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News Release from: Universal Instruments | Subject: 4797L HSP Chipshooter
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 January 2003
High-speed machine takes on larger
boards
Universal Instruments reckons the 4797L HSP Chipshooter is the fastest large-board-capable high-speed machine on the market.
Internet infrastructure board sizes are driving the need for large board capability in process manufacturing lines To address this need, Universal Instruments has developed the 4797L HSP Chipshooter, the fastest large-board-capable, high-speed machine on the market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Jul 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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While the 4797L is designed specifically for large PCB applications, it maintains the performance attributes of the previously released 4797A and 4797S HSP Chipshooters.
The 4797 series features a simplified design with fewer mechanical parts, making these machines the most reliable, easy to use, and easy to maintain in their class.
And, with a maximum board size of 457 x 610mm, the 4797L HSP accommodates most large-board applications.
The key improvements of the new 4797L HSP Chipshooter over the previous large-board machine (the 4796L) include: a 33% improvement in placement speed, with a maximum speed of 48,000 components per hour, versus 36,000 for the previous model; broader component range, placing component sizes from 0201 to 26mm square, as well as area array packages (versus component sizes from 0201 to only 20mm square for the earlier model); advanced direct drive heads for greater throughput and improved positioning accuracy; and linear motor driven feeder carriage for greater precision and accuracy in component pickup.
"Thanks to these enhancements, as well as vision improvements and faster component feeders, the 4797L offers dynamic performance by populating large boards at full speed", said Heinz Dommel, Universal Instruments' HSP Product Manager.
"The result is higher throughput, greater machine utilisation, and improved productivity for our customers".
The 4797L HSP Chipshooter supplements the existing 4797 series of turret-style HSPs, which include the "standard footprint" 4797A and "small footprint" 4797S.
All Universal HSP machines use direct drive technology, allowing on-the-fly theta corrections for faster large-part placement.
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