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News Release from: Dima SMT Systems NL | Subject: Hybrid offline programming station
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 30 August 2005
Offline programming station speeds throughput
A new offline programming station speeds throughput for small batch users of Dima Hybrid pick and place systems
Dima SMT Systems has released its latest offline programming station suitable for its Hybrid pick and place systems. Offline programming provides the possibility to prepare the next production run without interfering the current production run on the pick and place machine. Through this changeover times can be reduced to only a couple of minutes.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 August 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Hybrid offline programming station provides this possibility.
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The Dima feeders are truly intelligent and contain information about the component in the feeder, the amount of components of a full reel, the amount of components still left on the reel, the alarm level and the pick up position.
This is the information that can be enter into the feeder using the offline programming station and this information is stored in the feeder until it will be deleted or overwritten.
The pickup position that can be entered using the offline programming station is very accurately calibrated and through that exactly related to the machine pickup co-ordinates.
After a feeder has been programmed on the offline station it can directly be inserted into any Hybrid pick and place machine.
This can be done during production without first stopping the Hybrid pick and place machine.
The offline programming station together with the intelligent feeders therefore provide the option to already prepare the next job while the pick and place machine is still running on the current job.
Feeders can be added, or taken out of the Dima pick and place machine while the machine is still running.
This means a drastic reduction of changeover times.
Theoretically the only thing that is still needed after a previous job is done, is selecting the new PCB file on the PC and adjusting the conveyor width for the new PCB size before the starting up the next production run.
The offline programming station comes with a feeder insert system similar to the slots on a Hybrid pick and place machine.
The feeder insert system can be placed on any desk.
Tape feeders of all widths and even the vibration cassettes can be programmed offline.
Furthermore the system will be supplied with a PC, appropriate offline programming software, frame grabber card, monitor and camera with stand.
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