According to CEO Bengt Broman, the benefits the stick magazine has for high-mix SMT manufacturers directly translates into greater productivity and profit potential. “The ASM is on the forefront of a new movement in SMT manufacturing. The flexibility and intelligence of the system offer tremendous savings. The ASM allows manufacturers to handle a much wider variety of orders from customers, without creating bottlenecks as production switches from one job to another. What’s more, there’s no need to keep an expensive inventory of component specific feeders. That can really reduce costs. And the time savings add up quickly as well.” That’s because the time needed for changeovers and setups has been reduced. No matter which pallet is loaded into the stick magazine, or which type of component is scheduled for placement, no manual feeding settings are required. The system automatically locates the pallet and pickup position.
EPP Europe 429
