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Panasonic designed the NPM-VF odd-form solution to address increasing global labour costs and manual assembly complexity. The new platform introduces several innovative solutions to reduce labour requirements and cost, while boosting productivity, enhancing versatility, and helping ensure quality through-hole and odd-form component insertions.
The dual-gantry, multi-head, odd-form machine achieves 4500 cph (components per hour) throughput within the machine footprint of a compact SMT mounter. While the NPM-VF handles a gamut of packages with its standard vacuum nozzle, it offers three additional process heads for components up to 130 x 35 mm and 60 mm tall, requiring 100 N force. Additionally, the system will accommodate myriad feeder types from bowl feeders to stackable stick, radial, axial, vacuum-formed/JEDEC trays, and tape feeders up to 104 mm.
Odd-form automation requires more than placement, so the NPM-VF integrates an active, under-board clinch, which traverses the population area. Adopted from Panasonic’s through-hole technology, the active clinch system can secure various through-hole lead diameters at multiple rotations. Yet, when not required, the clinch doubles as localised board support for snap-in/press-fit components.
The NPM-VF has a body chuck for gripping large odd-form devices without a pick surface (e.g. power transformers) and a lead chuck for gripping radial lead through-hole devices (e.g. electrolytic capacitors). A swing nozzle allows for inserting through-hole devices oriented in packaging different than the insertion orientation.
This machine integrates with PanaCIM Enterprise Edition MES (manufacturing execution system) for seamless integration of workflows and data.
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