over gravity forces, which determines a number of specific technical challenges. Critical areas which are currently being addressed include development of assembly systems with high positional accuracy, micro gripping methods that take into ac- count the adhesive surface forces, high precision micro-feeding techniques and mi- cro-joining processes. Micro-assembly has developed rapidly over the last few years and all the pre- dictions are that it will remain a critical technology for high value products in a number of key sectors such as healthcare, communications, defence and aerospace. The key challenge is to match the significant technological developments with a new generation of micro products that will establish firmly micro-assembly as a core manufacturing process.

Author: Sandra Koelemeijer
ISBN-10: 0387774025
ISBN-13: 9780387774022
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2008
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.33h x 6.37w x 1.01d