Design of a Multi-Mode Hybrid Micro-Gripper for Surface Mount Technology Component Assembly

G Fontana, N Iacono, SP Negri, G Papadia - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, industrial sectors such as smart manufacturing and aerospace have
rapidly developed, contributing to the increase in production of more complex electronic …

Analysis of interactive manufacturing systems: Towards a performance‐based assessment methodology

JA Mulet alberola, I Fassi - IET Collaborative Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Current manufacturing systems are forced to meet the most dynamic market demands under
sustainable factors. However, not only technical transformations will address the challenge …

Design and validation of a gripper for the automated assembly of film components in flexible electronics manufacturing

M Valori, V Basile, G Fontana… - … Journal of Computer …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Automation in the manufacturing of electronic products and devices has been increasingly
implemented in the last decades, to cope with the growing demand for mass emerging …

Theoretical thermal-mechanical modelling and experimental validation of a three-dimensional (3d) electrothermal microgripper with three fingers

G Si, L Sun, Z Zhang, X Zhang - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the theoretical thermal-mechanical modeling and parameter analyses
of a novel three-dimensional (3D) electrothermal microgripper with three fingers. Each finger …

SolDef_AI: An Open Source PCB Dataset for Mask R-CNN Defect Detection in Soldering Processes of Electronic Components

G Fontana, M Calabrese, L Agnusdei… - … of Manufacturing and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The soldering process for aerospace applications follows stringent requirements and
standards to ensure the reliability and safety of electronic connections in aerospace …

[HTML][HTML] Closed-loop control of microgripper system based on compliant mechanism

D Wang, Y Zhao, H Yang, K Hong - AIP Advances, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A three-stage displacement amplification microgripper system based on compliant
mechanisms was designed for microassembly and microoperation tasks. The static …

Performance assessment of a modular device for micro-sphere singularization

G Fontana, S Ruggeri, G Legnani, I Fassi - Precision Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A wide variety of mechatronic products undergoes major changes to miniaturize them and
integrate a larger number of functions. They require advanced technologies for their …

Towards the assessment of performance-based interactions in collaborative CPPS

JAM Alberola, I Fassi - Procedia Computer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) are promised to be the systems that
will drive the technical transformation in manufacturing. However, the role of human …

Assembly of film coverlays: development of a configurable gripper for process automation

M Valori, V Basile, S Ruggeri, G Fontana, SP Negri… - Procedia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the widespread use of electronic devices and consumer products integrating flexible
electronics, in industrial practice, the assembly process of film-based coverlays is still …