These contributions to the 3rd IPAS'2006 seminar are grouped in 6 sections. Part 1 reviews new techniques for handling and feeding micro parts. Micro-robotics a

The development of new-generation micro-manufacturing technologies and systems has revolutionised the way products are designed and manufactured today with a s-

Micro-assembly is a key enabling technology for cost effective manufacture of new generations of complex micro products. It is also a critical technology for re

Industries and particularly the manufacturing sector have been facing difficult challenges in a context of socio-economic turbulence characterized by complexity

This book presents the design and manufacturing of microsystems as well as necessary key technologies developed within the Collaborative Research Center 516. Th