Siplace BulkFeeder X eliminates component reels. Permits tapeless supply of components in sizes 0402, 0201 and 01005 for high-speed applications. Sets up like any classic feeder on changeover table, but holds up to 1.5 million components at a time. Coordinates interplay of shutter and vibration mechanisms, vision system, and placement heads. Eliminates splicing. Uses a vibrating mechanism to pour loose components from a container onto a pickup plate made of glass. Built-in camera takes a picture of the components from underneath the glass plate. The placement machine analyzes the image and determines which components are located on the plate in a position that is suitable for pickup and which are not, for example because they are upside down or too close to each other.

ASM Assembly Systems, www.siplace.com