409-35001
Rev C
14
of 92
Purpose
The C
x
P servo electric press was designed for two primary purposes. First, to satisfy the increasing need for
controlled quality pressing of connectors on today’s complex circuit boards. As the density of connectors
increases, they become more fragile. At the same time, circuit boards have become more complex, susceptible
to damage, and costly. This trend will undoubtedly continue and accelerate as interconnect PCB’s continue to
move from simple passive elements to more complex devices with surface mount devices, and devices buried
in the inner layers. In recent years, back panel assembly shops have had to dramatically increase their process
sophistication. It has become obvious that the old methods of “slamming” the connectors into the boa
rd are no
longer acceptable. The C
x
P, being an electric servo driven press, precisely controls the force and speed of
each pressing cycle. In addition to control, quality feedback in the form of SPC analysis, display, and reports is
available for the first time. Valuable data can now be captured and analyzed to improve the entire interconnect
process.
The second purpose is to improve the efficiency of the pressing process. The manual techniques traditionally
used for pressing connectors have been very labor intensive, unsafe, and ergonomically unacceptable. The
result is that the throughput and quality has been operator dependent, which inevitably produces variable
results. The electric servo press improves throughput while yielding more consistent computer-controlled
results with quality data feedback.
Thus, the dual purpose of this press meets the needs of the assembly shop and the end customer
simultaneously.
