Population of printed circuit boards
First Claim
1. A method for populating printed circuit boards using a pick-and-place line,wherein multiple set-ups, each having associated set-up families, are provided;
- wherein a plurality of component types is associated with each set-up and a plurality of printed circuit board types is associated with each set-up family, such that a printed circuit board of a printed circuit board type in a set-up family is populated on the pick-and-place line using components of the plurality of component types in the set-up;
wherein one or more set-up tables comprising a stock of components of a component type in a set-up is provided on the pick-and place line, wherein the component type of each set-up table is not altered, the method comprising;
recording printed circuit board types, of which printed circuit boards are to be populated with components of associated component types;
associating the recorded printed circuit board types with set-up families;
determining a sequence in which the set-ups of the set-up families that have been formed are to be fitted on the pick-and-place line;
optimizing the sequence with respect to a predetermined criterion, andpopulating the printed circuit boards in the predetermined sequence, using set-ups.
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Abstract
To populate printed circuit boards by means of a pick-and-place line, multiple set-ups, each having an associated set-up family, are formed. A number of component types is associated with each set-up and a number of printed circuit board types is associated with each associated setup family, such that a printed circuit board of a printed circuit board type in a set-up family can be populated on the pick-and-place line using components of the component types associated with the set-up. A setting-up table comprising a stock of components of a component type in a set-up can be provided on the pick-and-place line. A method for populating the printed circuit boards includes the steps of recording printed circuit board types, from which printed circuit boards are to be populated with components of associated component types, and associating recorded printed circuit board types with set-up families.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for populating printed circuit boards using a pick-and-place line,
wherein multiple set-ups, each having associated set-up families, are provided; -
wherein a plurality of component types is associated with each set-up and a plurality of printed circuit board types is associated with each set-up family, such that a printed circuit board of a printed circuit board type in a set-up family is populated on the pick-and-place line using components of the plurality of component types in the set-up; wherein one or more set-up tables comprising a stock of components of a component type in a set-up is provided on the pick-and place line, wherein the component type of each set-up table is not altered, the method comprising; recording printed circuit board types, of which printed circuit boards are to be populated with components of associated component types; associating the recorded printed circuit board types with set-up families; determining a sequence in which the set-ups of the set-up families that have been formed are to be fitted on the pick-and-place line; optimizing the sequence with respect to a predetermined criterion, and populating the printed circuit boards in the predetermined sequence, using set-ups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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