Re: Robotic Arm

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Homann" <groups@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jon,
>
> Good choice. I received my Pick and place machine a couple of weeks ago.
> It is a Yamaha YM-84, commonly known in the USA as a Philips CSM-84.
>
> It came with about 50 feedersas well. I've already run out of feeder
slots
> on the machine. It has 3 heads (0.7mm, 2mm and one about 4-5mm. It also
> has a pneumatic centering station plus an upwards looking centering
vision
> camera. Plus a tray freeder
>
> Ran off a handful of ModIO panels and a DigiSpeed panel over the
weekend.
> It's quite a fun machine to use.
>
> One of the thinks I need to make is a number of waffle trays to hold
> various components. One of them is the power inductor for the ModIO
power
> supply. I purchase a part reel without the reel and the tape is all
> cracked up. Iplan to use some 4mm perspex to mill an array of pockets to
> suit the inductor. I'll draw it up in Autocad and use sheetcam to do the
> nesting array and produce the G-Code.
>
> I've had a days training on it, and it is now productive.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter.