Pick and place machine specifications look objective until you compare CPH, accuracy, and speed under real SMT line pressure. This guide explains what buyers should trust, what they should challenge, and how to read chip mounter specifications without getting sold a fantasy.
Calibration isn’t “maintenance.” It’s how you keep placement error from quietly eating yield, uptime, and customer trust. Here’s the calibration stack I use to keep pick-and-place accuracy honest—and how to debug drift fast.
Coordinate systems aren’t theory in SMT. They’re the hidden layer where “random” defects get manufactured on purpose. This guide shows how XY, Z, and rotation really behave inside modern pick-and-place, and how to catch the lies your line is telling you.
Feeder setup looks “basic” until it quietly becomes your #1 driver of placement defects, rework, and stoppages. This guide shows the settings and checks that separate stable lines from daily firefights.