Pick And Place Machine Classification

There are many manufacturers of placement machines, and there are many types. The placement machines are classified as follows.

By speed

Medium speed placement machine

High-speed placement machine

Ultra-high-speed placement machine

Features: More than 40,000 pieces/h, using rotary multi-head system. Assembleo-FCM and FUJI-QP-132 mounters are equipped with 16 placement heads, and their placement speeds are 96,000 pieces/h and 127,000 pieces/h respectively.

By function

High Speed/Ultra High Speed Mounter

Features: It is mainly based on SMD components, and there are not many varieties of SMD devices.

Multifunctional Mounter

Features: It can mount large devices and special-shaped devices.

Divide by way

Sequential Mounter

Features: It pastes the components on the PCB one by one in order, and this type of placement machine is usually seen.

Simultaneous placement machine

Features: Using a special hopper for placing cylindrical components, all components can be mounted on the corresponding pads of the PCB in one action. When the product is replaced, all the hoppers are completely replaced and are rarely used.

Simultaneous online placement machine

Features: It is composed of multiple patch heads, which in turn patch a PCB at the same time. Assemblon-FCM is this type.

Automated points

Automatic mechatronics placement machine

Features: Most placement machines are of this type.

Manual placement machine

Features: The manual placement head is installed on the Y-axis head, and the X, Y, and e positioning can be corrected by the movement and rotation of the human hand. It is mainly used for new product development and has the advantage of being cheap.