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News Release from: Universal Instruments | Subject: GSM platform
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2002
Fully modular assembly solution
Universal Instruments has enhanced its GSM platform for surface mount component placement.
Universal Instruments has enhanced its GSM platform for surface mount component placement The latest GSM platform delivers a range of significant improvements in usage, yield, reliability, throughput, and ease of use
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Enhancements include Universal's new ultra-reliable PrecisionPro feeders that feature a robust three-point mounting system for better chip component pick presentation a function that translates directly to improved product yields, especially for small parts.
In addition, dual track PrecisionPro tape feeders expand the number of component inputs on the GSM to 144 to facilitate improved line balance and usage.
Key to the ease-of-use enhancements is Universal's new UPS+ software, which delivers the power of a familiar network-friendly Windows 2000 operating system to improve reliability, offer configurable interfaces and multiple language support as well as simplified product creation, editing and troubleshooting.
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UPS+ also contributes to greater productivity through faster and simpler machine calibration.
To accelerate throughput, Universal Instruments has successfully integrated the very latest vision technology into its new GSM platform.
The company's new Magellan camera is a superior, high-resolution imaging device that captures most of the largest components in a single field of view.
It also features front, side and on-axis lighting to accommodate an exceptionally wide component range.
Like its predecessors, the latest GSM platform is ideally suited to demanding roles in development, new product introduction, high-mix fast-turn production environments, and high-volume high-throughput applications.
Universal Instruments' unique platform approach to its GSM product range has enabled the company to undertake a program of continuous product and process improvement while securing consistent backward compatibility.
The result is that the GSM platform is widely recognised as best-in-class and has become the most successful flexible fine pitch placement system in the global electronics manufacturing marketplace with over 4000 machines installed worldwide.
The latest set of enhancements represent a first significant step in a journey that takes the GSM platform beyond fine pitch parts to include small components and chips.
Universal Instruments' ultimate objective is to present its expanding customer base with real-world modular assembly solutions comprising multiple GSM platform machines and options, configurable to meet any manufacturing requirement.
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