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Cartesian PNP machine using Rails/Carriages for high speed and accurate part placement. Affordable open source pick and place is on the way.

anthonywebbanthony.webb 01/25/2016 at 06:210 Comments

Spent the day rewiring all the electric in cable chain and generally tying up loose ends. Of course there were some hiccups. First, the USB microscope we were using would not work once we extended the USB cable. This was odd because I think we were overall only like 8-10 feet which should be within spec. I had one of the ELP cameras laying around, and was able to extend the cable on that just fine, so I am thinking we're going to make a new bracket to accommodate that camera instead, the quality of the ELP was strikingly better in every way, it's probably just a superior solution. Designing the mount and will install tomorrow, I'll add a pic once it is done. Milled part holders for both 12mm and 16mm strips. Other than that things will look really nice with all the wires tucked away in the chain.


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