PCB Tech - Reasons for the importance of AGV in the PCB industry

The PCB industry is a technology-intensive and capital-intensive industry, as well as a labor-intensive industry. A large number of automated equipment requires manual operation and assembly line operations, and the processes between processes are very complicated. Nowadays, the intelligent logistics system based on AGV has the advantages of high degree of intelligence and superior integration performance, and it is increasingly used in industrial production lines.

Especially with the technological innovation of the industry, the performance and system integration of AGV products continue to improve, which has provided mature solutions in many processes for the PCB industry, and this will also create a unique difference in the PCB industry. The place.

Why does the PCB industry need AGV?

1 The transfer and upgrading of industry, the new direction of national policies and the transformation of economic structure, as well as factors such as the movement of post-80s and post-90s employees and no longer willing to engage in heavy manual labor, PCB manufacturers are experiencing more and more serious labor shortages And rising costs, followed by the requirements for optimizing production plans, improving product quality and increasing profitability.

2 In the overall production of the PCB factory, PCB production has strict requirements on the positioning accuracy of the equipment and the control of the operation cycle. Because the human body operation is restricted by the body state and efficiency limitations, the production cycle cannot be optimized, and the equipment is on standby and idle. The emergence of the situation, the AGV technology and related integration technology requirements have also been correspondingly improved.

3 During the product production process, there are many PCB board styles, the product manufacturing process is complex and requires high precision, manual operation will inevitably cause errors, and the front-end execution of the entire production process is very demanding.

4 The performance of robots has been greatly improved, and the price has fallen. In particular, AGV has been widely used due to its flexibility and intelligence. The production mode of "mechanical liberation of manpower" will become the main trend of the transformation and development of the PCB industry.

Advantages of AGV applied to PCB industry

1Reduce investment in human resources, speed up the pace of work, and increase productivity. Compared with manual, AGV can achieve higher-speed repetitive operations, much higher than manual work beats, greatly improving work efficiency, and reducing labor and management costs.

2 Avoiding potential threats to the health and safety of workers in the operating environment can save companies' investment in environmental safety.

3 It can operate continuously for 24 hours without interruption, as well as running in a dark field environment, which can effectively improve production efficiency and save costs.

4Optimize the operation process, reduce the working space, and effectively reduce the energy consumption/material consumption rate.

The 5AGV system can continuously optimize the algorithm to achieve precise positioning and repeatability, reduce repetition, the impact of the drilling process and heavy manual labor on the worker's state, avoid the resulting quality degradation and accident rate, and effectively improve the accuracy of the operation. product quality.

6 Facing the demand for more customized small batch orders, the use of AGV can promote the flexible manufacturing process, sales and production, and realize the rapid delivery of orders.

In short, the wide application of AGV and other robots can effectively help PCB manufacturers improve overall automation, intelligent production levels, promote product quality, production efficiency, cost control, delivery capabilities, etc., and establish a good brand image for the company. Improve overall competitiveness.