MG-8R joins A-Series at NEPCON
New MG-8R joins Assembléon's A-Series Pick & Place machines at NEPCON Shanghai
Shanghai (China), April 2008
Assembléon is showing the recently upgraded MG-8R alongside its AX-501 and AX-201 Pick & Place machines at Nepcon Shanghai (8 to 11 April, Booth 1D01). The MG-8R uses the same intelligent tape feeders as the A-Series platform to help speed up and simplify machine setup. The A-Series itself offers best-in-class cost of manufacturing, with the highest reliability while placing upwards of a trillion components a year.
“We have a world-class range of modular machines that combine long life, fast and easy changeovers, and consistent, defect-free production” says Assembléon’s Burkhardt Frick, VP & General Manager of Asia Pacific Region. “They cover the entire manufacturing spectrum, from small to large batch sizes and product mixes. Backed up by a worldwide network and competence centers in Asia, Europe and the USA, Assembléon is a truly global partner. The cost effective MG-8R is an excellent addition to the portfolio, offering zero defect performance at excellent value.”
Wide component range for high-mix production
Assembléon’s M-Series brings fast, accurate and versatile placement for
medium and large batches with complex component mixes. The MG-8R is
an end-of-line machine for high-mix production, and places chips as well as
complex and odd-form components. That enables the machine to be used
in-line for industrial, consumer, automotive and other industries.
The MG-8R virtually eliminates placement defects using a 3-D co-planarity
camera, side view camera, and optional Force Control. All modules verify
the condition of the placement nozzles, and there is a standard nozzle
cleaning system. The modules constantly self-calibrate to eliminate thermal
instability from changing production environments. There is also off-line
setup and feeder exchange trolley verification.
A-Series brings single-digit dpm performance
Assembléon’s A-Series uses true parallel placement, having multiple heads that place up to 121,000 components per hour (IPC9850 reference speed) with smooth robot movements and constant component monitoring. That translates to single-digit defects per million performance – the industry benchmark – and board quality levels of up to 99.999%.
The A-Series machines bring zero defects manufacturing to automotive, medical and other quality sensitive industries. Accuracy for complex, fine-pitch and odd-form components is as good as 20 microns at 3 sigma. Product changeovers take typically less than 6 minutes. The machines can be seamlessly integrated into logistics control infrastructures for integrated factory automation.
