The so-called 3C products are computer, communication and consumer electronics. Communication mainly refers to cell phones, consumer electronics including digital cameras, televisions, Walkman, electronic dictionaries, audio and video players, etc. 3C industry chain system is very large, to the cell phone, for example, its composition of parts and components is nearly 20 kinds.
China is a big country for 3C manufacturing, occupying 70% of the global production capacity, of which cell phone manufacturing capacity is the highest (32%). This means that most of the 3C products processing and assembly factories are located in China. Automation trend of the manufacturing equipment for 3C products is obvious. Due to the huge 3C manufacturing industry, more labor and repetitive work, the application of automation can save manpower and shorten the production cycle. In recent years, the growth rate of functional components related to automation of electronic manufacturing equipment are on the rise, automation upgrade demand is obvious.
Overview of Automation Equipment for Complete Machine Assembly
Equipment overview: the equipment needed for the assembly of 3C products mainly includes robotic arms + fixtures, testing equipment and conveyor equipment. Robotic arm + fixture is mainly responsible for loading, unloading and assembly; testing equipment can be divided into two categories: appearance testing and functional testing; conveyor equipment (such as automatic conveyor belts) is mainly responsible for transporting parts to different workstations.
Overview of Equipment Automation for LCM Module Assembly
Equipment overview: The manufacturing process of LCD panel is mainly divided into array, box and assembly. Equipment requirements in the array and box process is high, the domestic has not yet realized a technological breakthrough, mainly relying on imports. The back-end module assembly technology barriers are relatively small, the domestic development is more mature.
Overview of SMT Device Automation
SMT production line is the main technology of main board assembly (electronic machine assembly), but also a key link in the production process of 3C products, the quality level of 3C products depends on a large part of this. The main equipment for SMT includes printing machine, mounter, soldering equipment, testing equipment and cleaning equipment.
Overview of Integrated Circuit Devices
The manufacturing process of integrated circuits is mainly divided into three steps, IC design, wafer fabrication and packaging and testing, which is a complicated process involving many devices.
Currently, in the 3C manufacturing field, the most used assembly machines are SCARA type 4-axis robots. The second is the tandem articulated vertical six-axis robot, the world's general robot loading machine are used in these two industrial robots.
In order to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of electronic product assembly and processing, robots have been customized to meet the needs of 3C manufacturing. The miniaturization and simplicity of the characteristics achieve high-precision and high-efficiency production of electronic assembly. While improving the efficiency of product production, it reduces the space occupied by the equipment and lowers the land cost of the enterprise. According to relevant statistics, the use of polishing robots can effectively improve the product yield from 87% to 93%. Whether it is a robotic arm or a robot, it will greatly improve the efficiency of production when put into use.
In the future, with the gradual and widespread application of industrial robots, the traditional 3C manufacturing industry will also develop from labor-intensive to technology-intensive direction. Recruitment difficulties once brought a crisis to the development of the 3C manufacturing industry, but with the use of industrial robots, this phenomenon will be alleviated. At the same time, industrial machines autonomous mobile robots also bring high-quality products, efficient production, and reduce the cost of enterprises and improve the efficiency of enterprises.