January 2, 2007 -- MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — CyberOptics Corporation partnered with JUKI Corporation of Tokyo to develop LNC 60, a 5th generation version of CyberOptics' LaserAlign optical sensor. The product enables simultaneous alignment of components on the six nozzles of each placement head inside JUKI's pick-and-place machines. The objective of this initiative is to develop a product that ensures correct orientation of each component at time of placement, on the fly.
Maintaining accuracy with increased speed makes a pick-and-place machine competitive, according to Thang Huynh, account manager, CyberOptics. LNC 60 will be used in JUKI's KE-2070 series of high-speed chipshooters and KE-2080 series of high-speed flexible mounters, which can place 01005s.
