MICROASSEMBLY

Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Marco Santochi

Overview

• Introduction
• Problems
• Research
  • Contactless Electrostatic Handling of mini and microparts
    • Electrostatic Alignment
    • Electrostatic Feeder
    • 3 DoF micromanipulator
  • Micropositioners
  • Measurement
  • Microrobot
• Links
• Contacts

Miniaturisation and Microassembly

During the last decade an enormous development in the number of micro products has been observed. Started with the micro electronics industry, in recent years also medical and bio-medical applications have become important.

Many potential applications for Hybrid Microsystems, namely microproducts composed by 3D components made by different materials, from microsurgery to household appliances, from cameras to sensors, could benefit from small, complex and inexpensive mechanisms.

These microdevices are becoming every day more sophisticated and flexible, but often impossible to be obtained by only using the silicon based technology.

When they are requested, a precise assembly of mini and microparts is necessary. Microassembly is the most expensive phase for the difficulties of automation, necessary for maintaining high quality, reliability and reproducibility.

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Last Update 2004/05/27