📦🤖 The future of packaging won’t be “faster hands” — it’ll be smarter eyes.
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#Smidmart #AIVision #VisionInspection #Robotics #PickAndPlace #PackagingAutomation #WarehouseAutomation #Intralogistics #ComputerVision #SmartFactory #Industry40
Packaging and logistics are entering the era of “eyes + hands + intelligence.” 👁️🤖📦
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Cobots in Packaging: The Next Standard, Not a Special Case
In the near future, packaging lines will look very different.
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First-time interacting with a pick-and-place machine: Fumbling with the feeder setup, holding my breath as the nozzle grabs a tiny SMD resistor, and cheering when it lands perfectly on the PCB, so cool... @hkustgz_cma @hkustguangzhou
#pickandplace #ElectronicsAssembly #SMDComponents #PCBBuilding #design #ElectronicsLab #uidesign #CircuitCrafting #HKUSTGZ #DIYElectronics
Yeah, the PCB and the stencil I ordered from @seeedstudio arrived, and I can test the pick and place machine we've got here @hkustguangzhou @hkustgz_cma #pcb #pcbuild #pickandplace #smd #Electronics #design #dmi #hkustgz
There are unconfirmed rumors that #Deltaprintr is out of business. Socials are dead and ebay refunds are immedate. Can anybody confirm? #3dprinting #openpnp #pickandplace https://www.deltaprintr.com
OpenMV Promises “Flyby” Imaging of Components for Pick and Place Project https://hackaday.com/2023/11/10/openmv-promises-flyby-imaging-of-components-for-pick-and-place-project/ #digitalcamerashacks #globalshutter #pickandplace #VideoHacks #camera #OpenMV
One of the #ploopy #pickandplace machines got a new vacuum pump today.
Also pictured: my ancestor, watching over said pump. Not the best job ever, but he seems fine with it.
Brick-Laying Machine Builds Without Mortar https://hackaday.com/2023/10/28/brick-laying-machine-builds-without-mortar/ #concreteblocks #pickandplace #RobotsHacks #bricklaying #homehacks #housing #robot
Hackaday Prize 2023: Circuit Scout Lends a Hand (Or Two) for Troubleshooting https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/hackaday-prize-2023-circuit-scout-lends-a-hand-or-two-for-troubleshooting/ #2023HackadayPrize #TheHackadayPrize #troubleshooting #pickandplace #ToolHacks #testing #gantry #KiCAD #probe #cnc #pcb #pnp
Pixel Pump, the Open Source Vacuum Pickup Tool is Now Shipping https://hackaday.com/2023/08/01/pixel-pump-the-open-source-vacuum-pickup-tool-is-now-shipping/ #desktopmanufacturing #CrowdFunding #pickandplace #vacuumpickup #ToolHacks #pixelpump #assembly #smd #smt
Recent upgrades to our production room 😃
#electronics #production #pickandplace #tubbutec #solderpaste #solderpastescreenprinter #reflow #reflowsoldering
Oooh. A new tool for my projects just arrived. An #Opulo Lumen #PickAndPlace machine.
automated RFID flip-chip assembly, a 50um thinned die bonded to a flexible substrate. #rfid #pickandplace
Hackaday Prize 2022: Salvaged Pumps and Hoses Make a Neat Vacuum Pickup Tool
Anyone who's ever assembled a PCB full of tiny SMD parts will have found that tweezers are not always the best tool when it comes to accurate positioning. Thin, flat components like microcontrollers can be awkward to pick up securely, while small resistors and capacitors have a tendency of snapping out of your tweezers' grip and flying off into the sunset (or your carpet). Vacuum pickup tools can be a great help, but the most convenient models, with an electric air pump and a foot switch, can be a bit expensive. [sjm4306] shows that it doesn't have to be that way: he built his "VacPen" mostly from reused components.
At the heart of the project is a little vacuum pump with a pen-like device hooked up to it through a flexible hose. The tip of the pen holds a pickup nozzle that came from a cheap manual pick and place tool. Both the pump and pen were salvaged from some gas analysis instrument that [sjm4306] tore apart a long time ago; the pen is especially convenient since it comes with a built-in brush-like filter that can trap any debris or tiny parts that might be accidentally swallowed.
The VacPen controller is housed inside a neat 3D printed enclosure that holds a custom PCB with an ATtiny microcontroller. The pump can be operated either through a foot switch, or by pressing on the touch-sensitive pad on top of the enclosure. [sjm4306] made this by soldering a wire to a copper penny and sticking it on the inside of the lid: simple, effective and cheap.
As you can see in the video embedded below, the VacPen is perfectly capable of picking up any kind of SMD component, and just as importantly, immediately releasing it at the desired moment. If you're new to SMD technology, we can recommend this tutorial by [Bil Herd] that covers vacuum tweezers as well. If you're more into automating vacuum pickup tools, this cool robot might be of your interest.
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Pick and Place Hack Chat Reveals Assembly Secrets
These days we've got powerful free tools to do CAD and circuit design, cheap desktop 3D printers that can knock out bespoke enclosures, and convenient services that will spin up a stack of your PCBs and send them hurtling towards your front door for far less than anyone could have imagined. In short, if you want to build your own professional-looking gadgets, the only limit is your time and ambition. Well, assuming you only want to build a few of them, anyway.
Once you start adding some zeros to the number of units you're looking to produce, hand assembling PCBs quickly becomes a non-starter. Enter the pick and place machine. This wonder of modern technology can drop all those microscopic components on your board in a fraction of the time it would take a human, and never needs to take a bathroom break. This week Chris Denney stopped by the Hack Chat to talk about these incredible machines and all the minutiae of turning your circuit board design into a finished product.
Chris is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Worthington Assembly, a quick turn electronics manufacturer in South Deerfield, Massachusetts that has been building and shipping custom circuit boards since 1974. He knows a thing or two about PCB production, and looking to help junior and mid-level engineers create easier to manufacture designs, he started the "Pick, Place, Podcast" when COVID hit and in-person tours of the facility were no longer possible. Now he says he can tell when a board comes from a regular listener by how many of his tips make it into the design.
So what should you be doing to make sure your board assembly goes as smoothly as possible? Chris says a lot of it is pretty common sense stuff, like including clear polarity indicators, having a legible silkscreen, and the use of fiducial markers. But some of the tips might come as something of a surprise, such as his advice to stick with the classic green solder mask. While modern board houses might let you select from a rainbow of colors, the fact is that green is what most equipment has been historically designed to work with.
That black PCB might look slick, but can confuse older pick and place machines or conveyors which were designed with the reflectivity of the classic green PCB in mind. It also makes automated optical inspection (AOI) much more difficult, especially with smaller component packages. That said, other colors such as white and red are less of a problem and often just require some fine tuning of the equipment.
He also pulled back the curtain a bit on how the contract manufacturing (CM) world works. While many might have the impression that the PCB game has moved overseas, Chris says orders of less than 10,000 units are still largely handheld by domestic CMs to minimize turnaround time. He also notes that many assembly houses are supported almost entirely by a few key accounts, so while they may be juggling 50 customers, there's usually just two or three "big fish" that provide 80% of their business. With such a tight-knit group, he cautions CMs can be a bit selective; so if a customer is difficult to work with they can easily find themselves on the short end of the stick.
While the Hack Chat is officially only scheduled for an hour, Chris hung out for closer to three, chatting with community members about everything and anything to do with electronic design and production. His knowledge and passion for the subject was readily apparent, and we're glad he was able to make time in his schedule to join us.
The Hack Chat is a weekly online chat session hosted by leading experts from all corners of the hardware hacking universe. It 's a great way for hackers connect in a fun and informal way, but if you can't make it live, these overview posts as well as the transcripts posted to Hackaday.io make sure you don't miss out.
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Join us on Wednesday, February 9 at noon Pacific for the Pick and Place Hack Chat with Chris Denney!
We in the hacker trade are pretty used to miracles -- we make them all the time. But even the most jaded among us has to admit that modern PCB assembly, where components that could easily hide under a grain of sand are handled by robots, borders on witchcraft. The pick and place machines that work these wonders not only have to hit their marks accurately and precisely, but they also do it at blinding speeds and for days on end.
Luckily, even those of us who design circuits for a living and depend on PCB assembly services to realize those designs can, at least to some degree, abstract the details of the pick and place phase of the process away. But making it "just work" isn't a trivial task, and learning a little bit about what it takes to do so can make us better designers. Plus, it's just plain cool to watch a pick and place do its thing. And to dive a little deeper into pick and place, Chris Denney, CTO of Worthington Assembly and co-host of "Pick, Place, Podcast" will stop by the Hack Chat. If you've ever wondered about the inner workings of PCB assembly and the role pick and place plays in it, or if you're looking for tips on how to optimize your layouts for pick and place, this is one you won't want to miss!
Our Hack Chats are live community events in the Hackaday.io Hack Chat group messaging. This week we’ll be sitting down on Wednesday, February 9 at 12:00 PM Pacific time. If time zones have you tied up, we have a handy time zone converter.
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