What is smt mounter? A, the principle of the mounting machine
The mounter mainly has two kinds of mounting methods: the suction nozzle type mount and the needle bed type mount. The so-called suction nozzle type mount, is through the suction nozzle will chip from the feeder suction up, and then at the appropriate time will be precisely affixed to the PCB; and the needle bed type mount, is the use of the needle will chip according to the prescribed pitch on the PCB. The working principle of various placement machines is different, but by and large they all follow the following basic steps:Smt Machine
1.Automatic loading: automatic supply machine send components to the mounter for use when mounting.Smt Accessories
2.Visual alignment: the mounter involves a large number of chip placement operations, so the accuracy of alignment is very important. In the process of alignment, the required components are first matched with the position on the PCB by using the image recognition and processing technology of the high precision system, so as to determine their coordinates.
3.Nozzle or needle for pick-up: According to the extracted position and the position on the PCB, choose the suitable nozzle or needle for component pick-up.
4.Position accuracy adjustment: When the components are close to the PCB, the position is detected by the sensor and precisely positioned.
5.Orientation precision adjustment: because the direction of the components need to be correctly pasted on the PCB, so also need to carry out the direction detection and adjustment.
6.Component placement: after the placement machine handles the above operations, it can accurately paste the components in the right position.
Second, the placement machine classification
According to the production capacity can be divided into low, medium, high, ultra-high speed bonder.
According to the working principle, it is divided into sub-disc type and linear type bonder.
According to the placement method is divided into single head and multi-head bonder.
According to the nozzle can be divided into vacuum nozzle and electromagnetic nozzle bonder.
According to the transport mode can be divided into material up and down transport and front and rear transport bonder.
Three, mounter structure
The bonder is composed of four parts: material supply system, vision system, placement system and control system.
Material supply system: it is one of the important parts of the bonder to realize the dispensing and mounting. The material supply system is mainly composed of material frame, material feeder, sensor and motor.
Vision system: it is the core part of the mounter to realize accurate butt welding, and because of its existence, it makes the accuracy of the mounter can be guaranteed. The vision system mainly consists of cameras and microscopes, etc., and contains hardware equipment such as light sources and optical paths and related software parts.
Mounting system: It is one of the important parts to realize the dispensing and mounting. The mounting system is mainly composed of nozzle/needle, servo motor of nozzle/needle, needle bed or nozzle tray, sensor and XY asynchronous servo motor, etc.
Control system: The control system of the placement machine can be said to be the "brain" of the whole placement machine. Control system is divided into two aspects: hardware and software. Hardware contains a computer control card, sensors, motor controller, etc.; software is the chip machine operating platform, including data import, processing parameters set, machine debugging, etc.
Four, placement machine performance
1, high precision: placement machine placement accuracy is the key to determine the quality. An excellent placement machine should have high precision, high reproducibility and correct position control, usually using the upper and lower vision with digital motion servo control technology to achieve.
2, high speed: placement machine needs high speed, high stability and continuity. Speed is different from the general machine gauge parameters, it is not just don't general efficiency, more stability and work efficiency, can minimize errors , to facilitate the industry's high-volume manufacturing.
3, diversity: although the placement machine is mainly used in the electronics manufacturing industry, but different industries have different manufacturing requirements, so the placement machine should adapt to a variety of different product needs, appropriate changes in the placement method, PPM, supply mechanism, etc.
4, intelligent: with the development of AI technology, placement machine will also be more intelligent, can realize automatic adjustment parameters, intelligent detection and fault prediction, etc.
Five, placement machine application
SMD machine is widely used in electronics, communications, computers, instrumentation, medical devices, automotive networking, Internet of things and other industries. Usually, if the product will use six or more SMD (surface mount) or THD (hole mount) components on top of the digital electronic circuit board (PCB), it is necessary to use the mounter to complete the placement operation. Due to the high efficiency and quality of the placement machine, its application range continues to broaden and it has become an important tool for various industries to accelerate the manufacture of high quality, high performance, high reliability and high level electronic products.
2023 03/31