Knowledge of Contact 3SX Pick and Place Machine

Donna: Independent from your machine capabilities, for I don�t know a Contact 3SX, one thing that I encountered is that it�s often a nozzle related problem when trying to pick a smaller part like in your case. Although a nozzle was specified for a certain component size for a machine service and field experience showed that a smaller nozzle would do a better job on that particular component. Make sure the nozzle is small enough that with your given tolerances a good contact to the component is possible and the nozzle doesn�t show over the component edge for vision alignment.

Maybe that helps already

Wolfgang

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Donna,

We have a Contact 3AV system. Not exactly the same, but probably close enough to sort ou your problems.

Send an e-mail to aaronw@pearpoint.co.uk and relay your troubles. If anyone (here) can help, he can.

Regards,

Chris May.

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We use both a 3S and a 3AV. We do place 0603s and have tried 0402s which the machine is supposed to have the ability to place but will not do reliably in a production environment. We do have fairly good results with the 0603s, but we try to place them with the 3AV. Contact recommends using a 33 tool tip but I have found that the 09 works for us. Another thing to watch out for is make sure the feeder pocket is dead centered for picking. If you have any quetions on vison codes let me know.

James

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Donna,

Please email me at nolefthere@yahoo.com and I will give you my work #. I would like to talk to you on this subject. I have been placing 0402s with a Contact 3AV machine since Nov 96. I have too many suggestions and comments to tell you here. I assume you are having vacuum errors. I have few vision errors but many vacuum errors. Make sure you are using paper tape and not plastic embossed tape. I use a 9 tip and not the 33 tip. The 33 tip causes many vacuum errors due to plugging. make sure your feeders are tweaked in. I am going to study placement of 0201 components on this machine soon. Please email me. I have spoken to Contact on many occasions about 0402 placement. I like the machine and it can place 0402s.

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You might want to contact Bob Tomaselli at Magellan Service Corp to help you. He is the former service manager from Contact and is very familiar with this equipment. He can be reached at magellan.services@snet.net

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Donna,

We are a service organization, providing support to customers owning Contact manufactured equipment. We can be reached @860 489 5119. I have several suggestions for you, to many to record here.

Please feel free to call.

Bob Tomaselli

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