Mydata’s pen-sized Agilis feeder is now available for 12 and 16mm tapes, as well as for the initial 8mm version. With this enlargement, the fast-loading feeder system can handle all of the most common tape sizes, and that means some significant savings. For example, if a user needs to load 200 feeders per day, Agilis can save almost three operator hours every day. The system is focused on typical high-mix/low-batch environments. If, for example, 5 to 10 different batches have to be manufactured every day and consisting of 10 to 200 boards per job, the reduction of set-up times is remarkably. Before, it used to take up to 40 minutes to set up loaders for a new batch, now it’s just 10 minutes. In addition, a part magazine with linear motion, offering smooth, high speed and precision feeding, whether for 0201s or even smaller components, is helping to eliminate pick errors. Instead of using a feeder wheel to pull the tape, the drive features a solenoid tape-grabbing mechanism.
EPP EUROPE 424
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