A precise assembly mechanism contains: a control unit controlling a clamp unit, a loading unit, and a visual sensing unit to operate. The clamp unit includes a clamper and moves in a third direction Z, the loading unit includes a slider moving in a first direction X or a second direction Y, the holding tray moves in the first direction X or the second direction Y. The visual sensing unit includes a first sensor for identifying a position of an upper rim of each of at least one through orifice on a holding tray, a second sensor for identifying positions of a lower rim of each through orifice and a tip of each of multiple materials, a third sensor for determining a profile of each material in the second direction Y, and a fourth sensor configured to judge the profile of each material in the first direction X.

A component-handling device for removing components from a structured component supply and for depositing the removed components at a receiving device. A first turning device having a plurality of receiving units receives a component from the structured component supply at a dispensing point, to turn the received component by a first predetermined angle about the longitudinal or transverse axis of the received component, and to convey the same to a transfer point. A second turning device having a plurality of receiving units receives the component at the transfer point from a receiving unit of the first turning device, to turn the received component by a second predetermined angle about the longitudinal or transverse axis of the received component, and to convey the same to a depositing point.

A component attachment apparatus picks up a first component supplied to supply position of a first stick feeder with a head, assembles the first component and a second component by inserting a lead of the first component held by the head into an insertion hole of the second component supplied to supply position of a second stick feeder, and then attaches the assembly to a board. Therefore, in comparison with a case where the first component attached to the second component after the second component is attached to the board, it is possible to stably attach the components to the board with low influence of warping of the board.

In a rotary head type component mounter, before using two suction nozzles of rotary head to pick up the leading components in component supply tape set in two tape feeders, rotary head is moved in the XY directions by head moving mechanism and rotated by head rotating mechanism such that the pickup points of the two suction nozzles are positioned on two straight lines and extending in the tape feeding direction of each tape feeder passing through the ideal pickup points of the leading components of the two tape feeders, and the leading components are fed to component pickup positions and that are the pickup points of the suction nozzles on the two straight lines. Then, the two suction nozzles of rotary head are lowered simultaneously to pick up the two component simultaneously using the two suction nozzles.

A chip mounting system (1) includes: a chip supplying unit (11) for supplying a chip (CP); a stage (31) for holding a substrate (WT) in an orientation in which a mounting face (WTf) for mounting the chip (CP) faces vertically downward (Z direction); a head (33H) for holding the chip (CP) from the vertically downward direction (Z direction); and a head drive unit (36) for, by causing vertically upward (+Z direction) movement of the head (33H) holding the chip (CP), causes the head (33H) to approach the stage (31) to mount the chip (CP) on the mounting face (WTf) of the substrate (WT).

A component mounting device includes a head unit including a mounting head configured to mount a component on a substrate, a component feeder configured to feed the component to the mounting head, and an imager provided on the head unit and configured to be able to image a component feeding location of the component feeder from a plurality of directions. The component mounting device further includes a controller configured to acquire a horizontal position and a vertical height position of the component at the component feeding location based on images of the component feeding location captured from the plurality of directions by the imager.

A method of positioning a component in a desired position on a board is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) picking up the component with a nozzle of a movable placement unit of a pick and place machine; (b) transporting the component towards the board as a function of the desired position; (c) obtaining sensor data about an orientation of the component with respect to the nozzle with a sensor of the placement unit; (d) obtaining in the sensor rotational data about the orientation of the nozzle with respect to the placement unit; (e) combining in the sensor the sensor data and the rotational data into a data set; (f) sending the data set from the sensor to a stationary computer and computing a correction instruction in the stationary computer; and (g) placing the component on the board as a function of the correction instruction from the stationary computer.

A component mounter for mounting electronic components includes a mounting head with at least two suction nozzles in the multiple suction nozzles are lowered simultaneously so as to pick up at least two electronic components simultaneously. A control device, which is configured to control electronic component pickup and mounting operations, causes the mounting head to move so as to position the at least two suction nozzles that are lowered simultaneously in an electronic component pickup operation step to be located individually on at least two trays on the pallet, causes the at least two suction nozzles to be lowered simultaneously, and causes electronic components on the at least two trays to be picked up simultaneously.

A method of inserting an electronic components in through-hole technology, THT, into a printed circuit board, PCB by an industrial robot, based on reinforcement learning, includes grabbing, by means of a tool with universal fingers mounted to the end-effector of the industrial robot, the electronic component to be inserted into the PCB; moving the tool to a starting position being in close proximity to a final position of the electronic component; acquiring at least one image showing the tool, the electronic component and the PCB; calculating, on a basis of the at least one image, at least one movement instruction for the industrial robot; adjusting position of the tool on a basis of the at least one movement instruction, and repeating the steps until the electronic component is in the final position.

The invention relates to an apparatus for mounting components on a substrate. The apparatus comprises a bond head with a component gripper, a first drive system for moving a carrier over relatively long distances, a second drive system which is attached to the carrier for moving the bond head back and forth between a nominal working position and a stand-by position, a drive attached to the bond head for rotating the component gripper or a rotary drive for rotating the substrate about an axis, at least one substrate camera attached to the carrier and at least one component camera. At least one reference mark is attached to the bond head or the component gripper.