Europlacer offers with its pick and place machines a complete range of board handling equipments. Conveyors, buffers,  loaders and unloaders, gates, turn units and workstations are available as standard and customized products can be developped on request in order to fit special requirements.

Conveyor:

This module ensures the transfer of PCBs between machines upstream and downstream with a storage capacity equal to the number of station.

• Line length 500 to 3000 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Number of segments on request

• Inspection or pass through mode

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Work station:

This module provides the same functions as the transfer conveyor with the possibility of stopping the PCB for a manual operation on it.

• Line length 800 to 2000 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Inspection or pass through mode

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Line loader 1 rack:

This module unloads PCBs from a rack to the production line.

• Line length 1300 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• PCB Characteristics

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Width adjustment using handle
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 to 20 m / min

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Line loader 3 racks:

This module unloads PCBs from a rack to the production line
A series of 3 racks ensures constant line supply. One full rack waiting to the lower position, 1 rack on the skip, 1 empty rack in the upper position.

• Line length 1300 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Loader Characteristics

Capacity : 3 racks ( 1 full rack, 1 empty rack, 1 rack on skip)
Manuel locking high and low
Pitch selector : 10 – 20 – 30 – 40

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Line unloader 1 rack:

This module loads PCBs from the production line to the rack in full safety.

• Line length 1300 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Characteristics PCBs

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Width adjustment using handle
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 to 20 m / min

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Line unloader 3 racks:

This module unloads PCBs from the production line to the rack
A series of 3 racks ensures constant line supply. One full rack to the lower position, 1 rack on the skip, 1 empty rack to waiting in the upper position.

• Line length 2000 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Unloader Characteristics

Capacity : 1 rack
Manuel locking high and low
Pitch selector : 10 – 20 – 30 – 40

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Destacker:

This module unloads bare PCBs on to the production line.

• Line length 800 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Magazine capacity : PCB stack 400 mm height

• PCB Characteristics

PCB overlap Adjustable from 3 to 8 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above : 15 mm
Components Height below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 11 m / min

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Line loader and destacker:

This module unloads PCBs from a rack or in pile of bare PCBs

• 4 workings modes :

-    unload PCB from a rack
-    unload a bare PCB
-    unload PCB from a rack and a bare PCB
-    manual mode

• different modes indication and minimum stock

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Board inverter:

Turning PCBs round

• The board inverter provides a link between upstream and downstream modules with the possibility of turning the load through 180°.

• The turning procedure is carried out along an axis that is perpendicular to the direction of transfer.

• Line length : 500 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Characteristics

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above or below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 to 20 m / min

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Turntable +/- 90°:

The turntable unit transfers loads between upstream and downstream modules with the possibility of orienting the loads through +/- 90° as compared with the input of the machine.

• Line length : 860 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Overall width : 900 mm

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above or below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 à 20 m / min

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Telescopic gate:

The telescopic gate ensures load transfer between upstream modules and downstream modules while allowing an operator, or a trolley to cross the production line.
The gate is normally open when there is no load transfer under way.

• Line length open / closed : 1230 / 2030 mm

• Clearance width : 810 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

• Cycle time : 20 s

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above or below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 11 m / min

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Lift gate:

The telescopic gate ensures load transfer between upstream modules and downstream modules while allowing an operator, or a trolley to cross the production line.

• Line length open / closed : 1230 mm

• Clearance width : 800 mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Width adjustment using handle
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above or below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 à 20 m / min

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Fifo or Lifo stocker:

This stocker unit provides a buffering between upstream and downstream modules in FIFO mode or in LIFO mode.

• Line length 600mm

• Conveyor level 940 mm ± 50 mm

Capacity : 10 PCB for a 50 mm pitch
Mini / maxi PCBs length : 80 / 460 mm
Mini / maxi PCBs width : 60 / 460 mm
Thickness PCBs : 0,8 / 3,5 mm
Components Height above or below : 40 mm
Direction of transfer : Left to right
Conveyor speed : 0 to 20 m / min

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