Component Management

Essemtec has developed this fully automatic 3-D dispensing and SMD placement machine Hydra in a close collaboration with a producer of 3D-MID products. The system operation of Hydra is similar to a standard SMD pick-and-place machine. Therefore, it can be integrated easily into a typical electronics production.

Essemtec’s Cobra is the world’s first machine that features the Quattro-Pick feature, allowing it to pick four components from four different feeders simultaneously. It is therefore faster than other pick-and-place machines with multi-nozzle pickup head.

PCB assemblers -- particularly contractors -- faced with the need to go lead-free while maintaining a tin/lead soldering presence, will welcome Manncorp's 16.350 wave solder machine. In place of the usual single pot, the 16.350 can now be configured with two pots on roll-out carts to provide lead-free-to-Pb switching with ease.

Essemtec’s Cobra Feeders simplify and hasten setup of component reels to SMD pick-and-place machines. Regarding speed, accuracy and reliability, these feeders rank in the world’s top class. They integrate an active tape pull-back system as well as a cutter. Cobra Feeders now are available for both 8 and 12mm tapes.

The new TCQ automatic Tray Changer can replace a component tray in less than five seconds and align it with accuracy better than 50µm. The 18-bin changer is available for Cobra and Paraquda pick-and-place machines. Essemtec will highlight the new module at the upcoming productronica 2011 exhibition in Munich, Germany.

Teknek has reported unprecedented demand for its Ultracleen cleaning roller since its launch in May. Ultracleen is designed to effectively remove debris and contamination from thin film. Highly engineered thin film is increasingly used in flat panel displays (FPD), touch panels, automotive applications and thin film solar panels. In all these sectors there is a zero tolerance policy to defects and the presence of foreign particles in the producti...

Essemtec introduces the new Scorpion automatic dispensing system in August 2011. The machine is built on the Paraquda machine base, which enables highly accurate dispensing and performance of up to 100’000 dots per hour. The machine can be equipped with up to four different dispensing valves and is designed for flexible and productive dispensing in electronics manufacturing, LED assembly and other industries.

NEPCON South China is one of the biggest and longest standing SMT trade events in South China that features all major brands in the SMT world. It is a leading platform for brand building, lead generation, and networking for global SMT equipment and products suppliers. For the first time, Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems, will exhibit the Paraquda, one of the most modern SMD pick-and-place systems, in China. Additionally, the...

At the upcoming Electronics & Automation exhibition, taking place from May 25-27 in Utrecht, Netherlands, Essemtec will highlight the Paraquda SMD pick-and-place, the first system using ePlace operation software. Also highlighted will be the new Cobra feeder.

The problem of cleaning thin films has been solved by Teknek, the global leader in contact cleaning technology, with the introduction of the Ultracleen range of cleaning roller.