Journal of Electronics ManufacturingVol. 04, No. 02, pp. 71-79 (1994) PAPERSNo AccessCPS: a productivity tool for component placement in multi-head concurrent operation PCBA machinesROBERT DE SOUZA and WU LIJUNROBERT DE SOUZADesign Research Centre, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 2263, Singapore Search for more papers by this author and WU LIJUNDesign Research Centre, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 2263, Singapore Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S0960313194000092Cited by:4 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractThe placement of surface-mounted components is an essential stage in printed circuit board assembly (PCBA). A reduction in production time of placement through efficient process planning will significantly increase the total yield of the whole line. A new approach to solving this problem is presented. This is based on a knowledge-based component placement system (CPS), which incorporates ready optimization algorithms. This approach is particularly suited to sophisticated but popular multi-head concurrent operation assembly machines. A case for going beyond just achieving an overall shortest travel distance in placement is also argued. A case study of this approach is presented.Keywords:Printed circuit board assemblyoptimizationplacementdevicestravelling salesman problem FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 4A literature survey of the operation optimization in chip shooter placement machinesAli Fuat Alkaya and Ekrem Duman1 Aug 2009The optimisation of the single surface mount device placement machine in printed circuit board assembly: a surveyMasri Ayob and Graham Kendall1 Jun 2009 | International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 40, No. 6A survey of surface mount device placement machine optimisation: Machine classificationMasri Ayob and Graham Kendall1 May 2008 | European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 186, No. 3Sequence placement planning for high‐speed PCB assembly machineN.‐S. Ong and W.‐C. Tan1 Feb 2002 | Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 13, No. 1 Recommended Vol. 04, No. 02 Metrics History Received 1 March 1994 Accepted 1 April 1994 KeywordsPrinted circuit board assemblyoptimizationplacementdevicestravelling salesman problemPDF download