Nordic Industries, EMS service provider from Sweden with high quality standards, has installed a solder paste printer, assembly line and 3D AOI from Yamaha with the responsible sales representative Core-EMT.
Håkan Svensson, founder and CEO of Nordic Industries & Technology ABWhenhe founded Nordic Industries & Technology AB in Sweden in 1997, Håkan Svensson was aware thatif youwant to be successful in the electronics manufacturing sector in Northern and Western Europe, you have to deliver the highest level of quality in every respect. This philosophy and his commitment to quality have guided the company's decisions ever since. They have also played an important role in the selection of suppliers and technical partners.
"We choose the companies we work with very carefully," says Svensson. "To maintain our reputation, they have to deliver top performance at all times."
It is therefore only logical that Nordic became the first customer in Scandinavia for Yamaha's newly launched YSM20 modular high-speed placement platform in 2015. In collaboration with Yamaha's distributor for the region, Core-EMT, Håkan Svensson's team installed a completely new SMT assembly line with two YSM20 machines. At that time, Nordic's assembly capacity had more than doubled as a result of the investment.
Currently, in 2021, Håkan Svensson is making the largest investment in the company since its foundation: he is expanding the premises and setting up two new surface mount lines with state-of-the-art, future-oriented systems. To make this possible, he has extended his cooperation with Yamaha and Core-EMT. Its selected partners will supply two Yamaha YCP10 printers, two YSM20R pick-and-place machines and the YSi-V 3D AOI system.
Core-EMT, Yamaha's sales representative for Northern Europe, has a close and long-standing relationship with the Japanese manufacturer. The team is responsible for the delivery and installation of the new equipment, provides training for Nordic's staff and also takes care of ongoing maintenance and support. The sales company will also supply and integrate the transfer systems that connect the machines in the new lines.
Pierre Williams, Yamaha's Area Sales Manager for Scandinavia, the Baltics, UK, Ireland and South Africa, comments: "Core-EMT is highly regarded in the region's EMS community for its technical expertise and commitment to customer support and is one of our best performing distributors. Through its actions, the distributor has earned a high level of trust from Håkan Svensson and his team."
Yamaha's flexible, high-speed surface mount assembly and inspection systems enable their owners to manufacture complex assemblies to high quality standards using the latest component, PCB and assembly technologies. With their speed and flexibility, as well as Yamaha software tools that automate various aspects of program creation and product changeover, the YCP10 and YSM20R machines are perfectly suited to the wide range of projects that Nordic Industries undertakes with customers in market sectors such as automotive, industrial and medical. The new lines can be quickly adapted to produce assemblies for applications ranging from intelligent precision sensors to electronic assemblies for the automotive industry, which often include special components and large connectors.
YSi-V 3D AOI systemTheYCP10 is a compact printer that can handle large PCBs and offers stable printing accuracy at high speed thanks to Yamaha's 3S print head with servo-controlled squeegee angle, vacuum-assisted stencil clamping and an easy-to-use graphical alignment system. The YSM20R pick and place machine is the fastest in its class, 5% faster than the YSM20, with a single-head design that handles components from 0201(mm) SMD chips to large ICs. In addition, tray and feeder change options are available to extend non-stop operation and further increase productivity.
The YSi-V AOI system offers high camera resolution, 2D and 3D inspection modes and the optional multi-angle view, ensuring extremely high inspection accuracy and high throughput. The YSI-V maximizes quality assurance at the end of the production line and the inspection data helps with troubleshooting and process improvement, supported by software tools such as the QA option and Mobile Judgement applications that allow production managers to quickly determine the best course of action when a defect is detected.
Reflecting on the productive collaboration with Yamaha and Core-EMT, Håkan Svensson says: "The YSM20 placers we chose in 2015 continue to work flawlessly and allow us to maintain the extremely high quality standards we always strive for. Core-EMT has taken excellent care of us right from the start and their knowledgeable team is only a phone call away if we ever need help."
Looking to the future, he adds: "We are confident that now is the right time for our next investment. And we are equally confident that Yamaha and Core-EMT are the right partners with the right solutions to take us forward. We can't wait to move into our new, expanded factory and get our new Yamaha assembly solutions and inspection system up and running."
About the SMT Section
YSM20R Assembly SystemTheYamaha Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Section is a division of the Robotics Business Unit at Yamaha Motor Corporation and was established in 1984. The manufacturer's assemblers have made a name for themselves in the SMD market: the 'module concept' goes hand in hand with the trend in PCB assembly towards smaller and more diverse electrical/electronic components.
Yamaha's SMT Section has a strong market share in SMD assembly with over 40,000 machines installed (2017). This enables design and engineering, manufacturing, sales and service to be carried out in one comprehensive system. In addition, the company has contributed its core technologies in the areas of servo motor control and image recognition for camera systems for solder paste printers, PCB inspection, flip-chip hybrid placement dispensers and intelligent SMD storage systems. In this way, a complete line for electrical/electronic component assembly can be offered: "Yamaha can meet the needs of production with an optimum selection of systems," says Pierre Williams.
