Moflash Invests over £250,000 in a New SMT Production Line
Moflash Signalling has invested over £250,000 in a new, fully automated production line for printed circuit boards. At its heart, a Mycronic MY300LX pick and place machine places the components. As a result, our Birmingham factory gains capacity, efficiency, accuracy and placement speed.
£250,000+
capital investment
16,000
components placed per hour
13,800
components per hour net (IPC 9850)
0.25 s
cycle time per component (IPC 9850)
The Mycronic MY300LX pick and place machine at the Moflash factory in Birmingham.
What is an SMT pick and place line?
SMT stands for surface mount technology. With SMT, electronic components sit directly on the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). A pick and place machine then takes each component from its reel and places it on the board with great precision.
So, an automated line can build complex boards quickly, while keeping every placement consistent.
What the Mycronic MY300LX means for our customers
First, the new line gives us significant extra capacity. In addition, it improves efficiency, accuracy and placement speed. As a result, we can build the circuit boards inside our beacons and sounders faster, here in Birmingham.
In practice, the MY300LX places up to 16,000 components per hour, or 13,800 per hour net under the IPC 9850 standard. In other words, each component takes just 0.25 seconds.
Moreover, keeping PCB production in-house gives us more control over quality and lead times.
The Harry Massey suite
The new line sits in the Harry Massey suite. Harry was our chief electronic engineer from 1998 to 2016. During that time, he was responsible for a number of the circuit boards used in the Moflash beacon ranges.
Find out more about Mycronic and, in addition, read more about Moflash Signalling.
Naming the suite after Harry is our way of thanking him for his work. Moreover, it reminds our team that Moflash has designed its own electronics in Birmingham for many years.
Finally, if you want to know more about how we make our products in Birmingham, contact our team. In addition, you can read more about us on our About page.
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