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An instrument of automation.

Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME
Publication Date: 01-NOV-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: An instrument of automation.(technology focus: POWER TRANSMISSION AND MOTION CONTROL)(Design and Assembly Concepts Inc's contract with National Instruments Corp.)

Article Excerpt
A new tin dipping machine from Design & Assembly Concepts Inc. shows off some of the advantages of prototyping robots and machinery in National Instruments Corp.'s LabView software. And to National Instruments, prototyping is only the beginning.

The machine is a multiaxis robot. It retrieves a variety of different-style connectors from a fixture, dips them in solder flux and then solder, and returns them to the fixture. The operation requires tight tolerances, since applying too much solder causes uneven melting and poor connections on high-speed assembly lines.

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Design & Assembly Concepts, based in Leander, Texas, developed the machine's control logic...

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