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1Lasers and materials in selective laser sinteringAssembly Automation2003618
2Rapid prototyping or rapid production? 3D printing processes move industry towards the latterAssembly Automation2003292
3The rapid prototyping technologiesAssembly Automation2003275
43D printing: the dawn of a new era in manufacturing?Assembly Automation2013253
5Additive Manufacturing Technologies – Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital ManufacturingAssembly Automation2012209
6Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing,Assembly Automation2009207
74D Printing: dawn of an emerging technology cycleAssembly Automation2014155
8The Bionic Handling Assistant: a success story of additive manufacturingAssembly Automation2011125
9Medical rapid prototyping applications and methodsAssembly Automation2005115
10Design for disassembly: a critical twenty‐first century disciplineAssembly Automation2007110
11The IDEAS project: plug & produce at shop‐floor levelAssembly Automation2012105
12Modular reconfigurable flexible final assembly systemsAssembly Automation200196
13A new genetic algorithm approach to smooth path planning for mobile robotsAssembly Automation201695
14Development of a design feature database to support design for additive manufacturingAssembly Automation201294
15Intelligent materials: a review of applications in 4D printingAssembly Automation201794
16Smart materials: a review of capabilities and applicationsAssembly Automation201492
17Thermal characteristics of a new metal/polymer material for FDM rapid prototyping processAssembly Automation200588
18Internet‐based robotic systems for teleoperationAssembly Automation200182
19An introduction to radio frequency identification (RFID) methods and solutionsAssembly Automation200676
20Technology review for mass customisation using rapid manufacturingAssembly Automation201075
21Design opportunities with rapid manufacturingAssembly Automation200374
22Nanocomposites: a review of technology and applicationsAssembly Automation201171
23Path planning for intelligent robot based on switching local evolutionary PSO algorithmAssembly Automation201670
24Materials flow improvement in a lean assembly line: a case studyAssembly Automation200768
254D printing – revolution or fad?Assembly Automation201466
26Comparing speed to complete progressively more difficult mobile robot paths between human tele‐operators and humans with sensor‐systems to assistAssembly Automation200965
27Advances in assembly line parts feeding policies: a literature reviewAssembly Automation201564
28Shape‐memory materials: a review of technology and applicationsAssembly Automation200963
29Six‐Sigma: methodology, tools and its futureAssembly Automation201163
30Adhesive bonding of fibre reinforced polymer composite materialsAssembly Automation200062
31An assembly sequence‐planning system for mechanical parts using neural networkAssembly Automation200562
32Fully flexible assembly systems (F‐FAS): a new concept in flexible automationAssembly Automation201362
33Smart materials: a review of recent developmentsAssembly Automation201261
34Influence of assembly predicate consideration on optimal assembly sequence generationAssembly Automation201561
35Net‐shaping of ceramic components by direct ceramic machiningAssembly Automation200360
36Assembly feature design in an augmented reality environmentAssembly Automation200659
37Automated assembly of fuselage skin panelsAssembly Automation200759
38Parallel structure of six wheel-legged robot trajectory tracking control with heavy payload under uncertain physical interactionAssembly Automation202058
39Design for manufacture and assembly: background, capabilities and applicationsAssembly Automation201254
40Programmable materials for architectural assembly and automationAssembly Automation201253
41Hand gesture recognition using low-budget data glove and cluster-trained probabilistic neural networkAssembly Automation201453
42Trends in key joining technologies for the twenty‐first centuryAssembly Automation200052
43Tolerance analysis for fixture layout designAssembly Automation200252
44Cognitive automation strategy for reconfigurable and sustainable assembly systemsAssembly Automation201352
45Kaizen—The many ways of getting betterAssembly Automation199451
46Basic behaviour control of the vision‐based cognitive robotic disassembly automationAssembly Automation201351
47A complete algorithm for designing passive fences to orient partsAssembly Automation199750
48An application of Taguchi method of experimental design for new product design and development processAssembly Automation200650
49Additive manufacturing boosts efficiency of heat transfer componentsAssembly Automation201150
50The development of a physics and constraint-based haptic virtual assembly systemAssembly Automation201450