Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : In the microworld, as well as in the macroworld, assembly is a crucial operation in the genesis of a product. This keynote paper focusses on the assembly problems occurring in the manufacturing cycle of microsystems. Scaling effects make that the assembly problems are different in the microworld. The different assembly operations and techniques, like manipulation by physical contact, non-contact manipulation, smart assembly techniques, and joining methods are thoroughly discussed. Finally, some relevant examples of micro-assembly systems and of assembled microproducts are given.

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