Abstract
The implementation of a robotic assembly cell and it's integration on a CIM environment creats a multitude of problems. The design for robotic assembly which is a complex interactive task between design, CAD and robot simulation and off-line programming groups, the development of flexible mechanical tools for the assembly robot, and the implementation of the assembly cell controller for monotoring and control of the assembly process in the CIM factory, are some of the difficulties to be solved. In this paper we present a description of the solution implemented in CCP - Centro de CIM do Porto, during the ESPRIT 5629 project, project approved in October 1995.