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

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 new iPulse M6 SMT mounting machine combines the speed of a chipshooter and the flexibility of a mid range precision placer.

It features 6 axis full servo, high speed vision processing, two-way on the fly scanning, has 120 feeder inputs and an intelligent feeder system and high speed vision processing from a newly developed vision processing unit.

Typical tact time for an 0603 component would be 18,600 per hour (IPC9850 standard) an SOIC16 would be 17,400 cph and for a QFP100, 5,100cph. These impressive speeds are combined with stunning accuracy due to the machine’s rigid monocoque frame and 6 axis full servo head.

For more information contact Nick Clarke on 07786 150864 or contact our office on 02476 210270.