State-of-the-art technologies from Festo unlock huge potential for anyone interested in replacing manual steps with an automated process in electronic device manufacturing. Machine builders, too, benefit from our extensive automation expertise.
Pick and place
Picking up the smartphone housing from the manual assembly line and transporting it to the automated assembly line.
Find out more about pick and place
Screwing in
Inserting the circuit board into the smartphone housing and securing it using an automatic screwdriver.
Find out more about automated screwing in
Press-fitting
Automatically pressing the display into the smartphone casing after carefully placing it there manually.
Find out more about press-fitting
Stacking and packaging
Removing smartphones from the assembly line and placing them in a workpiece carrier.
Find out more about stacking and packaging
Testing
Removing smartphones from the workpiece carrier to test them on the test device.
Pick and place: cut costs and save space
In pick and place applications, the smartphone housing is reliably removed from the conveyor or placed back down again.
As an ideal basis for such applications, we offer a cost-effective and space-saving handling system consisting of tried-and-tested mechanical components: electric linear axes ELGC, mini slide EGSC, and rotary drive ERMO.
This kinematic system can also be used at a later stage for almost all handling operations required during the manufacturing process. Take advantage of all the options when selecting motors and drives, from solutions with basic functionality to high-performance versions.
We have also developed the servo motors EMMB-AS and the servo drive CMMB-AS especially for manufacturers in Asia, including connection options based on pulse train technology and with connectors in protection class IP20.
The front unit consists of the mini slide EGSC as the Z-axis, the rotary drive ERMO, the compact and lightweight vacuum generator OVEL, the suction gripper ESG and the vision sensor SBSI for workpiece detection.
The pneumatic system is controlled by the new modular controller CPX-E in conjunction with the attractively priced valve terminal VTUG from the Festo Core Range. In line with our modular automation concept, this electric handling unit in this case also consists of linear drives ELGC and mini slides EGSC. What makes this system so special is that the drives are all connected directly without adapter plates.
Dispensing: simply faster and to the point
In both cases, guided drives DFM align the incoming workpieces and then clamp them. Pressure sensors SPAN indicate the pressure level of the clamping cylinders. Finally, the proportional pressure regulator VEAB precisely controls the amount of adhesive to be applied. Additional benefits of automation include no protruding adhesive, no rework and less adhesive consumption.
Press-fitting: evenly and controlled
The workpiece is moved pneumatically within the application by a system consisting of rodless linear drive DLGF, guided compact drive ADNGF, vacuum generator OVEL and vacuum gripper ESG.
The servo press kit YJKP is considerably less expensive than conventional press systems, giving you a significant competitive edge when it comes to productivity.
Stacking and packing at high speed right from the start
Our image processing system for detecting and aligning the smartphones ensures that this is done with the required precision. The smartphones are then placed in the magazines using a cantilever system consisting of standard electric linear drives EGC and ELGC with rotary drive ERMO and gripper HGPT. The magazines are also moved up and down using the standard linear drives EGC.
Testing: safe, secure and fully automated
The individual workpiece carriers are secured in the testing device by several compact cylinders DPDM. Our compact handling system EXCM and the new and very short mini slide DGST support the testing of the touch display, while the electric mini slide EGSC precisely connects the plug for the electric function test to the smartphone.