Design and development of an automated pinning machine for the surface mount electronics industry
Name
829681457-MIT.pdf
Description
Full printable version
Size
18.38 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
1c948362e277fd3fc294daa4a7350434
Author(s)
Cook, Daniel J., M. Eng. (Daniel James). Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor(s)
David E. Hardt.
Date Issued
2012
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
This thesis describes the development of a concept for a pinning process and the associated machinery to handle odd-form pins specific to a company in the surface mount electronics industry. The developed pinning machine will reduce manual labor requirements, increase flexibility over current automated systems, and allow for greater part traceability. A brief history of industrial automation is presented to establish a background of the industry, followed by a more detailed look at robotic tooling. The design of the automated pinning machine is described in detail, as well as the design methodology behind the sub-systems and components themselves. Finally, the performance of the machine is documented in a testing chapter, comparing machine performance to the original design specifications. The final pinning machine is capable of processing pins with cycle times of 850ms, and has a mean time to failure of 0.24 hours.
Description
Thesis (M. Eng. in Manufacturing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.
"September 2012." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Terms of Use
M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Persistent DSpace Link
