Component mounting condition determination method
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsYasuhiro Maenishi, Yoshiaki Awata
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Abstract
Provided is a component mounting condition determination method of a component mounter (200) that can improve a throughput of a whole production line. The method determines a mounting condition of the component mounter (200) that mounts components on boards, for use in a production line including the component mounter (200) including transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other. The method includes determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio among the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio (S204 to S210).
Claims16
A method for determining a mounting condition of a component mounter for use in a production line, the component mounter:
- (i) transporting boards of different types through transportation lanes;
- and (ii) mounting components on the boards, the transportation lanes associating with the boards, and the production line including the component mounter including the transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other, said method comprising
- determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio being a ratio among line tacts of the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio, each of the line tacts being a longest mounting time in each of the transportation lanes, and the mounting time indicating a period of time for mounting predetermined components per board.
A mounting condition determination apparatus that determines a mounting condition of a component mounter for use in a production line, the component mounter:
- (i) transporting boards of different types through transportation lanes;
- and (ii) mounting components on the boards, the transportation lanes associating with the boards, and the production line including the component mounter including the transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other, said apparatus comprising
- a lane-to-lane balance unit configured to determine the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio being a ratio among line tacts of the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio, each of the line tacts being a longest mounting time in each of the transportation lanes, and the mounting time indicating a period of time for mounting predetermined components per board.
A program product which, when loaded into a computer, allows the computer to execute a method for determining a mounting condition of a component mounter for use in a production line, the component mounter:
- (i) transporting boards of different types through transportation lanes;
- and (ii) mounting components on the boards, the transportation lanes associating with the boards, and the production line including the component mounter including the transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other, the method including
- determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio being a ratio among line tacts of the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio, each of the line tacts being a longest mounting time in each of the transportation lanes, and the mounting time indicating a period of time for mounting predetermined components per board.
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