PCBA Tech - Features of modular design of smt placement machine

The modular design concept is derived from the flexible design idea, and its purpose is to make the placement machine equipment and its functional components more adaptable and efficient in smt patch proofing or processing and production through modular design. Conceptually, the modular design of the placement machine means that the functional components of the placement machine (such as the placement head, feeding device and nozzle station) and even the placement machine platform itself are designed as functional modules, namely For any functional component, design and manufacture modules with different scopes according to its application scope, while maintaining a unified external interface (mechanical and electrical) in the system to ensure all modular designed functional components All can be easily installed on the corresponding functional interface in the placement machine system and used normally.

For example, the modular design of the placement head can design placement heads with different application ranges according to the processing capabilities of the placement head for components. There are placement head modules dedicated to high-speed placement of ordinary chip components, and some are dedicated to high-precision placement. Mounting head modules for IC devices, including mounting head modules for mounting special-shaped components, etc. These modules can be easily interchanged on the same type of placement machine, that is, all the functional components of the modular design are seamless and compatible with the similar models. The modular development of the placement machine equipment is very good. The smt industry is gradually developing towards the direction of flexible manufacturing.

From the application point of view, modular design is a technology integration. The modular placement machine integrates the high speed, high precision, multi-function, flexibility and efficiency of the placement machine into a placement machine system. From the design point of view, the modular placement machine is improved and developed on the basis of the traditional arch-type placement machine. It not only inherits the advantages of the arch-type placement machine, such as high precision, small footprint, and convenient maintenance. At the same time, due to the introduction of new hardware and software technology in the modular design, the modular placement machine is faster and more flexible than the arch type placement machine. In contrast, the high-speed turret mounter has little room for improvement in the mechanical structure, and its huge volume is not suitable for the future development trend of smt placement production lines.

The modular design concept brings great convenience for users to flexibly choose placement machines and smooth upgrades in the later stage, because users can configure the placement machine system according to production needs and cost-effectiveness.

The biggest difference between the modular placement machine and the traditional placement machine lies in the scalability of its application and production capacity. Different from traditional models, the application range (that is, the type and size of components that can be mounted) and the output of the modular placement machine can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual production needs, thereby avoiding the lack of productivity often encountered in traditional smt production lines Or the problem of surplus also solves the problem of increasing production capacity only by increasing the placement machine equipment, and can achieve the maximum input-output ratio.