A component mounting line configured to move an automatic exchanging device that performs setting and removing of feeders of multiple component mounters, including a position detecting device that detects the position of the automatic exchanging device is configured from a timing belt with an end and provided to extend in a straight line along the moving lane on the front side of the component mounting line, a timing pulley that moves together with the automatic exchanging device while maintaining a state in which the teeth of the timing pulley are engaged with the teeth of the timing belt, and a rotary encoder that outputs a rotation angle of the timing pulley and the pulse output of the rotary encoder is counted to detect the position of the automatic exchanging device.

A component supply device including a component storage device that stores a plurality of components, a component support member on which the components from the component storage device are dispersed, and a component return device that returns the components on the component support member to the component storage device, is provided. In a case where the necessary number of components exceeds the number of holdable components, return work of the components to the component container and dispersal work of the components to the component support section are carried out prior to holding the components from the component support section by the component holding tool.

A component mounting system starts mounting processing in a state in which a portion of the initial set target feeders of the multiple feeders required for mounting processing are set in supply area of component mounter, and in which remaining feeders are not set in supply area of component mounter. Mounting processing is performed while switching feeders that have finished supplying components with remaining feeders using exchange robot during mounting processing of a single board. By this, because it is possible to perform mounting processing while exchanging required feeders within the range of the upper limit loading quantity of component mounter, it is possible to improve the efficiency of mounting processing.

There is provided a system 10 including at least one of inspection machines 20 and 22 and an NG board discharge machine 24 which moves an NG board to a checking position visible to a worker. The system 10 acquires positional information of a circuit board during conveyance, and stores the NG board by associating a work result for the NG board with the positional information. In this manner, the positional information of the NG board is acquired. Based on the positional information, it is determined whether or not the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board. When the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board, a checking-purpose working machine discharges the NG board to the checking position. In this manner, it is not necessary to arrange the checking-purpose working machine adjacent of a downstream side of the inspection machines, and it is possible to arrange another working machine between the checking-purpose working machine and the inspection machine. In addition, even when the multiple inspection machines are arranged in the system, one checking-purpose working machine can correspond to the multiple inspection machines.

A manufacture work machine for preforming a manufacture work, including: work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of work elements of the manufacture work, and a central control device to control the apparatuses in a centralized manner, such that motion commands for one motion to be performed by one of the apparatuses are sequentially transmitted, wherein each apparatus has an individual control device to control an operation of said each apparatus and at least one operating device for performing a work element corresponding to said each apparatus, and wherein the individual control device is configured to recognize a matter of the motion command transmitted from the central control device and is configured to control an operation of each of the at least one operating device so as to permit one of the apparatuses to which the individual control device belongs to perform one motion corresponding to the motion command.

A method and a pick and place line for predicting a time for replenishing pick and place material (C) comprises (a) detecting a current filling level of component material from a first component feeder; (b) determining the planned pick and place operations which are still required in order to populate all component carriers (PCB) of a current batch production in a first pick and place station; (c) determining a position of a component carrier along the transport path which has been populated in a second pick and place station and which is still to be populated in the first pick and place station; and (d) predicting the time for replenishing pick and place material at the first feed track based on the detected current filling level, the determined planned populated operations and the determined current position.

A system for assembling electronic devices includes at least one coating element for applying a moisture-resistant coating to surfaces of a device under assembly, or an electronic device under assembly. As components and one or more moisture-resistant coatings are added to the electronic device under assembly to form a finished electronic device, at least one surface on which the coating resides and, thus, at least a portion of the coating itself, is located internally within the finished electronic device. Methods for assembling electronic devices that include internally confined moisture-resistant coatings are also disclosed.

The present invention provides various aspects for processing multiple types of substrates within cleanspace fabricators or for processing multiple or single types of substrates in multiple types of cleanspace environments. In some embodiments, a collocated composite cleanspace fabricator may be capable of processing semiconductor devices into integrated circuits and then performing assembly operations to result in product in packaged form. Customized smart devices, smart phones and touchscreen devices may be fabricated in examples of a cleanspace fabricator. In some examples, the smart devices, smart phones and touchscreen devices may have two touchscreens on opposite sides of the device along with hardware based encryption.

An electronic component mounting system includes: mounting line management apparatuses disposed in each of mounting lines and an integrated management apparatus connected to the mounting line management apparatuses. The integrated management apparatus includes a first collation unit which performs collation of an electronic component based on identification information for identifying the electronic component. The mounting line management apparatus includes a second collation unit which performs collation of the electronic component. When the identification information is read out by the identification information reading-out unit, the collation of the electronic component is performed by the first collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus can access the integrated management apparatus, and the collation of the electronic component is performed by the second collation unit if the mounting line management apparatus cannot access the integrated management apparatus.

A system including at least one inspection machine and an NG board discharge machine which moves an NG board to a checking position visible to a worker. The system acquires positional information of a circuit board during conveyance, and stores the NG board by associating a work result for the NG board with the positional information. In this manner, the positional information of the NG board is acquired. Based on the positional information, it is determined whether or not the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board. When the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board, a checking-purpose working machine discharges the NG board to the checking position.