Yamaha Robotics advanced inspection solutions at electronica 2024

Yamaha Robotics SMT section will exhibit at Electronica for the first time in 2024, showcasing precision inspection solutions. The booth, 462 in hall A3, will feature 3D AOI (automatic optical inspection) enhanced with AI and special features that improve inspection of tiny SMD chips and difficult components such as LEDs and WLCSP semiconductors.

Visitors will be able to see Yamaha’s YRi-V 3D AOI system with AI assistance for laborious tasks, enabling a significant boost to productivity for users. This technology significantly accelerates library creation and tuning. The standard YRi-V system comes with a 12Mpixel camera and offers 12µm, 7µm, and 5µm resolution options, and can integrate directly in surface-mount lines configured for single-lane or dual-lane operation.

The new YRi-V TypeHS 3D AOI system, with its 25Mpixel camera, increases inspection speed by more than 50% to 30.5cm per second at 7µm resolution to greatly increase production throughput. In addition, the optional 3D laser helps measure components with opaque or highly reflective surfaces, such as LED lenses and WLCSP packages, which are notoriously difficult to inspect. Both the YRi-V and YRi-V TypeHS feature Yamaha’s high-accuracy LED measurement capability, which cuts the time to check the alignment of LEDs arrayed in groups, such as multiple emitters in a smart headlamp assembly.

Also on the booth, Yamaha will demonstrate the new VP-01G-Y inline solder-paste inspection system, which provides high-speed, high accuracy 2D paste-on-pad inspection after screen printing and before component placement.

“The high-performance inspection systems we are presenting at Electronica this year highlight the importance of advanced quality control to support the rapid pace of electrification,” said Shuichi Imai, Sales General Manager for Europe at Yamaha Robotics. “We are excited to showcase the innovations in our YRi-V TypeHS system that support the demands of different markets. Our demonstrations of machines and software will show how cutting-edge technologies like AI can make engineers’ lives easier and accelerate new product introduction.”

In special focus areas, Yamaha specialists will describe the software that powers these high-speed, high-accuracy, flexible inspection systems. These software tools feature intuitive graphical user interfaces that help quickly program the machines, with an easy-to-use dashboard that helps interpret the results and monitor production status. Visitors can also see the YSUP-LINK software in action, which connects all Yamaha surface-mount equipment on the factory floor with enterprise systems such as manufacturing execution and resource planning, enabling intelligent factories.

YSUP-LINK is a part of Yamaha’s complete production support system, YSUP, which comprises powerful tools for setting up, monitoring, and remotely controlling all Yamaha equipment in the production line. In addition to the inspection systems on display at Electronica this year, Yamaha has a portfolio of high-speed, highly automated screen printers, placement machines, and component storage systems. Together comprising the 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION, they are designed to connect and communicate seamlessly throughout production lines and across factories to maximise productivity, and deliver flexibility, space efficiency, and scalability.

Yamaha Robotics will present its advanced inspection systems during electronica 2024 at Messe München, booth 462, hall A3, November 12—15, 2024.