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The taxonomy is hierarchical and sparse. A category exists only once something is classified in it, so every link below leads somewhere with content. One publication may appear under several branches.
Material Handling 15
Systems that move, buffer, sort and position goods and bulk material through a facility.
Conveying Systems 6 · Pallet Handling 3 · Package Handling 3 · Bulk Material Handling 0 · Sorting 1 · Picking Systems 2 · Dock and Loading Equipment 0
Robotics & Automation 8
Robot architectures, control, perception and autonomous material movement in industrial settings.
Robot Architectures 1 · End Effectors 2 · Motion Planning 2 · Robot Control 2 · Collaborative Robotics 1 · Autonomous Mobile Robots 0 · Automated Guided Vehicles 0
Tools & Tooling 8
Hand tools, powered tools, robotic tooling and the tooling that holds and shapes work.
Cutting Tools 0 · Drilling Tools 2 · Fastening Tools 1 · Gripping Tools 1 · Clamping Tools 2 · Forming Tools 0 · Measurement Tools 0 · Powered Hand Tools 1 · Robotic Tools 1
Conveyors & Transport Systems 7
The conveying layer treated in its own right: drives, tracking, tensioning, transfers and the control that ties them together.
Belt Systems 3 · Roller Systems 1 · Chain and Slat Systems 0 · Monorail and Overhead 1 · Curves and Transfers 1 · Drive and Take-up 2
Lifting, Positioning & Manipulation 11
Equipment that raises, orients and holds loads, including balancers, manipulators and lift tables.
Hoists and Cranes 1 · Lift Tables and Positioners 1 · Manipulators and Balancers 3 · Vacuum Lifting 4 · Below the Hook Devices 2
Warehousing & Storage Systems 2
Storage structures, retrieval machines and the software patterns that decide where things go.
Racking and Shelving 0 · Automated Storage 2 · Mobile and Dense Storage 0 · Warehouse Control 0 · Cold and Hazardous Storage 0
Industrial Motion & Power Transmission 4
Drives, transmissions, actuators and the components that carry motion into a machine.
Linear Motion 0 · Rotary Motion 1 · Actuators 1 · Drives and Motors 1 · Fluid Power 0 · Condition Monitoring 1
Sensors, Controls & Machine Vision 4
Sensing, machine vision and the control architecture that makes an installation behave as one machine.
Machine Vision 0 · Position and Presence Sensing 4 · Force and Pressure Sensing 0 · Industrial Control 0 · Identification and Tracking 0 · Process Data 0
Manufacturing & Assembly Equipment 4
Machines and cells that make, join, finish and test parts.
Assembly Systems 2 · Joining and Welding 0 · Machining Systems 2 · Additive Manufacturing 0 · Surface Treatment 0 · Test and Inspection 0
Industrial Components, Safety & Infrastructure 4
The parts and protective systems that everything else is built from, and the plant infrastructure around them.
Machine Safety 2 · Structural Components 0 · Seals, Filters and Fluids 0 · Electrical Infrastructure 0 · Ergonomics and Workplace 2 · Plant Utilities 0
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