RS 1 XL

Pick and place machines are SMT assembly systems that place electronic components onto printed circuit boards. Pick and place machines operate after solder paste printing and typically after board loading and fiducial registration. Pick and place machines form the core placement stage of an SMT line before solder reflow and later inspection.

The Juki RS-1XL uses laser centering technology for a wide range of parts. The Juki RS-1XL supports vision centering as an option. The Juki RS-1XL has a newly developed Takumi Head with changing recognition sensor height. The Juki RS-1XL uses a dynamic-height 8 nozzle placement head that automatically adjusts height based on component height. The Juki RS-1XL can detect and correct component polarity automatically with an upward looking centering camera. The Juki RS-1XL can detect upside down components and reject them. The Juki RS-1XL also includes an auto tape advance function that uses the fiducial camera to advance new tapes to the first full pocket.^[1][7][2][8]

SMT placement equipment sits in the board assembly flow between solder paste deposition and solder reflow. SMT placement equipment receives bare printed circuit boards that have already been printed with paste or adhesive, and it outputs populated boards for downstream joining and inspection. SMT placement equipment is commonly integrated with conveyors and upstream and downstream line equipment.

The Juki RS-1XL is intended for production that combines speed with flexibility. The Juki RS-1XL supports small components down to 0201 metric and larger components up to 74 mm square or 150 × 50 mm rectangular parts. The Juki RS-1XL supports high-precision placement of diffusion lenses by recognizing main orientation with laser technology. The Juki RS-1XL is suited to complex printed circuit boards with a high number of large components and to XL board handling up to 650 × 560 mm.^[1][7][2][8]