Assembling Technology – Assembly robots in Electronics Manufacturing

Elec­tron­ics – we all use them. As tech­nol­o­gy advances, our com­put­ers, phones, etc. get small­er and small­er, and so do their com­po­nents. That is why assem­bly robots are so impor­tant to the man­u­fac­tur­ing of elec­tron­ics like com­put­ers, cell­phones and med­ical devices.

Assem­bly robot­ics are used often in elec­tron­ics man­u­fac­tur­ing because they can han­dle the unique con­di­tions involved in the appli­ca­tion. Parts to these mod­ern elec­tron­ics can be small and eas­i­ly bent. Robot­ic assem­bly can adapt to the tol­er­ance incon­sis­ten­cies, eas­i­ly locat­ing and manip­u­lat­ing these pieces as needed.

One robot often used in elec­tron­ic assem­bly is the Fanuc M‑1iA. This robot can pick up very small parts that weigh less than 0.5kg and has a 0.02mm repeata­bil­i­ty. This small table­top assem­bly robot can work in tighter spaces and takes up very lit­tle room.

While a larg­er robot may not be suit­able for small part assem­bly because of the sheer size and work­space need­ed, small­er elec­tron­ics assem­bly robots, like the M‑1iA, has a work­space of approx­i­mate­ly 8 inches.

Elec­tron­ics assem­bly robot­ics decrease cycle times for assem­bly of the inner work­ings of many elec­tron­ics like moth­er­boards. With the decrease in assem­bly time, these robots are increas­ing pro­duc­tiv­i­ty in many elec­tron­ics man­u­fac­tur­ing facil­i­ties, which gets these tech­no­log­i­cal­ly advanced items out to the pub­lic soon­er, rather than later.

The intro­duc­tion of assem­bly robot­ic sys­tems to the elec­tron­ics indus­try has also dri­ven down prices of the end prod­ucts for con­sumers. Man­u­fac­tur­ers are able to save mon­ey on labor and pro­duc­tion costs, and they pass those sav­ings along to their customers.

Robots​.com, an inte­gra­tor of Fanuc, Yaskawa Motoman, ABB, KUKA and Uni­ver­sal Robots, has sev­er­al small part assem­bly robots avail­able for cus­tomiza­tion and pur­chase. Robots​.com will help you to find the right assem­bly robot, con­troller, end-of-arm-tool­ing and safe­ty pack­age for your application.

For more infor­ma­tion on small parts assem­bly and pur­chas­ing a new or refur­bished an assem­bly robot mod­el with Robots​.com, con­tact us today at 877−762−6881.