Hi Mike,
the maximum component height is 13mm this means you can move over 1 mm tall parts on PCB.
All push feeders are included!
Different to each other? Do you mean it has one camera for larger parts & one for small?
Yes this is the option and for additional costs it is possible to install industrial HD USB cameras.
640x480 could be marginal for getting sufficient accuracy for QFPs, unless it can image large parts in multiple sections - can it do that?
This is not supported it's recommend to use HD cameras for Big components using fine pin pitch.
Both cameras use different magnifications and it is possible to align 0.45mm pin pitch up to 10x10mm on analog camera 1.
Is the software written by your company or China?
Our machine software is mainly developed in china and already 6 years on the market. We have more than 260 user operating their machines using V2 Software.
Is feeder cover-tape peel force adjustable per-feeder?
Yes the force is adjustable in 3 steps. We plan to add a new function to release the roller from tape if line is unused.
Is there an option for a tube feeder?
Yes we offer a vibration feeder holding 7 tubes (SO-8 width) for example.
It is possible to customize the vibration feeder to feed relais and bigger components too.
When is it likely to be available?
The machine is under test and sales will start in July.
We are planning a design contest!- porting open source motion controller source code to our STM32 controller board and keep it open source
- do all additional steps to get the machine operating using OpenPNP software
- add bootloader for firmware updates we already use a custom bootloader
The price will be a free PANDA BASIC machine!Registration page will be online next week.
We provide technical documentation and support for development.
Finally the customers are able to decide to use our Software or OpenPNP on this nice machine.