Abstract:
An inspection item recognition unit references a component type table and recognizes inspection items necessary for specified components, an inspection means selection unit references an inspection machine capability table and selects an inspection means that performs inspection of each inspection item. By this processing, inspection menu information is generated, the inspection menu information associating, for each component, the component type and position information of the component with the inspection item performed on the component and information indicating the inspection means. Each inspection machine receives input of the inspection menu information and recognizes a component for which inspection by the inspection machine is defined, and generates inspection information by associating an inspection program with the position information of the component according to the component type of the component.
Abstract:
In a solder printing inspection machine, an identification code and an inspection time of an inspection target board are accumulated in a memory. The accumulated data, whose identification code is matched with that of the current inspection target board, is searched while the accumulated data is traced back one by one. When the corresponding board is found, it is recognized that the board is extracted because of the defective board and the inspection target board is the reintroduced board that was previously extracted. A graph, in which pieces of information expressing the pieces of quality of the boards are arrayed in time series, is produced based on each time of inspection result and the graph is displayed on a monitor. In the pieces of data included in the graph, the data corresponding to the board that is recognized as the reintroduction is explicitly shown by a letter “R”.
Abstract:
A method of determining a mounting condition of a mounter (100) mounting a component (A) onto a board (120), which includes the steps of: obtaining an operational state parameter; and determining, in the case where a value of the obtained operational state parameter is not within a predetermined range, a mounting condition so that the value of the operational state parameter falls within the predetermined range.
Abstract:
A process control method is provided for a surface mount line including a solder printer for printing solder on a surface of a substrate, a solder print inspector for inspecting the printed solder and outputting printing quality data, a mounter for mounting components on the substrate with the solder printed, a mount inspector for inspecting a state of the mounted components and outputting mounting quality data, a reflow furnace for heating the solder to solder the components to the substrate, and a soldering inspector for inspecting a state of the soldering and outputting soldering pass/fail data. The process control method includes: retrieving the printing quality data, the mounting quality data, and the soldering pass/fail data from a primary recorder with the printing quality data, the mounting quality data, and the soldering pass/fail data recorded therein, calculating representative data for each said component from the printing quality data, and recording the representative data, the mounting quality data, and the soldering pass/fail data for each said component in a secondary recorder; and determining whether the solder printer and the mounter need adjustment by using the data of the components with the soldering pass/fail data indicating conforming among the data recorded in the secondary recorder.
Abstract:
An X-Y robot having a structure that linearly deforms along an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, a camera reference mark, and a control unit are provided. The X-Y robot causes no displacement of warp or the like and linearly deforms along only the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction even if heat takes effect due to continuous operation. Therefore, if the amount of expansion and contraction of the X-Y robot due to heat is obtained by picking-up an image of the camera reference mark by a board recognition camera and the component placing position is corrected on the basis of the amount of expansion and contraction, then an electronic component can be mounted in a prescribed position or almost in the prescribed position.
Abstract:
An X-Y robot having a structure that linearly deforms along an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, a camera reference mark, and a control unit are provided. The X-Y robot causes no displacement of warp or the like and linearly deforms along only the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction even if heat takes effect due to continuous operation. Therefore, if the amount of expansion and contraction of the X-Y robot due to heat is obtained by picking-up an image of the camera reference mark by a board recognition camera and the component placing position is corrected on the basis of the amount of expansion and contraction, then the electronic component can be mounted in the prescribed position or almost in the prescribed position.
Abstract:
An improved method for certifying that a manufacturing facility is capable of producing quality products of a particular type is disclosed. The improved method may comprise auditing the manufacturing facility against a process standard and issuing a certification to the process standard if the manufacturing facility passes the audit. This improved method is particularly suited to manufacturing facilities producing printed circuit assemblies and/or printed circuit boards.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed of monitoring an environmental condition associated with a container with a set of electronic components including attaching a moisture recorder to the container, the moisture recorder comprising a sensing element responsive to atmospheric moisture content, a memory storage device, and a processor electrically coupled to the sensing element and the memory storage device, the processor being configured to periodically receive information from the sensing element indicative of atmospheric moisture content and to store data in the memory storage device based on the received information.
Abstract:
A component mounting system which includes a printer for printing solder on electrodes formed on a board; a first inspection unit for detecting positions of printed solder and outputting solder position detection results; a component mounting unit for picking up components from a component feeder carriage and placing the components on the board using mounting heads; a second inspection unit for inspecting positions of the components placed and outputting component position detection results; a soldering unit for soldering the components onto the board by heating and melting solder; and a main controller for updating at least a control parameter for controlling the printer operation or a control parameter for the component mounting unit operation based on at least the solder position detection results or component position detection results. The above configuration enables the accurate and efficient quality control throughout the mounting process.