Trends in pick-and-place systems

摘要

Boosting output and reducing costs are the primary concerns of OEMs and CEMs alike, and placement machinery manufacturers are constantly striving to improve their equipment and support packages to serve an increasingly competitive global marketplace.Needless to say, the development of placement technology proceeds against a background of constantly evolving component packages and component densities. One of the major challenges which face machinery manufacturers if to provide a smooth upgrade path to deal with new packages while limiting capital costs. The other is to maximise the uptime of their equipment, in response to market forces which place up-time ahead for outright speed on the wants list of manufacturers looking to gain competitive advantage from lowest cost per placement.