Tactile and Optical Testing of Electronic Devices

High Repeatability – Force Control – Various Angles

Electronic devices are becoming smaller, more complex, operate in different environments, and include several types of components that require tactile, optical, and electronic testing methods. The position of these devices in the final assembly demands precise positioning of the inspection tool in several degrees of freedom. PI offers powerful flexible motion systems for various test methods that can be integrated into customer production lines while maintaining capacity and throughput.

Business Development Manager Rolf Ellerbrock explains the advantages of the motion solution

Key Features of PI's Motion Systems

Unique range of motion technologies to design most advanced solutions
Industrial high-performance motion control platform provides coordinated motion of all axes for maximum throughput
Easy connection and management of third-party sensors and test devices with flexible EtherCAT® connectivity
Can be integrated as a subsystem under most PLCs and automation controllers

Workpiece Positioning

Magnetic direct drive linear motors for high precision and high velocity
Absolute encoder with 1nm resolution
XY drag chain cable management

Positioning of Testing Device

Ball screw linear motor or voice coil stage
Cable management integration
Holding brake or counterbalance
Direct-measuring linear encoder

Sensor Positioning at Various Angles

Parallel-kinematic hexapod
Six degrees of freedom
Freely definable center of rotation

Force Control of Measuring Sensor

PIMag® voice coil linear actuator
Force sensor with 1 mN resolution
Weight force compensation

Automation Control

ACS SPiiPlus EtherCAT-based motion control platform operates as an independent machine controller or as a subsystem under most PLCs and automation controllers

Motion Controller
Universal Servo Drives

Tactile and Optical Testing of Electronic Devices

High Repeatability – Force Control – Various Angles

Business Development Manager Rolf Ellerbrock explains the advantages of the motion solution

Key Features of PI's Motion Systems

Workpiece Positioning

Positioning of Testing Device

Sensor Positioning at Various Angles

Force Control of Measuring Sensor

Automation Control

Systems in Motion

The video shows PI solutions for electronics manufacturing

The video shows a system with a unique range of motion technologies

Further Industries and Applications that Benefit from this Motion Solution

Electronics Manufacturing: Fingerprint and Pressure Sensor Testing – Camera Lens Alignment – Haptic Tests

Automotive: Testing of Inclination, Velocity and Acceleration Sensors – Lens Alignment – Injection Nozzle Inspection – Haptics Test for Car Keys

Laser Material Processing: Hermetic Seam Welding – Surface Texturing

Semiconductor: X-Ray and Computed Tomography Inspection

Medical: Surface Profiling of Spherical and Aspheric Lenses – Needle Inspection