Low cost pick and place with intelligent feeders

Citation

(2006), "Low cost pick and place with intelligent feeders", Assembly Automation, Vol. 26 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2006.03326aad.002

Low cost pick and place with intelligent feeders

Low cost pick and place with intelligent feeders

Keywords: Parts, Assembly, Automation

The new SMD pick and place CSM7100 from ESSEMTEC ideally fulfils the requirements of a high mix/ low volume production. The low-cost pick and place system offers a great performance and places a large variety of components – from 0402 up to 33 × 33 mm QFP. The narrow built feeders are intelligent and programmable what reduces changeover time and avoids set up errors (Plate 2).

Plate 2 The new SMD pick and place CSM7100 from ESSEMTEC

The large number of feeders (up to 100 × 8 mm) enables manufacturing of complex PCB in one run and allows for a broad range of standard components. Changeover effort is reduced to a minimum. The high feeder variety provides a wide application range and high flexibility. Tape reels, tape strips, sticks and trays of any size can be used to feed parts. Tall components of 15 mm height can be placed.

All components are aligned “on-the- fly” with a laser centring system. With this touch-less technology components are measured exactly and no damage can occur. Furthermore, the laser alignment system is self-calibrating and requires no maintenance.

The automatic SMD pick and place CSM7100 achieves a placement rate of 40000 cph and can place components from 0402 up to 33 × 33 mm QFP. The machine is compact (footprint only 80 × 80 cm) but features a large placement area (380 × 250 mm/15 × 9.8 in.).

The machine operation software LIGHTPLACER is a key factor for the machine's flexibility. The powerful Windows based software features a fully graphical man-machine interface making operation and programming easy. The CSM7100 can be programmed online or offline. Barcode labels on feeders and components guarantee the correct and quick feeder set up using a barcode reader.

The combination of the pick and place with a dispenser saves the cost and floor space for additional equipment. A time/pressure or screw valve dispenser can be integrated.

The automatic SMD pick and place CSM7100 is a further development of CSM7000 with over 100 installations worldwide. ESSEMTEC is a Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics. The product range covers stencil printers, placement machines, soldering systems and handling units. ESSEMTEC solutions are used worldwide in flexible production environments.

For more information, contact: Adrian Schärli, ESSEMTEC AG, Mosenstrasse 20, CH-6387 Aesch/LU, Switzerland. Tel: +41-(0)41-919 60 60; fax: +41-(0)41-919 60 50; e-mail: asc@essemtec.com; web site: www.essemtec.com