Equipment Overview
2-8 © Essemtec AG Paraquda Startup & Safety
0000003/11 / November 4, 2014
An ascending T value means a rotation counterclockwise, seen from top to bottom of the machine.
2.3.6 Rack / Feeder
Overview
For picking up, surface mount components can
be placed along all side
s of the machine. Most
components are supplied on paper or plastic
tape or in sticks, the tape reels and sticks are
kitted onto feeders connected to the machine
rack.
Feederrack / Slots
All feeder cassettes with intelligent interface
require a Feederrack. The rack is mounted on the
machine base and connected to the PC (on
picture: rack for CLM feeders).
A feeder rack consists of Slots (1). Each slot can
carry a feeder cassette (
2) with one or more
feeder lanes (depending on rack
- and feeder
After disconnecting a feeder cassette for
refilling, the pickup positions must never be re
-
taught because the rack precisely repositions
the feeder.
Feederracks can be mounted on all
four sides of
the machine. Each side has rack space for 60
feeder lanes. This gives a maximum of 240
feeder lanes with 8 mm width.