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New Essemtec pick and place from Contax at NEW
18
June
2008
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Production automation system specialist, Contax Ltd, is launching the new Essemtec Pantera-XV placement machine on its stands: E70-E71 at National Electronics Week. The Swiss-made Pantera is a flexible system with high feeder capacity designed for high mix, low volume, production.
Available in two models: Pantera-XV with vision, and the standard version, Pantera-X, the systems combine sophisticated technology from Essemtec’s FLX range with the feeder capability from the CSM7100 series. The result is a highly efficient and compact machine that provides outstanding features at an affordable price.
With a footprint of less than one square metre (920 mm sq) the Pantera XV can handle a wide component range from 0201s to 50 x 50 mm QFPs with a fine pitch of 0.4 mm. It combines this flexibility with speed, offering a placement rate of up to 4,500 cph.
Other features include a large feeder capacity of 115 x 8 mm feeders, with intelligent feeders handling tape and sticks from 8 to 56 mm. The automatic identification offered by the feeders ensures that they are recognised by the system with minimum operator intervention, so changeover time is minimised, and quality guaranteed. The tape feeders are electrically driven and the component feeding pitch is programmable.
Pantera-XV has three optical systems: placement head mounted laser alignment, that allows laser centring of the components ‘on the fly’, together with top-down for board alignment and bottom-up vision for finer pitch devices.
The top-down vision finds fiducial marks automatically and can be used for programming and checking after dispensing and placement. The bottom-up vision examines all QFPs and BGAs before placement, measuring and checking component inter-connections and dimensions. Combined, these optical features ensure fast and precise component placement.
Also available on the Pantera-XV range is ‘bad mark’ sensing. If an error is detected during the manufacturing process, that particular image within a panel will be ‘marked’ by the producer. Using the downward looking camera, the Pantera-XV will detect and automatically reject any images which have been marked as being bad.
Additional features include CAD conversion for the fastest programming off-line; alternatively, the use of virtual components simplifies programming and indicates placement progress during product assembly.
“The new Pantera-XV is a superb example of a competitively priced system that offers Swiss precision, reliability and robustness, coupled with a host of proven technology features,” said Bob Thornton, Director of PCB Division at Contax Ltd. “It is a compact machine, which is 0201 capable with a tried and tested vision system. For production managers familiar with the Essemtec range, it fits neatly between the CSM7100 and FLX2010. This is a niche that will suit many of our customers, and we believe that it will become one of our most popular Essemtec machines,” he said.
About Contax
Contax is one of the UK and Ireland’s most comprehensive suppliers of automation equipment. Products range from PCB assembly, automatic optical and x-ray inspection, reflow solder, screen printing, precision liquid dispensing, cable preparation, robotic soldering and robotic assembly as well as cleaning systems. All of this is backed up by Contax’s after sales operation and an extensive second user department to fully support their installed base.
For further information:
Mike Rapson / Sue Richards
Managing Director
Contax Ltd
Tel: 01489 885808
mrapson@contax.co.uk |
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