Micro/macro assembly and disassembly

Abstract

The technologies for assembly and disassembly in manufacturing are rapidly advancing toward meeting the new requirements and challenges emerged from the following fronts: 1) The need to fabricate a high complexity of micro systems integrated and packaged in 3D with various heterogeneous parts, components, and interconnections, including electrical, optical, mechanical as well as fluidic means. 2) The drive to establish intelligent/smart assembly and disassembly for manufacturing to reach a new level of autonomy, quality and productivity by taking full advantage of the advancement in robotics and machine intelligence. This chapter, Micro/Macro Assembly and Disassembly, have chosen 6 papers to present, covering the state-of-the-art technologies in assembly and disassembly developed for the above two fronts: the first 3 for micro assembly and the latter 3 for intelligent assembly and disassembly. © 2010 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.