The optimisation of a printed circuit board assembly line is mainly influenced by the
constraints of the surface mount device (SMD) placement machine and the characteristics of …

Electronic equipment, including phased array radars, satellites, high-performance
computers, etc., has been widely used in military and civilian fields. Its importance and …

The problem of minimizing the time required to populate a printed circuit board using a multi-
head surface mounting machine is considered in this paper. The multi-head surface …

This article surveys research on the single surface mount device (SMD) placement machine
optimisation problem. We classify the optimisation problem into five sub-problems: feeder …

Optimisation of feeder setup and component placement sequence are very important to the
efficiency of surface mount placement machines. Much works have been conducted to solve …

In this article we propose an aggregate optimization approach by formulating the multi-head
SMD placement optimization problem into a mixed integer program (MIP) with the variables …

Considers a scheduling problem that arises for numerically controlled machines in the
manufacture of printed circuit boards. In order to maximize the throughput rate of these …

In printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing the revolver head gantry machines are
nowadays popular because of their flexibility, accuracy and high speed. The operation …

This paper focuses on optimization problems faced in automated assembly of Printed Circuit
Board (PCB). In order to optimize the throughput rate of these automated machines, the time …

Multi-head gantry machines are becoming increasingly popular in surface mount technology
(SMT), because they combine high printing speed with a moderate price. The optimization of …