SMD placement machines give company 'Royal' status

In recognition of the company's commitment to its equipment, Yamaha I-pulse has awarded Newbury Electronics 'Royal' status, cemented by a recent visit to Newbury's headquarters by Mr Hidemi Kawasaki, European Sales Manager, Yamaha I-pulse. This 'Royal' status ensures Newbury Electronics of priority attention should the need arise.

"These machines are the latest stage in a planned programme of investment in both equipment and facilities for Newbury Electronics," explained Philip King, Managing Director, Newbury Electronics. "These machines will ensure that we provide our customers with components manufactured to the highest standards of accuracy but also within the tight delivery time frames that many of our customers demand in today's highly competitive market."

Two more machines will be installed in the new year, which will mean the company is the largest user of the I-Pulse M20 SMT placing machine in Europe.

King continued; "We have made the Yamaha I-pulse M20 our standard SMD pick & place machine because it so accurate and adaptable. Our clients send us all their hard to place PCBs and we have to cope with the most exacting technology. The M20s never let us down whether we are placing one or 10,000 PCBs. In the world of contract electronic manufacturing, SMD placement capacity can be a production bottle-neck. Having a total of nine serious, up to the minute, SMD placement machines at our disposal will assist us enormously in meeting our clients' delivery times."

The Yamaha M20 is a multi-mounter pick and place machine that can place any size or type of SMD or odd sized through-hole component. In addition it is capable of dispensing solder paste and glue, applying flux, and placing bare die components from the waffle tray. Its integral feeder platform has 144 different positions and placement accuracy is to within 25μm. When operating at maximum capacity it is capable of placing 19,000 components per hour.