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1. Origin. Definition. Classification
1.1 History
As in all areas of materials handling, we are often surprised by the relatively late arrival (1959, the first American patent) of multi-axis handling equipment in the industrial sector. Previous generations were a collection of one-way moving devices.
As we shall see, the gradual sophistication of production machinery was often behind the development of these handling devices. They were virtually non-existent in factories before 1940. This was due to the...
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Origin. Definition. Classification
Handling assistance arm
