Is there a possibility that you can invest in a flexible pick & place machine that can grow along with future developments, production volumes and accuracy? To positively answer this question DIMA developed the new HP-090 and HP-095 (stand-alone and in-line) modular pick & place machine for an entry level price, but with a high end performance. This pick and place platform can be the start for any manufacturer of electronics, which can grow along with future developments without having to invest in a second pick and place machine because of different requirements.

When starting up a production-line for manufacturing electronics you need to consider your current needs, but you should not forget about what might be needed in the future. Flexibility is the key word. What is not needed today, might be needed tomorrow. Still the level of investment in many cases is the bottleneck in the decision making process. DIMA has developed a new Pick & Place machine that can be the basic start for any manufacturer of electronics which can grow along with new requirements in the future. The DIMA HP-090 and HP-095 uses that same highly spoken about software and full intelligent feeder concept of the well-known HP-100 and HP-110. The HP-090 and HP-095 have many similarities with the HP-100 and HP-110 such as the minimum and maximum pcb-size and over all machine dimensions. Also the placement accuracy of 50µ at 3 sigma is guaranteed. The HP-090 and HP-095 have a component camera standard in order to be able to recognise components varying from 0402 up to components with a size of 42 x 42 mm. Co-planarity of fine pitch components and the usage of BGA’s are covered with this camera as well. The design of the feeders allows components up to 12mm high and by utilizing a tray-platform components up to 16mm can be handled in this machine as well. The HP-090 and HP-095 have one feederbank standard with 44 positions for the DIMA full intelligent feeders. These feeders do not only guard the amount of components still available on a reel, but also contain information like component name and package. The DIMA feeders can be plugged in or out the machine in any random position at any time during production without interfering the production process. This utilizes the possibility to change an empty reel, or to setup a next set of feeders during production without stopping the current production. The 8 and 12 mm feeders take up only 1 feeder position. The speed of the HP-090 and HP-095 is up to 3.000 cph according to the IPC standard IPC9850. The HP-090 and HP-095 can be upgraded in the field in a variety of steps. The available upgrades will provide expansion of the amount of feeder positions up to 132 feeders, usage of 0201 and 01005 components and a speed increase up to 4.600 cph. In combination with the DIMA cad-converter software and offline feeder programming station a zero change-over time can be guaranteed.

During SMT 2007 in Nürnberg (April 24 – 26), DIMA SMT Systems will live demonstrate the new Hybrid Pick & Place capabilities. You can find the DIMA Pick & Place
Systems in hall 7 on stand number 243.

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