Conveyors: power-driven – With means to facilitate working – treating – or inspecting... – Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus
Patent
1995-06-07
2000-03-21
Valenza, Joseph E.
Conveyors: power-driven
With means to facilitate working, treating, or inspecting...
Condition responsive control of conveyor or station apparatus
198358, B65G 4300
Patent
active
060391685
ABSTRACT:
An automated assembly line is operated and controlled by a computer system. The assembly line is comprised of a plurality of machines which are each segmented into its basic unit operations. The segments are then controlled and operated asynchronously with respect to the other segments of the assembly line.
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Bassuk Lawrence J.
Donaldson Richard L.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Valenza Joseph E.
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