Blundell Blog

A new iPulse M6ex assembly machine for PCB surface mount component placement has been ordered by Leicestershire based customer information display manufacturer Infotec Ltd.  

The M6ex has recently launched by i-Pulse to replace the mid range M4 machine which has been very popular in the UK over the past couple of years. Infotec’s machine has an IPC placement speed of up to 12,500 components per hour for 0603 chips and will assemble QFP’s at the rate of 3,700 per hour.

Infotec is the UK’s market leader in the design and manufacture of electronic displays to the transport industry. and has just completed work on a customer information system for the channel tunnel high speed rail link in Kent. The installation comes in advance of the 2012 Olympics when the line will be a key transport link for visitors to the Games.

For more information on the iPulse M6 please contact Nick Clarke on 07786 150864 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk

Hampshire based Intercole Sub Contract Services has placed an order with Blundell Production Equipment  for two Fritsch PA510 surface mount pick and place machines.

The decision to purchase Fritsch machines was taken after extensive trials of the Fritsch system at Intercole’s factory.The machines feature optical centering, a CAD converter for easy offline programming. 

Fritsch have always been well known for their manual and semi automatic SMT equipment but with UK support from Blundell, they are fast becoming one of the leading names in small footprint high accuracy automatic pick and place machines. The Intercole order is an important milestone in expanding the UK user base.

For more information contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk

The new iPulse M6 smt mounting centre is the latest development which moves iPulse even further ahead of the competition in the mid volume high precision surface mount placement market.

Now in its 10^th year since being bought by the Yamaha Motor Group, iPulse is powering ahead its development development program, and the M6 is the product of continuous evolution of the high precision manufacturer’s range.

In the knowledge that they are fully backed up by Blundells’ well trained and qualified engineers, more and more UK electronics assemblers are turning to a placement machine solution from iPulse.

Unique on-the-fly scanning technology combines with unbeatable build quality to provide a placement solution that is ultra-reliable and durable for the long term in the most demanding of production situations.

For more information call us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

Flame detection equipment manufacturer Talentum Developments has ordered a second TWS Quadra surface mount pick and place machine, this time the new DVC version with Linux Windows compatible software.

Talentum installed their first Quadra, a laser machine supplied by Blundell Production Equipment in 2004, and with an increase in demand for their specialist flame detectors, they are due to install the second machine later this month.

Some of their products for have to be certified and regular inspections carried out to ensure that they are intrinsically safe, so Talentum is committed to in-house manufacture. The original Quadra proved itself to be very reliable and efficient, so when a second machine was required Talentum had no hesitation in ordering another Quadra.

For more information of the TWS Quadra range and the new Quadra DVC contact Paul or Neil Blundell at our office on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

Seaward Electronics has ordered a second i-Pulse pick and place machine to boost the surface mount assembly line at their Peterlee manufacturing facility. This time they have ordered an iPulse M4 cost effective chip mounting machine with on-the-fly vision centering. Their other machine is an iPulse M1 which has been in daily use since 2002.

Seaward are a leading manufacturer of PAT Testing instruments. The new machine is being installed in mid March.

For further information contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270.

The TWS Quadra pick surface mount pick and place machine has been upgraded, now uses the Windows compatible ‘Linux’ operating system as well as having vision centering.

The cost-effective Quadra has been a best seller for several years due to its low capital cost and low cost of ownership, but the original DOS software, although reliable, had ceased to be compatible with other computer systems making it difficult to Network or back up programs.

The new Linux system has resolved these issues, and the Quadra now uses a vision camera rather than a laser which provides faster placement speed and more accuracy. Feeders from older machines can be used on the new version.

For more information on the Quadra range contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk.

If you are looking for a really low cost surface mount pick and place machine, we have two pre-owned TWS Quadra automatic placement machines for sale at just £5,000 each, plus feeders.

They are reconditioned with upgraded software and new placement heads and will automatically place up to 3,000 components per hour. Up to 120 feeders can be fitted to them and we also have some reconditioned feeder banks at less than half price - £500 each you can fit up to 8 x 8mm tape reels on each feeder bank.

What’s more we are offering a 6 months warranty. Commissioning and training is available at extra cost. 

For more information contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270.

We are proud to have been the first European iPulse distributor to launch the new iPulse M8 SMT mounter. The M8 is a fully configurable flexible pick and place machine with an ultra-slim 1 metre wide profile, giving exceptional productivity per square metre of floorspace.

With 80 feeder positions, the M8 can be used as a stand alone machine or paired up with another M8 or a higher feeder count iPulse machine such as the M4 to provide a high capacity, ultra flexible component mounting line.

The new interchangeable feeder bank and matrix tray feeder system allows both the feeder bank and the tray feeder to be poitioned on either side of the machine, giving a further boost to line optimisation and machine up time.

The M8 is available with either 8 placement heads (19,000 cph IPC) or 4 heads (14,000 cph IPC) and will handle board sizes of 460 x 450mm or 510 x 450mm.

For more information call Nick Clarke on 07786 150864 or visit our Website www.blundell.co.uk

There is a lot of interest in the new small surface mount pick and place machine that we are offering. It’s made by Fritsch, who have been a leading name in SMD placement equipment for over 20 years. The Fritsch PA510 has a small footprint yet it has big machine accuracy and, unusually for a small machine, has intelligent feeders.

It is very easy to use and to program, it has a built in component library, a CAD data converter, automatic fiducial recognition and automatic kitting control. It will assemble most components including BGA, CSP, and fine pitch QFP up to 70 x 70mm in size and will also assemble custom components such as LED’s, connectors etc. 

It can use tape feeders, block feeders, stick feeders, tape strip feeders, custom LED feeders, tray feeders. Two machines can be linked together to form an in-line system for higher volume assembly work.

It comes with full installation, training and service support from Blundell, so you can be sure that technical assistance is only a phone call away at all times.

For more information please call Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or Nick Clarke on 07786 150864. Visit our Website www.blundell.co.uk or email sales@blundell.co.uk.