By adapting the proven Agilis design to work in a stick magazine, high-mix SMT manufacturers can boost productivity to levels that simply isn’t possible with traditional stick feeders. With a new stick feeding technology, the Agilis Stick Magazine ASM from Mydata provides a combination of accuracy, speed and flexibility that can increase both the variety and quantity of components placed on an individual production run, as well as throughout the day. Unlike vibratory stick feeders that erratically shake up and down or side-to-side, the stick magazine utilizes a precision linear drive and servo-controlled horizontal motion to accurately and quickly feed up to 50 mm long components in up to 28 mm high sticks. To do so, the stick magazine smoothly moves the stick forward and immediately pulls straight back to advance components through the stick and into the pick-up position. The result is that feeding can now be accomplished with a much higher degree of reliability and efficiency.
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.
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