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Auto Tool Changing

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ProtoVoltaics Pick and Place Machine Project

protovoltaicsProtoVoltaics 05/07/2015 at 18:270 Comments

We covered Auto Tool Changing in the last video. In that video we were using new cameras, and unfortunately once we got those new camera attached we discovered that the new cameras would crash into the tool changing wells. Because of this we had to leave every other well empty, so the camera had somewhere to go. After a few days of planning how to fix this problem someone sat up and said, "can't we do this", and with the turn of 2 screws the problem was fixed. Aren't those 10 second fixes the best!

Now that we have resolved that issue I have made a new video showing the head changing in all active wells.

You may notice in this video that the head goes over to the PCB and touches it. This is to set the Z axis 0. This is needed because the length of the tools vary. Enjoy!

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