Yamaha's highlight at Productronica 2021, the new YR Series placement and inspection platforms, are designed for data-driven manufacturing to boost productivity and drive product and process improvement. They dramatically accelerate scheduling and setup, significantly reduce cycle time, and deliver unprecedented accuracy when placing smaller components.
Visitors saw the new YRM20 next-generation plate mounter with its advanced rotary placement head and low-impact nozzles, state-of-the-art motion control, enhanced vision, and innovative options. They also witnessed the new YRi-V AOI, which puts Yamaha's superior inspection accuracy within reach of customers using any type of SMT equipment. Presented alongside Yamaha's new YR platforms at the One Stop Smart Solution, the latest premium YSP10 printer introduces high-speed plate transport and new options that minimize human intervention, accelerate cycle time, and increase productivity.
Visitors also saw how advanced software tools, such as the customizable Production Analytics Dashboard and the new Yamaha Intelligent Factory data communication platform, support smart manufacturing and provide real-time machine status reports, advanced process control (APC), live traceability, and bidirectional verification. They also discovered the advantages of the new YSUP software platform, which simplifies equipment and process control for monitoring performance and enabling continuous improvement.
In addition, Yamaha demonstrated the YK-XE SCARA series and linear transport modules, showing how electronics manufacturers can now automate repetitive tasks using affordable robotic technology. The LCMR200 stands out for its flexibility, simplicity, and efficiency in transporting parts on an assembly line or within a cell. Yamaha's competitive YK-XE SCARA robots, available in various sizes from 400 mm to 710 mm in arm length, demonstrated how they can streamline packaging and assembly processes.
