Yamaha Mounter Innovations Boost Production Performance

Yamaha Introduces Surface-Mounter Innovations for Easy-fit Performance Boost

Yamaha Robotics SMT Section has unveiled new hardware options designed to enhance the performance of its high-speed pick and place machines. These innovations target industries with stringent quality demands such as automotive, aerospace and medicine.

Key Hardware-Based Enhancements for Yamaha Mounters

• Nozzle-tip force measurement for early detection of issues like blockages. This allows for timely nozzle maintenance, ensuring optimal end-of-line production yield and is compatible with Yamaha YRM mounters. The system accurately tracks changes in force and measures component-placement force to within 0.1N resolution.
• LCR verification measures the inductance, capacitance, or resistance value of components in SMD-chip packages to verify the correct part type and tolerance before placement. This helps users instantly detect issues like feeder errors, reel errors, or defective components before placement to maximise first-pass yield and avoid rework. The LCR unit can be fitted to Yamaha YRM mounters and legacy YSM machines without special modifications.
• Large board option enables YRM mounters to handle boards up to 1.5 metres long and 510mm wide, suitable for assemblies like extra-large LED-lighting boards. This option increases the maximum board size by more than 30% compared to standard YRM mounters and accepts boards up to 10mm thick and weighing up to 10kg. It allows manufacturers to work with assemblies designed for high thermal capacity, such as heavy-gauge copper or aluminium insulated metal substrates (IMS).

1-Stop Smart Solution

These options can be implemented individually or together to boost surface-mount production performance and extend the advantages of the 1-Stop Smart Solution, which comprises Yamaha’s YRP printers, YRM-D dispensers, YRM mounters, and YRi-V inspection systems. The 1-Stop Smart Solution allows users to configure a complete SMT assembly line from Yamaha, unified with a common software platform and smart tools that ensure superior flexibility, quality and productivity.

Exclusive Australasian Supplier

Hawker Richardson is the exclusive supplier of Yamaha SMT line products in Australasia, providing regional access to Yamaha’s advanced PCB assembly solutions.

Check out Yamaha’s high-efficiency premium YRM20 pick and place machine and the high-speed compact YRM10.

Contact us to find out more about the new Yamaha mounter options.

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