It is an object of the present invention to provide a component management system or the like that can accurately predict component exhaustion in a component mounting device that performs work at a line. Specifying section updates the time table based on the arrival time point or the unloading time point in each of component mounting devices. Arrival predicting section predicts the arrival time point in each component mounting device based on the time table and updates a prediction table. Since component-exhaustion predicting section acquires the arrival time point of a circuit board for which a component will be exhausted from the prediction table and calculates a component exhaustion time point, it is possible to predict the component exhaustion time point with high accuracy. An operator can perform a replenishment work based on the component exhaustion time point.

A tape feeder management device includes a feeder classifying unit and a feeder arrangement setting unit. The feeder classifying unit classifies a plurality of tape feeders into a plurality of types of tape feeders. The feeder arrangement setting unit sets arrangement of the plurality of tape feeders in a component feeding unit, according to classification of the tape feeders made by the feeder classifying unit. The feeder arrangement setting unit includes a first setting unit. The first setting unit extracts a special type feeder classified as a tape feeder of a special type by the feeder classifying unit, and sets arrangement of the plurality of tape feeders such that a given reference number or more of the special type feeders are arranged consecutively in a row in an area of the component feeding unit, the area being defined by at least excluding both ends of the component feeding unit.

A method and a system for providing operator information in an Surface Mount Technology (SMT) system comprising an SMT information database, a SMT pick and place machine and an identity tag scanner, the method comprising: receiving a bin in said SMT pick and place machine, wherein said bin is adapted to comprise vertically oriented bin load units, wherein said bin load unit has an pallet identity tag attached to the bin load units upwards facing surface; starting SMT production on said SMT pick and place machine; scanning individual identity tags attached to bin load units comprising component tape reels to obtain bin load units IDs.

A component supply device including a main body provided with an introducing region into which a component supply tape holding components is introduced and configured to supply the components by sending the component supply tape introduced into the main body via the introducing region in a longitudinal direction of the component supply tape. The device comprises a tape supporter insertable into the introducing region while supporting the component supply tape, and a clamping mechanism configured to sandwich and hold at least a part of a supported part of the component supply tape supported by the tape supporter with respect to the tape supporter. The component supply tape is introduced into the main body by inserting the tape supporter into the introducing region with the component supply tape held by the clamping mechanism.

A parts mounting system (100) includes a parts mounting device (15) configured to mount parts (E) on a board (S), a parts storage (20) configured to store the parts supplied to the parts mounting device, and a controller (30) configured or programmed to perform a control to detect whether or not an unloading order can be changed based on whether or not the parts can be supplied to the parts mounting device in time when an order in which the parts are unloaded from the parts storage is changed.

A management device of the present disclosure is used in a mounting system including multiple mounting-related devices each including a display section configured to visually notify an operator of information and an attachment portion to which a member is attached and related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, and a moving work device configured to move between the multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment portion. The management device includes a management control section configured to, when a mounting-related device is in a restriction state in which work of the operator on the mounting-related device is not accepted due to movement of the moving work device, display a display mode indicating the restriction state on the display section of the corresponding mounting-related device to notify the operator of the restriction state.

A storage case includes a storage space in which a component is to be accommodated, and is attached to a feeder to supply the component to a mounting device, the storage case includes a component takeout port in a side wall and extending in a vertical direction when the storage case is attached to the feeder, and an inclined surface within the storage space and extending to a lower edge of the component takeout port, which is at a bottom of the component takeout port when the storage case is attached to the feeder.

In a material verification method, information of newly loaded materials in a production line is obtained. It is determined whether the information has been verified. If the information has not been verified, it is determined whether a tray supporting the newly loaded materials has been switched from use in producing a first product to use in producing a second product. If the tray supporting the newly loaded materials is not switched to use in producing the second product, the information of the newly loaded materials is presented to a user for material verification. A system for administering such method and a device applying the method are also disclosed.

A tape loading device includes a feeder holding stand configured to hold a feeder, an acquisition section configured to acquire identification information of the feeder held by the feeder holding stand and identification information of a reel on which a carrier tape accommodating multiple components is wound, a loading section configured to load the carrier tape unwound from the reel into the feeder, and a control device configured to control an operation of the loading section based on a determination result of whether the carrier tape is loadable into the feeder by a management device.

The simulation device includes a simulation section and an output section. The simulation section is configured to simulate an operating status of a board work machine configured to perform predetermined board work on a board and produce a board product, and an operating status of an article moving device configured to supply an article needed for production of the board product to the board work machine based on a production plan of the board product. The output section is configured to output time series information indicating a temporal change of the operating status of the board work machine and a temporal change of the operating status of the article moving device, which are results of simulation by the simulation section.