Automated Materials Handling: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference, 20-22 April 1983, London, UKR. H. Hollier, British Robot Association Designed to show those concerned with production: what can be done now; how to justify full-scale automation; how to manage the change; & what the future holds in store. |
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Improving productivity by incorporating flexibility into an automated warehouse design | 21 |
Interprocess and automated materials handling projects | 35 |
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air bearing air film aisle allocation application autocarrier AUTOMATED MATERIALS HANDLING automatic bar code beam buffer building capacity cartons components computer control COMPUTER NETWORK container control computer control system conveyor conveyor system cost cycle DATALOGIC despatch driver empty pallets engine equipment Figure flexibility floor functions Greenock handling system hardware HIGHBAY WAREHOUSE holding lanes identified increase INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL ROBOT input installation integrated inventory ISOV laser loader manual manufacturing material flow mechanical mechanisation microprocessor module motor move movement operation order picking output overhead pack package pallet location pallet truck Pict plant problems process computer production flow production line programmable logic controller programme racking rail retrieval machine ROBOMATIC ROBOT ROBOTRAILER roller route scans sensors sequence shunting simulation slot-set sorter speed stacker crane stacking station terminal station throughput tilted band transfer transport trolleys tunnel turret truck unit load unloading vehicle WORKPIECES