Virtual prototyping of flexible soldering cells for electronic manufacture

A new generation of soldering facility for small to medium-sized European electronics enterprises has been designed, prototyped, and investigated in a collaborative effort by a number of European manufacturers and research groups. The prototyped soldering cell was designed to improve the agility of...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part B, Journal of engineering manufacture Journal of engineering manufacture, 2008-06, Vol.222 (6), p.711-722
Main Authors: Vera, D A, Conway, P P, Monfared, R P, West, A A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Demand
Design engineering
Electronics
Electronics plants
Engineers
Exact sciences and technology
Hardware
Manufacturers
Materials handling
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Microelectronic fabrication (materials and surfaces technology)
Modularity
Ovens
Phases
Prototypes
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Simulation
Soldering
Specifications
Systems integration
Virtual environments
Virtual prototyping
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Summary:A new generation of soldering facility for small to medium-sized European electronics enterprises has been designed, prototyped, and investigated in a collaborative effort by a number of European manufacturers and research groups. The prototyped soldering cell was designed to improve the agility of small electronics manufacturers to cope with the growing demand for lower-volume batches of highly mixed product varieties. The proposed flexible soldering cell comprises a number of advanced soldering ovens and a materials handling system. The present paper describes the design specifications and implementation of a three-dimensional virtual engineering environment developed to support system and production engineers during the design, test, and validation phases of various cell control and hardware configurations, by enabling the simulation of a virtual cell‘s response to a range of production scenarios.
ISSN:0954-4054
2041-2975
DOI:10.1243/09544054JEM1015