PCBA Tech - How to automate the PCBA assembly line?

How to automate the PCBA assembly line?
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For the automation of PCBA electronic assembly production lines, do you think [Assembly] is easier to do or [Test] is easier to do? Nowadays, many actions of assembly can be assisted by robotic arms. Can testing be done too?
However, in order to implement automation on the production line, in fact, the most lacking is the "people" and the "engineers" who adjust the equipment. Because whether you use robotic arms to help assemble products or test, or use modular methods, the tolerance and adaptability of equipment and fixtures will be very important, otherwise a single error may result in a poor product assembly, or even Severe enough to crush parts.
In addition, the most worried about "automation for the sake of automation" during automated execution, it is recommended that whether automation is adopted or not, return on investment (ROI, Return On Investment) should be used as a benchmark to evaluate whether to perform automation or maintain the original operation. It is the most economical and most cost-saving production, because in the end, costs and benefits can be considered.

machine test automation
Taking the current production of "mobile phones" as an example, the automated testing of the finished products after the PCBA machine is assembled can use robotic arms to replace the previous manual tapping and touch screen scribing actions.
The rest is handed over to the self-test program (Diagnostic Test) executed on the mobile phone and the computer uses wireless transmission (WiFi or BlueTooth) commands to communicate with each other.
The most troublesome thing is the actual plug test of the IO connector. If it is a mobile phone test, you may consider skipping it directly, because the current mobile phone only has a headphone jack and a micro-USB connector. If the board level has been tested, you may be able to directly Omit, or design "Auto-engage" device to achieve.
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