Digital Elektronik (DE) has expanded its production capacities with a new building. By investing in the new systems, the EMS and mechatronics company is continuing its long-standing collaboration with Asys subsidiary Ekra: DE has been using machines from the printer manufacturer since 1987.
Machine operation as you would expect from a smartphone Two new, state-of-the-art lines have been built at the EMS and mechatronics company's site in St. Leonhard near Salzburg. The Serio 4000 printing system from Ekra is integrated into both. "The new production hall is state-of-the-art. All processes are automated, and we have also integrated the warehouse and logistics. This gives us maximum flexibility in production," says Hans Eichinger, Head of Assembly at Digital Elektronik. "The printing systems with their wide range of retrofittable options were a good fit for our concept."
Well over 160 options are available for the new Serio 4000 printers and retrofitting is possible at any time, so that the systems are scalable to various new production requirements, emphasizes the Head of Assembly.
For example, Digital Elektronik has opted for the iPAG 300 configuration option. This dispenser jets additional paste or adhesive onto the substrate as required. Adhesive and paste dots from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm in diameter are possible. "We couldn't find anything comparable on the market that impressed us as much. Previously, we used a separate system for this process. Now that this is no longer necessary, we also save a lot of space and money," says Eichinger.
Both Serio 4000s are equipped with APS (automatic pin setting). "We were particularly impressed by this option for double-sided PCBs. We can now prepare them optimally for the process within a reasonable time." With APS, pins are reliably placed automatically, verified and, if necessary, their position corrected by offset. After printing, the pins are automatically removed and deformed copies are sorted out. "We can rely on the fact that components are not damaged by pins," says Eichinger. "This has proven to be so positive that we decided to buy an additional pin magazine for each of the two printers. This means we have twice the number of pins available and can therefore react even more flexibly to products of different sizes."
Hans Eichinger, Head of Digital Electronics Assembly (right) and employee Mladen Glisic in front of one of the two new printersAhighlight of the system is the Simplex machine operation system from Asys/Ekra. The Serio 4000 is intuitive and easy to operate at the touch of a finger - just like a smartphone. Eichinger also confirms this: "The machine operation is really successful. Our employees were quite skeptical at first. They had previously worked for years with the systems they were familiar with and knew virtually every work step by heart. But they quickly adapted and are now even faster at operating the systems."
In addition to the printing systems, Digital Elektronik also opted for three S10 mobiles from Ekra. These mobile stencil set-up stations offer space and the option of storing printing accessories neatly and clearly. The traceability options were expanded with a laser island. The Insignum 4000 from Asys is used here. Digital Elektronik also relies on the Asys Considus dry storage cabinet and various Asys handling systems.
Digital Elektronik GmbH offers development and production services in the fields of mechanics, electronics and software. Founded in 1978, the company has additional sites in Tamsweg and Derventa/Bosnia and offers a wide range of solutions for customers from various industries. For example, DE manufactures parking systems, sketch access systems, LED operating lights and other medical technology as well as solutions for drive technology. One highlight project in which Digital Elektronik was involved is the illumination of the world's four largest clocks on the clock tower in Mecca. These have a diameter of approx. 43 m each and the time can still be read from a distance of around 10 km.
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