Industrial Robots In The PCB Industry

The advantages of industrial robots in the PCB industry to replace manual labor

Like the automotive and other manufacturing industries, industrial robots in the PCB industry instead of manual labor bring many advantages to enterprises.

1. Reduce labor, speed up the work beat, and improve efficiency.

The robot can achieve repetitive operations at a higher speed, which can be much higher than the manual work rhythm, which brings a significant improvement in work efficiency and a reduction in labor costs and management costs.

2. Improve the accuracy of operation and improve product quality. Robots can use programming and vision systems to achieve accurate positioning and repeatability, effectively improving the quality of products.

3. Avoid the potential threat of the working environment to the health and safety of workers, and save the investment in environmental safety.

4. Reduce the decline of efficiency and quality and accident rate caused by the impact of repetitive and boring processes on the state of workers;

5. Optimize the operation process and reduce the operation space.

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6. Effectively reduce the material consumption rate.

7. It can operate continuously for 24 hours and in a black light environment;

8. It can make the manufacturing process flexible. In the future, there will be more and more small batch orders in the PCB industry, and the use of industrial robots can greatly improve the flexibility of production and realize the rapid delivery of orders.

9. Enhance brand image and reputation. The application of industrial robots has further improved the automation level of circuit board factories, driven the progress of product quality, production efficiency, cost control, response-ability, etc., and improved the overall competitiveness of manufacturers in the industry.

Application prospects of industrial robots in the PCB industry

At present, the application of industrial robots in the PCB industry is still in its infancy, and there are still many problems that need to be solved. Many operation lines in the PCB industry are non-standard products, in the process of robot application, they should be limited by the existing working space, limited by the capacity of the original equipment, and in the face of the influence of different PCB board material factors.

It is necessary to consider the application of various sensors to improve the intelligence of the robot, and at the same time, it is also necessary to consider training a group of employees who can operate and maintain the robot for the manufacturer.

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In the future, the application of industrial robots in the PCB industry will show the following trends

1. From single-station or single-line applications to multi-line applications. It is difficult for existing PCB companies to fully introduce robots to realize automated production, and they need to invest a lot of money in transformation. But they can carry out step-by-step transformation of single stations and single lines that meet the conditions, and then gradually expand the scope of application after achieving obvious results.

2. From the application of simple robots to the application combined with other intelligent equipment such as AGV. Most of the material transmission between the existing process production lines is manual operation, and the orderly transmission of materials can be realized by combining robots and AGVs.

3. The existing factory is mainly used locally, and the construction of the new factory will be planned as a whole, and the application of robots and AGVs will be directly introduced.

4. Through the combination of industrial robots and the Internet of Things, the manufacturing process will be more intelligent and flexible.

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