Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1987-06-05
1989-07-25
Goldberg, Howard N.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
29705, 29710, 29741, 29742, 1983461, 19880311, 209573, 414786, H05K 300, B23P 2100
Patent
active
048501042
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for configuring, automating and controlling the various operations performed on different products, e.g. the testing and/or repair of printed circuit boards, is presented. The apparatus includes one or more work stations and conveyor units to transport products and other components required to perform the operations on such products between such stations. The products are mounted in standardized carriers which facilitate intermixing different sizes and shapes of products without requiring adjustment to the conveyor units. The other components are adapted to also be transportable by the same conveyor units. The apparatus further includes buffering stages associated with each station for temporarily storing products and other components, and a distributed control system to facilitate the parallel processing of different types of products in accordance with a dynamic priority rating system and a preemptive scheduling technique.
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Babcock Douglas M.
Matrone John L.
Stamp Ronald L.
Arbes Carl J.
CIMM, Inc.
Goldberg Howard N.
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