Apparatus for assembling camera modules

An apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of trays for receiving a plurality of workpieces, each of which comprises a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) and a lens module positioned on the FPCB;
• a tray sender;
• a first transferring device, the tray sender being configured for sending each tray into the first transferring device;
• a surface mounting device, the first transferring device being configured for transferring each tray from the tray sender to the surface mounting device, the surface mounting device being configured for loading with a plurality of stiffeners and configured for pasting each stiffener to a corresponding FPCB, opposite to a corresponding lens module;
• a second transferring device;
• a tray collector, the second transferring device being configured for transferring each tray from the surface mounting device to the tray collector, the tray collector being configured for collecting the trays;
• and
• a hot pressing device located between the surface mounting device and the tray collector and configured for hot pressing each stiffener to the corresponding workpiece to fixedly secure each stiffener to the corresponding workpiece to form a camera module.