Automating screw tightening of electronics

Screw tightening is a critical process in the final assembly of electronic devices, both for industrial and consumer applications. To address the pressing challenges of reducing manual labor and increasing throughput, it's essential to explore innovative solutions that optimize FATP operations.

Challenge

Demanding production environments

Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies face common challenges in today's production environments, including heavy reliance on manual labor, ensuring quality standards and maximizing throughput. Overcoming these challenges necessitates integrating automation, quality control measures and streamlined processes to enhance efficiency and productivity.

  • Heavy reliance on manual labor
  • Ensuring quality standards
  • Maximizing throughput

Solution

Sysmac Modular Solution

The Sysmac Modular Solution is a unified solution combining control, safety, motion and robotics. The integration of core software and hardware provides the basis for common applications in FATP operations, including screw tightening, pick and place as well as dispensing. The modular design helps to reduce implementation time, maintenance and inventory management. Standardized programming offers significant advantages, including enhanced performance, machine connectivity and integration of legacy equipment to Industry 4.0 standards.

  • Unified Solution
  • Combination of controls, safety, motion, and robotics
  • Basis for common FATP operations

Enabling Technologies

  • Sysmac controller for electronics manufacturing automationAutomation Systems
    Automation Control Systems

    Omron’s family of industry-leading controllers represent the heart of the Sysmac platform. These controllers feature synchronous control of all automation devices and advanced functionality.

  • Omron 1S drive with ethercatServo Drives
    EtherCat Sysmac Servo System

    AC servo motors and drives are purpose-built to optimize the full machine manufacturing cycle – from machine design to installation and commissioning.

  • Omrons NX Safety controller protecting electronics manufacturing line.Safety Controllers
    Modular Safety Network

    NX Safety controllers offer a cost-effective solution with a modular design making it easy to adapt to a variety of machine types and sizes.

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