| Foreword | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xv |
| Acknowledgements | p. xix |
| Why Automate the Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs)? | p. 1 |
| Productivity can Save the Factory | p. 3 |
| Industrial Robots Reduce Labor Costs and Increase Productivity | p. 6 |
| Partnering with your customer and supplier to reduce costs | p. 11 |
| Justifying Robotic Automation | p. 13 |
| The ROI Power of Industrial Robotics | p. 18 |
| Additional Benefits of Implementing Industrial Robotics | p. 29 |
| Applying Present Value Tools to Evaluate the Robot Investment | p. 31 |
| Resources Manufacturers Need to Become | |
| Familiar With | p. 33 |
| Implementing Robotic Automation - Getting Started | p. 37 |
| Robotic Implementation is Always a Team Effort | p. 39 |
| Ingredients of the Robotic System | p. 41 |
| Judging a Good Project from a Bad Project | p. 54 |
| Gather the Right Details | p. 58 |
| Criteria for Arc Welding | p. 58 |
| Criteria for Tending Machines | p. 61 |
| Criteria for Press Tending | p. 64 |
| Criteria for Palletizing/De-Palletizing Data | p. 65 |
| Criteria for Material Removal | p. 66 |
| Constants and Variables of a Robot System | p. 68 |
| Robotics and Risk | p. 71 |
| Risk and Cost | p. 77 |
| Hidden Risk | p. 91 |
| Risk of Your Own Managers and Personnel | p. 94 |
| Managing What You Control | p. 96 |
| Risk of Technology | p. 97 |
| Setting Expectations for Success | p. 103 |
| Tools for Validating the Robotic Process | p. 107 |
| Proof of Concept Case Studies | p. 125 |
| Writing the Right Specifications | p. 135 |
| Defining Elements of the Scope of Work | p. 138 |
| Scope of Work Example - Robotic Finishing Cylinder Head Line Case Study | p. 142 |
| Scope of Work Example - Robotic Press Tending Case Study | p. 156 |
| Lean Manufacturing With Robotics for Low Volume, Small Batch Runs | p. 167 |
| Man vs. Machine | p. 171 |
| Changeover for Small Batches | p. 176 |
| Suggestions for the Design of a Robotic Work-Cell | p. 181 |
| Automating the machining process - Case Study | p. 184 |
| Automating the welding process for small batch runs | p. 195 |
| Automating the material removal process for small batch runs | p. 203 |
| Automating small batch runs for press tending and palletizing | p. 208 |
| Automating the palletizing process for small batch runs | p. 215 |
| Tools for small batch and high changeover production | p. 220 |
| Lean Manufacturing with Robotics for High Volume, Large Batch Runs | p. 229 |
| Robotic Machine Tending for High Production | p. 231 |
| Running Lights Out | p. 237 |
| Job Shop vs. OEM | p. 242 |
| Robotic Cellular Manufacturing | p. 244 |
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