Eutect GmbH will present its Multiple Process Changer (MPC) soldering system at productronica. This system performs fully automatic piston soldering using the collaborative robot MELFA ASSISTA from Mitsubishi. The system features a particularly simple manual teach-in mode, which is provided by the EUTECT software EUTECT Machine Interface (EMI). This is the central control and operating platform for all movement and process sequences within a Eutect soldering system.
All axes and robot movements, such as X, Y, Z or rotary axes, are precisely coordinated and controlled via EMI. The software also enables convenient management of products and jobs. Users can create, edit or copy products and link them to specific codes or sequence programmes. Using the integrated DAT editor or the so-called JobCreator, motion sequences can be graphically displayed, adapted and optimised, from the definition of individual points and lines to the setting of speeds, dwell times or infeed axes.
With regard to future cobot applications, the possible uses of EMI have now been expanded. „In teach mode, I can manually move to the respective areas on the PCB that the cobot should reach in the process. To do this, I move the cobot to the relevant position. I can check the exact positioning via the monitor. If this is correct, it is transferred to EMI. This allows me to teach in the process sequence step by step,“ explains Lars Iwers, Marketing and Sales Manager at Eutect GmbH. This results in extremely simple teaching and programming of new soldering processes, which can also be implemented in conjunction with EMI with other cobot and robot solutions.
Eutect can draw on years of experience in the field of cobot integration. At the end of 2018, the Swabian soldering specialist integrated collaborative robots into its production cells for the first time. The R&D team has now transformed the resulting experience into the development of the new EMI teach-in mode. The MPC in conjunction with EMI will be presented at productronica with a piston soldering head. „We see the MPC automation platform as a flexible solution that can be equipped with different soldering processes for different AIT applications depending on customer requirements,“ says Fehrenbach, Managing Director of Eutect GmbH. The use of different tools in one work process is also being considered.
The MPC for piston soldering presented at the trade fair can be equipped with piston soldering systems from JBC or Hakko. The soldering iron is permanently mounted on the arm of the robot, including the wire feeder. Robots, control systems and soldering irons form a single machine unit.
The entire system is controlled from the input area, which in the standard version consists of a rotary indexing table for manual assembly and a safety cell around the soldering process. A soldering tip holder is also provided in the process area itself, with which the soldering tips can be changed fully automatically. The same applies to tip cleaning. The rotary indexing table can be replaced by a belt system if required. This allows the soldering system to be operated either inline or automatically loaded and unloaded via an assembly carrier.
„At the trade fair, we will be showing the basic system, which can be individually adapted to customer-specific processes. However, these customisations are carried out separately and are part of our special services. It is also possible to integrate the robot, including soldering heads and subsystems, into other Eutect production cells. At the trade fair, we will be demonstrating the possibilities that exist to inspire our customers to think in new ways and discover innovative solutions.“
Eutect GmbH will be exhibiting the MPC incl. EMI teach-in mode at productronica 2025 in Hall B2, Stand 439.
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