Assembléon Shows Its New Smart Solutions At Apex 2010

In addition, there is a new all-in-one solution for small and medium batch sizes with a high product mix: the MG-5 with its new thin 8 mm feeders that allow 30% more feeders on the same floorspace.

Also on display is Assembléon’s MCP screen printer, which halves the industry’s benchmark defects per million (dpm) figures while boasting a board cycle time, including board transport, down to 11 seconds. The high quality output from the MCP is a perfect match for the company’s A-Series pick & place machines, which have the industry’s lowest placement dpm figures. The A-Series itself now takes boards 800 mm long by 457 mm wide (31.5” x 18”) for industrial applications that are key in the U.S.

The A-Series (which includes the AX-301, shown at Apex) also solves the problem of production fluctuations, with Assembléon’s True Capacity on Demand. This is the industry’s first initiative to allow customers to temporarily rent and install extra pick & place robot heads to meet peaks in demand. There is no change to the equipment footprint, and calibration-free robot heads are quickly and easily fitted to the machines on the line – without changing vulnerable internal hardware. According to Leo van de Vall, Assembléon’s CEO in the US, Assembléon’s True Capacity on Demand initiative saves equipment assemblers 20% on initial capital costs, with the A-Series also saving on running costs by having half the energy consumption of competing machines. “Our unique parallel placement technique has established itself as the industry benchmark for best placement quality at high output” said van de Vall.

Also new is a tray trolley on the AX-201 end-of-line machine that doubles the the speed of feeding, critical to success in high-volume applications with a high tray component count.