IWATA, January 11, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the new premium printer YSP10 on May 1, 2019. This high-end solder paste printer1 is compatible with full automation of changeover work and delivers the world’s fastest level tact time.2
The YSP10 is the successor to the YSP, a high-end printer which featured 3S heads3 and stencil suction mechanism as standard equipment. The YSP10 has been newly designed and developed from the ground up in order to enable full automation of production changeover work, which occupies the most working hours in printing processes.
In addition to existing automatic program changeover and Print Stability Control (PSC) systems, full automation of changeover work is achieved by including the new automatic push-up pin exchange, automatic stencil replacement, and automatic solder transfer functions (all of which are optional).
In addition, the cycle time (including stencil cleaning) has been improved by 20% compared to previous models. Other enhancements include compatibility with a wider range of circuit board sizes and the new cleaner head achieving a significant reduction in cleaning paper consumption volume.
The YSP10 will be exhibited at NEPCON JAPAN 2019, an electronics manufacturing and mounting technology trade show, to be held from January 16 to 18 at the Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo).
1: A machine which applies cream-based soldering product made of fine soldering particles, viscous fluid flux, and a binder to printed circuit boards with a spatula-like tool called a "squeegee." By heating in a reflow oven, the solder melts and bonds the surface-mount electronic components to the printed circuit boards.
2: Under optimum in-house testing conditions and based on Yamaha Motor data as of January 2019.
3: Swing Single Squeegee. Yamaha original printing head which controls the attack angle, speed, and printing application force with one squeegee.
| Model | Launch Date | Target Sales |
|---|---|---|
| YSP10 | May 1, 2019 |
50 Units (first full year from release, both within Japan and internationally) |