Charmhigh CHMT48VB Pick and Place machine

Overview
Overview
Vibration Feeder
Vibration Feeder
4 nozzles - 503, 504, 505 and 506
4 nozzles - 503, 504, 505 and 506
Service kit - 2x drag feeder solinoids, extra drag feed pins, lube, alignment patterns and magnets
Service kit - 2x drag feeder solinoids, extra drag feed pins, lube, alignment patterns and magnets
Some recent job statistics
Some recent job statistics
Serial Number
Serial Number
Alignment jig in use
Alignment jig in use

 

Download Charmhigh Automatic Chip Mounter(CHM-T48VB) Operating Manual - PDF

 

Building electronics with a pick and place system

After almost 2 years and several hundred production runs, I've outgrown my CHM-T48VB.It runs reliably at 1500-3000 cph, placing 0805's and SOTs without any issues, and 0602s with a bit of feeder/nozzle calibration tweaking.  The only downside (for me) is that component mixes with the drag feeders are time-consuming to change over, so I'm upgrading to a system with interchangeable feeders.

The CHM-T48VB has an embedded Linux controller that loads and runs jobs, it can't be connected to an external PC like the CHM-T36; job transfer is via USB stick using the built in touch screen (I use a SparkFun-derived EagleToCharmHigh program to generate the job files).  It has 29 drag feeders each on the left and right, loose part trays for ICs along the front and the ability to pick components out of user-supplied trays within the work area.  The system comes with an add-on CharmHigh vibration feeder that mounts to the front-left of the machine for components that come in tubes instead of reels.

Here are some teaching videos from Kimi @ Charmhigh for reference: