SIPLACE Press News
Munich, June 8, 2010
New: World premiere at the SMT/Hybrid/Packaging
SIPLACE SX4, the high-speed addition to the SIPLACE SX-Series, sets new record in
performance per square meter
At this year's SMT/Hybrid/Packaging in Nuremberg (June 8-10, 2010), Siemens
Electronics Assembly Systems (SEAS) is unveiling its latest placement machine, the
SIPLACE SX4. As a high-speed addition to the SIPLACE SX platform, the four-gantry
machine sets new standards in terms of placement performance per square meter of
floor space – an important metric in the investment decision-making process. With its
placement speed of up to 120,000 cph on a footprint of only 1.90 x 2.65 meters, the new
machine even surpasses the previous record-holder SIPLACE X4i in terms of
performance per square meter. As far as placement heads are concerned, electronics
manufacturers can pick from the super-fast SIPLACE SpeedStar CP20, the flexible
SIPLACE MultiStar CPP, and the proven SIPLACE Twinhead for large and exotic
components. With its head modularity, the SIPLACE SX4 can be either a high-speed
addition to the SX1 and SX2 or a flexible standalone solution. The SIPLACE SX4 is made
even more flexible by its software with many new features. Visitors of the Nuremberg
trade show can experience the SIPLACE SX4 and its "little” sisters SIPLACE SX1 and
SX2 at the SIPLACE booth (Hall 7, Booth 204).
With its SIPLACE SX1 and SIPLACE SX2 models, technology leader Siemens Electronics
Assembly Systems (SEAS) introduces the world’s first placement machine platform with
extensive Capacity-on-Demand capabilities. With their spectrum of placement heads and the
ability to switch them out in less than 15, minutes, all SX models feature exceptional
configuration flexibility. As a result, the SIPLACE SX platform provides the ideal basis for the
highly flexible and strictly order-oriented electronics production of the future, as well as the
perfect solution for electronics manufacturers operating in the flexible high-speed segment.
The powerful four-gantry SIPLACE SX4 can be equipped with the SIPLACE SpeedStar CP20,
the SIPLACE MultiStar CPP and the SIPLACE TwinHead. When the production requirements
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change, changing a head takes only five minutes. Equipped with four CP20 high-speed heads,
the SIPLACE SX4 can place up to 120,000 components per hour. Including the 148 8-mm
feeder slots, the machine takes up only 1.90m x 2.65 meters of floor space, which makes it the
new record holder in terms of performance relative to footprint.
All conveyor versions and i-Placement along the entire line
The SIPLACE SX4 can be used with all SIPLACE conveyor versions ranging from the single
transport to the dual transport to the Quad Lane with four tracks (for PCB sizes up to 285 mm x
150 mm). With the appropriate software settings, it can also use the SIPLACE i-Placement
option. With this concept, the two heads in a single placement area populate only the products
on the tracks on “their” side. This reduces the amount of head travel required and speeds up the
placement performance. i-Placement is especially interesting with the SIPLACE TwinHead,
where it delivers performance improvements of up to 45 percent. With many products, it can
eliminate the typical bottleneck caused by the end-of-line placement of large and/or exotic
components.
New software functions improve real-life performance
The current software for SX placement machines supports whispering-down-the-line features
and the station-by-station downloading of production data. In addition, the SX platform features
a large variety of setup strategies. The Constant Feeder Table option, for example, groups
feeders which are needed for multiple setups on the same table. This reduces the setup effort
when products change, because the constant feeder tables can stay on the line.
For products with a limited component spectrum, the SIPLACE Split Table Mode can
alternatively be used. With this option, the tables are virtually split during the optimization. As a
result, the available areas of the tables can be used to set up the feeders for the next product
while the line is still running. With SX-Series machines, the split table arrangement can also be
used in combination with Single Side Mode, i.e. one product is set up on the left side and the
other product on the right side of the machine. Both setup options permit floating setups with
no-stop product changeovers and eliminate the need for a second set of component tables.
Highly versatile
While the SIPLACE SX1 and SX2 allow mainly small and medium-sized electronics
manufacturers to increase their flexibility, the high-speed SX4 expands the SX platform towards
large manufacturers and contract manufacturers with high demands in terms of placement
speed and performance per floor space unit.
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With their many configuration options, their large feeder capacity and the many options provided
by the SIPLACE Software Suite, the SX placement machines with their Capacity-on-Demand
capabilities are the ideal platform for building production environments that are just as powerful
as they are flexible.
Visit SIPLACE at the SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING in Nuremberg (Hall 7, Booth 204).
New record in terms of performance per square meter: The new
SIPLACE SX places up to 120,000 cph on a footprint of only 1.90 x
2.65 meters.
With its SIPLACE machines and innovative manufacturing concepts, Siemens Electronics Assembly
Systems GmbH & Co. KG (SEAS) is the world’s leading manufacturer of surface mount technology (SMT)
placement machines and solutions. From its early days in 1985 through 2010, the company has installed
roughly 22,000 placement machines at more than 2,000 customers. Electronics manufacturers all over
the world take advantage of the broad SIPLACE portfolio of products and services. SIPLACE placement
machines are used in all industrial applications in fields such as telecommunications, automotive,
consumer electronics and automation.
For more information about SIPLACE, visit www.siplace.com.
Please direct any reader inquiries to:
Siemens
Electronics Assembly Systems GmbH& Co. KG
Susanne Oswald
E-mail: [email protected]
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