madem ("MADE-em") n. A machine capable of both manufacturing and demanufacturing a given manufactured good. Portmanteau of manufacturer + demanufacturer or maker + demaker, by analogy to modem (modulator + demodulator) and codec (compressor + decompressor or coder + decoder).

The first version of the madem consists of three delta robots, on their sides, in a horizontal plane, facing inward, separated by 120°. In the center is a PCB holder mounted on a rotary axis (and possibly a horizontal linear axis for wide boards). Each delta has a heterogeneous set of tools beside it, which it can pick up/put down by retracting away from center and moving to the side. Each one switches tools as necessary to complete the various tasks of assembling or disassembling a PCBA. They cooperate for various tasks such as simultaneously desoldering and pulling a part from the board, or holding a part on the board while soldering it. They are coordinated by a central computer. This computer is also equipped with a machine vision camera, which doubles as a 3D scanner for analyzing the components to be removed, possibly as well as a thermal camera for regulating desoldering temperatures.

The madem should be capable of full disassembly and either full assembly or assembly of only the parts a normal pick-and-place machine can't do, such as through-hole parts and heatsinks.