Electronics manufacturers in the automotive industry must comply with particularly high quality standards. Setup verification and vision systems on the SMT line ensure that the right reels get set up and the components visually match their description. But what happens if the components’ electric properties are incorrect?
Typical causes of faulty placements include incorrectly marked component reels or reels that were installed or spliced on the wrong feeder. Reels that were loaded with components from different batches or from different suppliers as a result of supply chain problems can also lead to errors. And even visually perfect components can have the wrong electrical properties or even be counterfeits. The SIPLACE Measuring Feeder X provides effective protection against faulty placement.
At a glance
• On-demand CRDL measurement and/or validation of resistance, capacity, polarity or inductivity of components
• Automatic triggering of measurement cycles by setup changeovers of splice events
• Minimum space consumption
• Data communication via standard feeder interface
• Programming of all measurement parameters and tolerances in SIPLACE Pro
• Auto-calibration
• Certified recalibration available via SIPLACE Service
• Increase of process reliability
A quick solution that’s easily added
Since electric verification systems for placement machines must be quick and easy to add to the line, the SIPLACE Measuring Feeder X from ASMPT fits into a standard 8-mm Smart Feeder housing. With the help of special nozzles on the placement head, components are placed onto a gold-plated contact surface at the top of the feeder so that their electrical properties can be verified.