Automatic pitch detection for 8 mm feeders

One and the same component is supplied at different distances on the tape, depending on the manufacturer or lot. The variation of the pitch cause problems with component pick-up if it is not taken into account in the machine settings.

The station software for our SIPLACE placement machines determines the pitch values for 8 mm feeders automatically. The machine software proceeds systematically:

•    Index is set to smallest possible pitch
•    First component is picked
•    If successful, the pitch is retained
•    If not successful, the pitch is gradually increased until the appropriate value is found

Once automatic pitch detection has been activated in WORKS Programming, the machine adapts fully automatically to the respective component pitch, even when changing tapes.

Automatic pitch detection is an important contribution to the component flexibility of the SIPLACE platform.

… good to know!