Yamaha Robotics 1-Stop Smart Solution surface-mounter hardware

Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has launched the 1-Stop Smart Solution, designed to enhance the performance of its high-speed pick and place machines. These innovations target industries with stringent quality demands such as automotive, aerospace and medicine.

The key hardware-based enhancements for Yamaha Mounters include nozzle-tip force measurement to enable the early detection of issues like blockages. This allows for timely nozzle maintenance, for enhanced end-of-line production yield. The system also tracks changes in force and measures component-placement force to within 0.1N resolution.

LCR verification measures the inductance, capacitance or resistance value of components in SMD-chip packages to verify the correct part type and tolerance before placement. This helps users detect issues like feeder errors, reel errors or defective components before placement to maximise first-pass yield and avoid rework. The LCR unit can be fitted to Yamaha YRM mounters and legacy YSM machines without special modifications.

A large board option enables YRM mounters to handle boards up to 1.5 m long and 510 mm wide, suitable for assemblies like extra-large LED-lighting boards. This option increases the maximum board size by more than 30% compared to standard YRM mounters and accepts boards up to 10 mm thick and weighing up to 10 kg. It allows manufacturers to work with assemblies designed for high thermal capacity, such as heavy-gauge copper or aluminium-insulated metal substrates (IMS).

These options can be implemented individually or together to boost surface-mount production performance and extend the advantages of the 1-Stop Smart Solution, which comprises Yamaha’s YRP printers, YRM-D dispensers, YRM mounters and YRi-V inspection systems. The 1-Stop Smart Solution allows users to configure a complete SMT assembly line from Yamaha, unified with a common software platform and smart tools that facilitate flexibility, quality and productivity.

Hawker Richardson is the exclusive supplier of Yamaha SMT line products in Australasia, providing regional access to Yamaha’s advanced PCB assembly solutions.