System and method for depositing a material on a workpiece

A manufacturing system for applying a mounting material to a workpiece, the system comprising

• a blade unit having a blade element elongated along a first axis and having a thickness along a transverse second axis and selectively movable along at least each of the first and second axes, wherein the blade element, during such movement along the second axis, transfers the mounting material to the workpiece,
• a reciprocating motor coupled to the blade unit for reciprocating the blade element along the first axis concurrent with movement of the blade element along the second axis,
• a vibration detector coupled to the blade unit for detecting a vibrational movement of the blade element, wherein the vibration detector generates an output signal corresponding to the vibrational movement of the blade element,
• a control unit coupled to the vibration detector for generating an output signal in response to the output signal of the vibration detector, and
• a regulating device coupled to the reciprocating motor and to the control unit for adjusting a parameter of the reciprocating motor in response to the output signal of the control unit.

A method for applying a mounting material to a substrate, the method comprising

• providing a blade unit having a blade element elongated along a first axis and having a thickness along a transverse second axis and selectively movable along at least each of the first and second axes, wherein the blade element, during such movement along the second axis, transfers the mounting material to the substrate,
• reciprocating the blade element along the first axis via a reciprocating motor concurrent with movement of the blade element along the second axis,
• detecting a vibrational movement of the blade element via a vibration detector and generating a vibrational output signal corresponding to the vibrational movement of the blade element,
• generating, with a control unit, a control output signal in response to the output signal of the vibration detector, and
• adjusting, with a regulating device, a parameter of the reciprocating motor in response to the control output signal.