An automatic feeder arrangement support system is in a component mounting line including a component mounting device that includes a component supply device and a mounting head configured to pick up components from component supply tapes and mount the components on a substrate. The automatic feeder arrangement support system includes a component shortage time calculation section and a component shortage detection section. The component shortage time calculation section is configured to calculate component shortage time data based on production plan data and substrate data related to substrate. The component shortage detection section is configured to perform a simulation and detect whether component shortage occurs or not based on the component shortage time data and workable time data for a replenishment work of manual feeders.

In a case where a target feeder to be used in a target job is pre-served, a management device determines whether a predetermined slot of the target feeder overlaps with a predetermined slot of a feeder to be used in a preceding job executed prior to the target job. When predetermined slots of both feeders do not overlap with each other, the management device pre-serves the target feeder in the predetermined slot of the target feeder. On the other hand, when the predetermined slots of both feeders overlap with each other, the management device serves the target feeder to the predetermined slot of the target feeder after an execution of a preceding job which uses a feeder of which a predetermined slot overlaps with the predetermined slot of the target feeder is completed.

Disclosed herein are implementations of methods and devices for stacking printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies (PCBA) with a single reflow process which decreases impact on surface mount technology (SMT) component and solder joint reliability.

A method for populating circuit boards with a quantity of required component types on at least two assembly lines, wherein fixedly assigned Components can be mounted on each assembly line, wherein the method includes the following steps: a) acquiring circuit board types; b) acquiring component types; c) acquiring fixedly assigned component clusters for each assembly line; d) acquiring circuit board types that can be assigned to a fixedly assigned component cluster for each assembly line; e) acquiring circuit board types that can be assigned to a cluster extension for each fixedly assigned component cluster f) determining an assignment of circuit board types to fixedly assigned component clusters and cluster extensions; and g) optimising the determined assignment until an assignment quality exceeds a predeterminable level.

The invention relates to a method for equipping a mounting plate (1) with equipping components (2) of a switchgear and/or control system, the method comprising the steps: Reading planning data of a switchgear and/or control system into an automatic equipping machine (3), which has a equipping robot (4); Extracting position data of at least one equipping component (2) to be mounted on the mounting plate (1) and/or at least one machining position of the mounting plate (1) from the planning data; Detecting a spatial orientation and/or a position of the mounting plate (1) with an image processing system (5) of the equipping robot (4); Assigning the position data to at least one position on the mounting plate (1); and Execution of at least one processing or equipping step linked to the position on the mounting plate (1) via the planning data at the position on the mounting plate (1) with the equipping robot (4).

The information processing device is a device used in a mounting system configured as a production line including a mounting device configured to mount components on a board. The information processing device comprises: a control section configured to obtain the operator workload to be performed within a time block between a first point-in-time and a second point-in-time based on correspondence information linking work content and operator working time required for the work content, and the production job of the production line; create a workload table linking the time block and the workload; and output the created workload table.

A setup change work support method includes a feeder information acquisition step, a production information acquisition step, and a target feeder determination step. The feeder information acquisition step acquires information on the capability of a feeder that can be disposed in a component supply unit of an electronic component mounting device for mounting an electronic component on a workpiece and that supplies the electronic component. The production information acquisition step acquires information on the production of the workpiece. The target feeder determination step determines a target feeder that is disposed in the component supply unit and is used to produce a target type based on information on the capability of the feeder and information on the production of the workpiece.

Provided is a method for the throughput-optimised production of printed circuit boards on least two assembly lines, wherein: the printed circuit boards are divided into clusters; each cluster is produced using a set-up system that is carried out by changeover tables that can be attached to the assembly line, each changeover table having at least one feed device for keeping ready stocks of components; and a changeover table set and an empty changeover table set comprises changeover tables with feed devices that are empty.

A mounting system of the present disclosure includes a mounting line including multiple mounting machines aligned side by side in a predetermined arrangement direction and configured to mount components on a board, a supply device configured to move in the arrangement direction to convey members for use in the mounting machines and supply the members to the mounting machines, and a display section provided on each of the mounting machines and configured to change their display modes in accordance with a movement of the supply device.

Provided is a method for determining the maximum number of constant tables at table locations in one or more pick-and-place lines for the placement of components on modules using pick-and-place machines, the fittings on the constant tables being used in all the fitting families of a pick-and-place line, one fitting family including a set of modules which can be produced on a pick-and-place line with a common component fitting, wherein the maximum number of constant tables is determined by calculation using mixed-integer liner optimization on the basis of input data describing the pick-and-place infrastructure, wherein the pick-and place infrastructure can include in particular the pick-and-place lines having the pick-and-place machines, each with pick-and-place head, at least one transport system for the modules, the said constant tables, and further tables which can be variably fitted.