Blakell Europlacer’s iineo to Feature as Integral Part of Future Proof Assembly Line at NEW 2011

March 28, 2011 - PRLog -- DORSET, UNITED KINGDOM  Blakell Europlacer Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of comprehensive SMT placement systems for the global electronics industry, announces that its multi award winning iineo platform will feature as part of the Future Proof Assembly Line at Booth N401 during NEW 2011, scheduled to take place 12-13 April 2011 in the NEC Pavilion, Birmingham, UK.  

The Future Proof Assembly Line is a live production line that will feature an amalgamation of companies coming together to show cutting edge technologies and capabilities over the 2 days of the exhibition.

Come and visit stand N401 and see this process and follow it step by step with an introduction to all the machines and consumables used along the line – and once the process is complete, visitors are invited to take away their own PCB.

Europlacer’s iineo will feature as an essential part of the Future Proof Assembly Line and will be used to place devices ranging from 01005 through to Package on Package (PoP).
The striking iineo platform features many improvements to the Europlacer machine range such as a higher feeder count, increased board size and increased maximum component height. The platform uses the company's proven core features:  turret head, intelligent feeders, powerful software, while introducing new technologies with linear motors and digital cameras.

Europlacer’s iineo is widely configurable, allowing for numerous different possibilities:

•   Single or dual linear motor gantry including a rotary turret head with eight or 12 pickups
•   One or two board positioning mechanisms
•   Oversized board options
•   Huge feeder capacity to front and rear, or front only

The single-head iineo can handle maximum 460 x 700mm with options to handle up to 600 x 1610mm.

The double-head system can handle maximum PCB sizes 460 x 500mm with options to handle up to 600 x 1610mm. Both the single and dual-head iineo systems can handle minimum PCB sizes of 60mm2, board thickness of 0.5mm to 10mm and a maximum PCB weight of  10 kg.

The platform uses Europlacer’s unique Integrated IntelligenceTM plus proven core features;
•   highly robust and flexible turret head
•   intelligent feeders
•   3DPS
•   powerful software tools

while introducing new technologies with linear motors and digital cameras.

Please feel free to visit Booth N401 during NEW 2011 to see the Blakell Europlacer iineo in operation as part of the Future Proof Assembly Line.

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About Europlacer

Europlacer has been developing machines for electronics assembly since the 1970s and invented the intelligent feeder concept in the 1980s. After acquisition by Blakell Europlacer in 1991, the company moved away from split-axis to the inherently more capable X-Y architecture that underpins the company’s machines today.

Europlacer’s policy has been to ensure wherever possible that technology purchased many years ago, especially feeders, remain compatible with the latest equipment. Europlacer designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of highly flexible SMT placement systems for the global electronics industry.

For more information, visit Europlacer’s Web site at http://www.europlacer.com.