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Placement Machines to Debut at APEX
December 14, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Binghamton, N.Y. — At APEX 2005, to be held February 22-24, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif., Universal Instruments will demonstrate its AdVantis and GSM Genesis platform placement machines. Rounding out Universal's portfolio of manufacturing solutions for the exhibition will be the Polaris Assembly Cell for end-of-line and odd-form assembly, and Dimensions software for machine- and line-level management. Optima Plus complete line planning and process support services will also be presented, showing how customers can minimize the risks involved in near and long-term capability planning.
The AdVantis and GSM Genesis platforms will be present at Universal's booth (#343) with two examples of each, allowing visitors to experience the performance of both Lightning and FlexJet head options. Performance from Lightning-equipped platforms, with 30 spindles per head and integrated productivity features, delivers placement rates up to 54,000 cph for Genesis, and 30,000 cph for AdVantis.
Visitors to the booth can also sample new Dimensions manufacturing management software capabilities, including New Product Introduction (NPI), which streamlines factory-floor tasks for prototyping, first-article build and high-mix specialists. The Dimensions workstation, demonstrated on the booth, will show how the performance of Universal's flexible platform placement machines combines with powerful software tools to maximize throughput, utilization and return on investment. Dimensions is now available in two combined hardware and software modules, which are easily fitted to the line and are operated via an easy-to-use graphical interface. The Dimensions Line Programming box includes the features that are necessary to quickly generate optimized machine programs. The Dimensions Line Control box provides tools for managing the line in real-time, including changeover assistance, performance monitoring, feeder management assistance and on-board error recovery.
With the imperative to automate as many assembly operations as possible, Universal's compact, yet scalable Polaris Assembly Cell incorporates the precision placement expertise built up over generations of SMT placement equipment. Combined with standard tool interfaces and a range of advanced handling systems, a single Polaris Assembly Cell can perform several processes, including pick-and-place, screw driving and glue dispense.
Universal's Optima Plus offering will also capture the imagination of assemblers requiring the bandwidth and specialist skills to think strategically, while also focusing on immediate goals. Optima Plus takes the effort and risk out of identifying best-in-class equipment, assessing capability, compatibility and interoperability. Using Universal's in-house manufacturing specialists' expertise, Optima Plus matches individual customer requirements to the best equipment on the market, and is also able to build in flexibility and scalability to adapt to plans for the future.