DEK 265 horizon Engineering Specification page 41

Form-Flex
Chapter Issue 1 May 00
Form-Flex tooling is a fully automated tooling facility that conforms to any
given board profile, fully supporting the underside of a populated board and
stencil.
Form-Flex tooling consists of 5 -20 pin modules with pin up/down control and
each module contains 36 pins in two rows. The Form-Flex array is held
magnetically to the manual tooling plate. The tooling height is the same as
standard magnetic tooling pins, ie 81mm.
With the board loaded in the Horizon and raised to print height, all the
Form-Flex pins are extended using fluid pressure until they meet the underside
of the board, stencil or component. Once all the pins are in contact the pin
support pressure is automatically locked at 0.2kg. Variations in the board layout
can be accommodated as the single pin pressure is small enough to vary the
height of the supporting pin without damaging the component. At product
changeover the Form-Flex pins are positively retracted and reset.
Maximum Board Size
Maximum Board Thickness
Maximum Component Height 15mm
Pin Diameter
Pin Spacing
Number of Pins per Module
Engineering Specification
ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION
400mm (l) x 300mm (w)
5mm
6mm
12.5mm
36 x 2 rows
MACHINE OPTIONS
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