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SEW Eurodrive and SIPLACE An Innovative Setup Concept for Non-Stop Production The Challenge At SEW Eurodrive ﬂ exibility and quick delivery is more than a critical competi- tive factor - it belongs to the company‘s philo…

SEW Eurodrive and SIPLACE

An Innovative Setup Concept for

Non-Stop Production

The Challenge

At SEW Eurodrive ﬂ exibility and quick

delivery is more than a critical competi-

tive factor - it belongs to the company‘s

philosophy in the service area.

The goal: shipping customer-speciﬁ c

products only two hours after receiving

the job order. The production centers let

the SMT production department know

whenever they have run out of a certain

type of module. In response, the depart-

ment produces a little under 600 product

variants in runs of up to 200 units. The

only way to churn out that many small

lots without having to stop the line is by

eliminating any conﬁ guration and head

changes. For us in the automatic place-

ment part of the factory, this means

being able to produce a module in the

morning and shipping it to the customer

the same evening as part of a complete

product,” explains Bernhard Kirchgäss-

ner, SMT production head.

The SIPLACE Solution

To be able to change setups quickly and

reliably, the SEW Eurodrive people and

the SIPLACE team have come up with

a special concept. “One side of the

line is permanently set up with stan-

dard components. Here we only have

to reﬁ ll the feeders, but never change

them. On the other side, however, we

use SIPLACE software to implement

their Random Setup, which allows the

operators to place feeders and compo-

nents for the next product anywhere on

the line. What makes this possible is

the intelligent SIPLACE software with

which you can map and control such

special setup concepts,” explains Timo

Heil, SEW Eurodrive’s project manager.

The result: “One single operator is all it

takes to keep the line running non-stop.

Switching from product A to product B

takes only a few seconds.”

SEW Eurodrive

SEW Eurodrive is one of the world’s

leading drive technology specialists

with a sales exceeding of 2.6 billion

euros. The company operates 15 plants

around the globe. Quality and price are

not the only beneﬁ ts for the company’s

customers. These days, ﬂ exibility and

quick delivery have also become critical

factors in a tough market. At SEW

Eurodrive, electronics already account

for 10 to 11 percent of total sales. The

company’s electronics production is

concentrated in its state-of-the-art plant

in Bruchsal, Germany.

“The project team of ASM Assembly Systems adopted this principle and

designed the new line to satisfy our wish for non-stop and production on de-

mand. It is amazing what you can achieve with a ﬂ exible placement platform

today.” SMT production head Bernhard Kirchgässner

 Innovative setup and line concept

 SIPLACE SX1

 SIPLACE MultiStar placement heads

and SIPLACE Smart Pin Support for

non-stop production on demand

 SIPLACE Random Setup for

seamless setup changeovers

ASM Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG

Rupert-Mayer-Str. 44 – 81379 Munich, Germany

Phone: +49 (89) 20800-0 – Fax: +49 (89) 20800-27438

www.siplace.com – siplace.de@siplace.com

The information provided in this brochure contains merely general descriptions or characteristics of performance with in actual case of use do not always as described

or which may change as a result of further development of the products. An obligation to provide the respective characteristics shall only exist if expressly agreed in

the terms of contract.

“We managed to cut the time from receiving

an order to getting it ready for shipment to

as little as two hours. Even larger runs and

customer-speciﬁ c products don’t take more

than one day. For us, this means being able

to produce a module in the morning and

shipping it to the customer the same evening

as part of a complete product,” explains

Bernhard Kirchgässner, head of SMT

placement at SEW Eurodrive.

To achieve this kind of performance, the SMT

portion of the company’s electronics produc-

tion runs in three shifts to churn out customer

orders in small lot sizes. SMT Eurodrive

operates a total of ﬁ ve SMT lines. “Employ-

ing state-of-the-art technology and focusing

on quality are part of our philosophy. Our

electronics production uses SIPLACE

machines exclusively,” adds Kirchgäßner.

SMT Line 5: Maximum ﬂ exibility

SEW Eurodrive installed its latest line in

2012; it consists of four SIPLACE SX1

machines. Together with a team SIPLACE

specialists, SEW Eurodrive implemented

several process and software innovation in

order to maximize the line’s ﬂ exibility produc-

tivity via non-stop setup changeovers.

In addition to the SX platforms, SIPLACE’s

MultiStar placement heads provide the

hardware basis for this concept. Controlled

via software, the heads can switch in each

cycle between the fast collect-and-place

mode, the ﬂ exible pick-and-place mode and

a third mixed mode. That way, the new line

is able to place components ranging in size

from 0402 to 11 cm with no head or conﬁ gu-

ration changes.

Changeover on one side of the line only

SEW Eurodrive manufactures its electronics

modules using the Kanban pull principle.

The SMT department produces a little under

600 product variants in runs of up to 200

units. The only way to churn out that many

small lots without having to stop the line is by

eliminating any conﬁ guration and head chan-

ges. Unique technologies like the SIPLACE

MultiStar and ﬂ exible SIPLACE software

modules execute such ﬂ oating changeovers

from one product to the next faster than any

other equipment.

Why empty the line?

Another special feature is the use of the

SIPLACE Product Change Controller

software in combination with stationwise

placement program changeovers. SIPLACE

software specialist Michael Fettig explains:

“We also integrated the Asys master com-

puter. It initiates product changeovers fully

automatically. It makes not only the required

track width adjustments, but changes all

other machine parameters as needed.”

The result: While the end of the line

continues to work on a product, the front is

already busy on the next one. This approach

permits SEW Eurodrive to eliminate the idle

time which used to bring the entire line to a

halt during product changeovers – even if

the new product requires a track width

adjustment.

No sagging boards allowed – thanks to

SIPLACE Smart Pin Support

Larger boards frequently require support pins

that prevent them from sagging during the

placement process. SEW Eurodrive uses

the SIPLACE Smart Pin Support system.

The positions of the support pins are simply

deﬁ ned as part of the placement program.

The pin picker picks the support pins from

a magazine and places them in their predeﬁ -

ned positions on the lift table. The advantage

for SEW Eurodrive: Automating the support

pin placement process makes non-stop

product changeovers possible even when

extra-large boards enter the line.

SEW Eurodrive and SIPLACE

With the SIPLACE SX1 and its innovative line concept, SEW has found the ideal solution for non-

stop setup changeovers.

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Facts and ﬁ gures:

SEW Eurodrive

 Gear motor manufacturer runs its plant

strictly on a made-to-order basis

 15 plants around the globe; headquarters

in Bruchsal, Germany

 Production and delivery of customized

products in just two hours

 SIPLACE SX1 and SIPLACE MultiStar

placement head

 Placement of 0402 to 11cm components

Topics: SIPLACE SX1, SIPLACE Random Setup,

SIPLACE MultiStar placement head, SIPLACE

Product Change Controller, SIPLACE Smart Pin

Support