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SMTconnect/PCIM VOLUME 36 - NUMBER 5
Electronics Manufacturing Products
May, 2020
Robotas: Traceability and Optimization of Hand Assembly
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Harrogate, UK — Despite the prevalence of surface mount technology, hand assembly remains a key process in the production of PCB assemblies. Components, including pow- er semiconductors, switches, connectors, keypads, coils, transformers, and displays, are only some of the many chal- lenging devices that are typically assembled by hand. While any part of a manufacturing process under- taken by hand allows the possibility of human error, Ro- botas Technologies’ hand assembly systems are designed to eliminate that risk. Assembly of products by hand is al- so traditionally an area of the production process that is
very hard to capture with accurate production and trace- ability data — Robotas has these angles covered, too. Robotas Technologies, Ltd., was founded in 1985 with a firm focus on production in the electronics manufacturing industry. The original Robotas objective, pioneered by founder David Walters, was to develop an easy-to-use solu- tion that would guide an operator to select and fit the cor- rect component to the right place on a PCB, every time. In 2002, Robotas moved to new U.K. headquarters in Harrogate, Yorkshire. When Nick, David’s son, joined the family business, he used his background in human re- source management to develop the team of engineers and specialists that make up the company today.
Optimizing PCB Hand Assembly
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Each member of Robotas has an engineering back- ground and can quickly understand customers’ needs, resulting in a positive impact on their manual production processes.
Optimizing PCB assembly is where the company ini- tially focused its attention. But, today its business extends far beyond this area. Anywhere an operator is stuffing PCBs, a Robotas Mascot system can eliminate placement errors and speed up production. If operators are assembling mechanical products or subassemblies, then a Robotas Sig- ma system will offer the same benefits as a Mascot system and guarantee the repeatability of the build. If a company has production side stores, a Robotas Smart Store will eliminate picking errors and drastically reduce handling times. If production kits are used to sup- ply assembly cells or production lines, the company offers its Material Manager system to efficiently and economi- cally prepare and handle those kits.
Over time, the company has developed great technol- ogy and solutions to optimize customers’ manual assembly processes. However, this alone is not enough in today’s
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MIRTEC Selected by Bosch as 3D AOI Partner
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Oxford, CT — After an extensive evaluation, MIRTEC’s 3D AOI tech- nology has been selected by Bosch to meet its ongoing quality initiatives. The evaluation process was rigorous and detailed, including a wide range of 3D AOI solution providers from around the world. In the end, MIRTEC was able to demonstrate the lowest cost of ownership and best overall cost/performance ratio of any competitive 3D AOI system. “It is truly a pleasure to contin- ue our longstanding partnership with Bosch,” stated Chanwha Pak, CEO, MIRTEC. “We at MIRTEC are
committed to continuous improve- ment through innovation and strong quality leadership. Ours is a busi- ness of precision and accuracy, repro- ducibility and specificity, timeliness and trust. These are the real prod- ucts and services which we provide to our valued customers. We look for- ward to our continued partnership and the mutual success of our two or- ganizations.”
With over 17,000 systems in- stalled throughout the world and having received a total of 41 industry awards for its products and services, MIRTEC has earned a solid reputa- tion as a progressive and dynamic supplier of automated optical inspec- tion to the electronics manufacturing industry.
The company’s products have been extremely successful in high-vol- ume markets, such as consumer elec- tronics. The company also serves high- mix, low-volume markets, such as medical, automotive, aerospace, and defense. The company invests heavily
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Efficiency Laser for
Silicon Chips
Jülich, Germany — Transistors in computer chips work electrically, but data can be transmitted more quickly by using light. For this reason, re- searchers have long been looking for a way to integrate lasers directly in sili- con chips. Scientists from Forschungs- zentrum Jülich have now come a step closer to achieving this. Together with researchers from Centre de Nano- sciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N) in Paris and the French company STMicroelectronics as well as CEA- LETI Grenoble, they have developed a compatible semiconductor laser made of germanium and tin, whose efficien- cy is comparable with conventional gallium-arsenic semiconductor lasers on silicon.
Optical data transfer permits much higher data rates and ranges than current electronic processes while also using less energy. Compu-
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