Method and equipment for storing surface mount technology (SMT) products automatically

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and equipment for storing surface mount technology (SMT) products automatically. The method for storing the SMT products automatically comprises the steps as follows: a robot carrying module, the SMT products and anti-static turnover boxes provided with knife cards inside are provided; the robot carrying module comprises a manipulator, a machine vision assembly, a product taking and placing assembly and a box body taking and placing assembly; the machine vision assembly acquires state information of the turnover boxes and transmits the state information to the manipulator; the manipulator drives the box body taking and placing assembly to grasp the turnover boxes and drives the box body taking and placing assembly to move the turnover boxes to the storing position; the machine vision assembly acquires state information of the knife cards in the turnover boxes and transmits the state information to the manipulator; and the manipulator drives the product taking and placing assembly to put the SMT products in accommodating spaces defined by the knife cards. The method and the equipment solve the technical problem that the SMT products cannot be put into the anti-static turnover boxes automatically and accurately.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of mechanical automation, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a method and equipment for automatically storing SMT products. Background technique [0002] At present, after the SMT (Surface Mount Technology, Surface Mount Technology) semi-finished product is tested, the product needs to be put into an anti-static turnover box for turnover. Since the SMT industry has high anti-static requirements for products, to avoid breakdown and damage to the components of the product due to static electricity, SMT turnover boxes are basically made manually. In this way, it is difficult to guarantee the dimensional consistency of the turnover box. In addition, there is more than one supplier of turnover boxes in the workshop, and the size of the turnover boxes in the existing workshops is uneven, and the number of turnover boxes is about 30,000pcs. Therefore, it is more difficult to realize t...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

[0003] There are the following defects in the method of manual storage operation: (1) Since the SMT product has relatively very small components, if it hits the box, it is easy to fall off, resulting in poor quality

However, the accuracy of manual storage is low and it is easy to make mistakes

(2) Due to the size and structure of some SMT products, the number of products allowed to be placed in a turnover box is limited

Therefore, the number of turnover boxes required is extremely large, and frequent loading and unloading is required during the transportation process, which increases labor intensity

(3) High labor intensity and high long-term cost

Operators are easy to lose, new training takes a long time and has weak quality awareness, which poses potential risks to product quality

(4) The level of automation is low. In the context of Industry 4.0, companies are striving to improve their level of automation. It is an inevitable trend to establish drone factories and replace humans with machines.

Images