High-Speed Visualization of Defects Formation during Robotic Assembly of Electronic Components at Parker Hannifin Canada

派克·汉尼芬加拿大公司是帕克·汉尼芬公司电子控制部门的一部分。帕克 Hannifin使用工业机器人和自动化系统组装电子电路板，为 客户涉及汽车、农业装备等行业。该公司参与了 2015年4月由航空航天和制造技术获取中心举办的午餐和学习研讨会 红河学院(RRC)的(TAC)，该学院的特色是高速成像在监测和 优化机器人焊接工艺。作为他们参加活动的续集，该公司和RRC的 TAC团队研究了使用高速可视化技术确定机器人故障原因的可能性 在Parker Hannifin制造电子电路板时遇到的组装问题。 在Parker Hannifin，数百个电子元件由机器人系统组装在电路板上 在几秒钟之内。偶尔，检查后会发现电路板上有几个缺陷，这通常是 需要长时间返工或报废零件。不幸的是，组装缺陷的根本原因不得而知。 由于装配机器人的速度非常快，所以可以直观地理解。高速可视化 要了解这些缺陷是如何发生的，需要比机器人高得多的数据。一个 使用高速可视化技术确定问题原因的机会将对Parker有利 Hannifin设计和实施减少缺陷的策略，从而减轻需求 因为长时间的返工和报废的成本。除了Parker Hannifin的好处外，RRC的TAC团队 期待在用于高速成像的定制照明的开发方面获得新的知识 非焊接应用，这将是有用的未来与工业接触。

Parker Hannifin Canada is part of the Electronics Control Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation. Parker Hannifin uses industrial robotic and automation systems for the assembly of electronic circuit boards, serving customers in the automotive, agricultural equipment and other industries. The company participated in the April 2015 lunch and learn seminar organized by the Aerospace and Manufacturing Technology Access Centre (TAC) at Red River College (RRC), which featured the role of high-speed imaging in monitoring and optimizing robotic welding processes. As a sequel to their participation at the event, the company and RRC's TAC team deliberated on the possibility of using high-speed visualization to determine the cause of robotic assembly problems encountered during manufacturing of electronic circuit boards at Parker Hannifin. At Parker Hannifin, hundreds of electronic components are assembled on the circuit boards by robotic systems in a matter of seconds. Occasionally, several defects are observed on the boards after inspection, which usually require lengthy rework or scrapping of the parts. Unfortunately, the root cause of the assembly defects eludes visual understanding due to the very high speed of the assembling robots. High-speed visualization at speeds significantly higher than that of the robots is required in order to understand how these defects occur. An opportunity for determining the cause of the problem using high-speed visualization will be of benefit to Parker Hannifin in designing and implementing a strategy for reducing the defects, thereby mitigating the requirement for lengthy rework and the cost of scrap. Aside from the benefits to Parker Hannifin, RRC's TAC team is looking forward to gaining new knowledge in the development of custom lighting for high-speed imaging for a non-welding application, which will be useful for future engagements with industry.