How SCARA, six-axis, and cartesian pick-and-place robotics optimize and streamline electronics manufacturing processes
Collaborative robotics in electronics manufacturing Collaborative robots (cobots) have proliferated in the semiconductor industry over the last decade. For more reasons about this, see the DigiKey.com blog, Easy Automation with Omron TM Collaborative Robots. In semiconductor manufacture, cobots from Omron and other makers can prevent the extremely costly contamination of wafers by bridging protect wafer workzones and those serviced by cleanroom personnel. Semiconductor-production grade cobot installations also prevent particulate and lubricant outgassing contamination while complementing manual operations for placing and soldering.
Figure 14: KUKA collaborative robots (cobots) are core to the design of this Infineon ISO3 wafer-processing cleanroom. (Image source: KUKA)
Figure 15: KUKA cobots in this Infineon cleanroom were expertly integrated, networked, and programmed by mechatronic and automation specialists. (Image source: KUKA)
Cobots in the semiconductor and electronics industry must have above-average speed capabilities complemented by advanced dynamics and controls to prevent the jarring of thin and therefore
delicate wafers. Otherwise, tiny cracks can form. Of course, breakage is far less likely with properly specified cobots than human labor.
Figure 13: Cobots in the HCR-5 series meet ISO-2 cleanroom specifications. (Image source: Hanwha Corp./Momentum)
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