With a transformer-adjustment module, the versatility of the odd-form placer SpeedMounter of IPTE can be increased, to allow the automated insertion of molded transformers, coils and inductances. Those parts show a production-related tolerance of about 1mm in their termination positions. This has made a manual insertion a prerequisite. An inspection of the parts by means of a vision system would help to sort out those which don’t fulfill the required specifications, but would necessitate a time and cost-consuming rework for manual correction. The module automatically accomplishes a correction operation of the component terminations, then a conventional gripper can insert those transformers and coils very easily and cost-efficiently. Virtually all components of this kind may automatically be inserted, without any manual interaction. Another advantage: because of exact dimensional measurements, the parts can be placed with less safety margin to the edge of a PCB, using circuit space more efficiently. In this case, successive process steps such as cutting of PCB panels containing multiple manufactured board assemblies will not suffer from unwanted effects. Integrated into the IPTE trayloader, the module operates in a handling-time window before insertion, where this task doesn’t minimize throughput.
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