New Placement Equipment Products

Creation Leverages Universal's Advantis 3 Platform for Significant throughput Gains

Creation Technologies, a Global Top-50 and North American Top-10 Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, has purchased Universal Instruments' Advantis 3(TM) Platform to improve productivity at their Markham Ontario, Canada Facility. The initial machine installation has resulted in greater than 25% throughput improvements. Advantis 3 delivers scalable performance and class-leading...

Surface Mount Placement System handles boards up to 1,016 mm.

Powered by VRM linear motor with closed-loop 1 Ã-µm positioning, Genesis Series 2 is available 1-, 2-, and 4-beam configurations with throughputs up to 140,000 cph. Unit features 30-spindle LightningÃ-® head, which places passives down to 01005, CSPs, WSPs, Ã-µBGAs, eCAPs, DPAKs, and MELFs at full speed. Vertical part sensor verifies part presence immediately prior to placement, while...

Essemtec to Introduce Paraquda Pick-and-Place at FIEE-ElectronicAmericas

Essemtec Brazil announces that it will introduce the new Paraquda SMT pick-and-place system to the South American market at the upcoming FIEE-ElectronicAmericas exhibition, which is taking place from March 28 to April 1, 2011 an the Anhembi Exhibitis Pavilion in Sao Paulo. Paraquda is one of the world's most modern SMT pick-and-place systems, developed to place all current and future SMD...

Palomar Technologies Highlights New Features of Component Placement System at OFC Booth #3316

OFC 2008, Booth #3316 Carlsbad, Calif. - February 18, 2008 - Palomar Technologies, provider of precision automation equipment, process development, and contract assembly services for microelectronics, will highlight the updated features of its Model 3500-III and the capabilities of its Model 6500 component placement systems at booth #3316 at OFC 2008. The conference will be held February 26 - 28,...

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Placement System targets high-volume assembly market.

Featuring cascading modularity, Model MX offers placement rates up to 80,000 c/hr and provides 216 feeder slots per segment. It includes double placement areas in each module, with Multilevel Transport System for absolute line balancing and elimination of local head-downtimes.

Electric Tape Feeders offer continuous splice capability.

Supporting requirements of high-speed chip placement, 0201-capable 8 mm Gold dual-lane feeders offer PSV reel detection sensor that enhances traceability for absolute line control. Single lane Black 8 mm and 12 mm electric feeders, designed for medium to low-volume midrange applications, ensure traceability with unique feeder ID. All feeders are compatible with Lightning rotary-motion...

Universal to Present Leading-edge Placement Technology at Mexitronica 2006

Universal Instruments has announced plans to showcase the highly flexible AdVantis AX-72 and Quadris-S machine sets from booth #718 at this year's Mexitronica, being held over October 10th - 12th in Guadalajara, Mexico. An example of the AdVantis Platform's inherent flexibility, Universal's AdVantis AX-72 display will highlight one of the most adaptable models in the AdVantis collection. A...

MIMOT's New 'Advantage X' Boosts Placement Rates

MIMOT's New 'Advantage X' Boosts Placement Rates Irvine, California, USA - MIMOT's new 'Advantage X' enhancement package boosts placement rates by 15%. The retrofittable Advantage X upgrade is suitable for all MIMOT pick and place machines; it combines both hardware and software advances. It is especially beneficial for MIMOT high-mix pick and place systems, bringing the c/h rate to 24,000 for...

Universal Instruments to Showcase AdVantis Platform at ATExpo 2006

Universal Instruments has unveiled plans to showcase its popular AdVantis placement platform from booth #5842 at this year's Assembly Technology Expo, taking place over September 26th - 28th in Chicago, US. The Universal display will highlight AdVantis' ability to blend high-end machine productivity and operator flexibility for a value-driven performance. Equipped to respond to a variety of...

AdVantis Platforms at SMT Nuremberg

Universal Instruments is showing two AdVantis(TM) placement platform models at SMT Nuremberg on Booth #7-449. The company's platform product portfolio now includes a broad range of AdVantis models specifically configured to address a variety of assembly tasks while still offering maximum flexibility, modularity and excellent value. On display at SMT Nuremberg are the AdVantis AC-30L model, a high...

Eliminate Expensive Repairs with the Hot-Shot Pipe Thawing Machine

The new Hot Shot Pipe Thawing Machine delivers an innovative and highly effective approach to thawing frozen pipes. Easy to use and versatile, it is loaded with robust features that further suit it to many challenging environments. To learn all about it, see our video.