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News Release from: Assembleon | Subject: MG-8
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 November 2005
Pick-and-place machine promises full
coverage
Assembleon has expanded its M-Series of pick-and-place machines with the introduction of the MG-8.
Assembleon has expanded its M-Series of pick-and-place machines with the introduction of the MG-8, extending its capability to deliver high-performance stand-alone or multiple-machine line solutions to high-end mid-volume manufacturers Like the MG-1, launched earlier this year, the MG-8 can produce any board with throughput and quality benefits
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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With the same look and feel as the MG-1, the MG-8 is equipped with three servo-controlled FNC (flying nozzle change) heads, each carrying six nozzles, and a new area CCD camera.
As a result, its component range extends from 01005 through 55mm square fine-pitch to oddforms with height up to 25.5mm.
Precision z-force control delivers snap-in force for connectors and the delicate handling of 01005s.
The MG-8 achieves accuracy ratings of 50 micron for chips and 30 micron for QFPs, and placement speed for ICs and QFPs of 8400 components per hour.
A twin board support system with double, independent push-up units, halves board loading time.
The MG-8 accommodates 90 smart feeders along with stick, bulk, and tray feeding solutions.
The smart feeders are equipped with the latest RFID technology to speed up and simplify machine set-up and to provide powerful real-time component inventory management.
Feeder trolleys can be set up and verified off-line for fast changeover in high-mix applications.
A large component sequencer contains 60 pallets, with two inline loading heads doubling the rate of delivery of components to the machine.
An automatic tray stacker holds up to 30 trays in quick-change containers.
Quality benefits are supported by a cost-effective coplanarity system which checks three components simultaneously, and a unique side viewing camera option which verifies 01005 or 0201 presence at the nozzle while the heads fly over the line array camera for component recognition.
A nozzle cleaning system prevents nozzle contamination for improved quality and reduced maintenance.
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