PCB + ASSEMBLY clean room with facilities including surface-mount assembly, vapourphase soldering, automatic optical inspection (AOI), and microscopy. This provides the cornerstone of the company’s advanced capabilities for space projects, capable of specialised processes such as baking, degolding, pre-tinning, and pre-forming. Moreover, in addition to ISO 9001 and 9100 quality approvals, the company has also recently been awarded International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) and ISO-TS certifications. “We can demonstrate the highest credentials for building and handling electronic assemblies for the most demanding industries,” confirms Roberto Banelli. “We are also very proud of the standards our staff have achieved, which include important industry accreditations such as IPC-A-610, and ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standardization).” The company’s investment in skills and training reflects the Banelli family’s belief in balancing human qualities with advanced technologies. “We value highly the experience and knowhow of our longstanding employees, and at the same time seek to encourage young talent to grow with the organisation. The enthusiasm and openness of youth are vital to keep the business moving forward, and we encourage this in several ways,” explains Roberto Banelli. Not the least of these is the MB Elettronica industrial mentoring scheme. Each year, this scheme gives 20 young people the chance to come and spend time with the company’s experts, and to follow practical and theoretical courses. Their time ends with an examination. “Achieving a good score adds value to the time spent with us.” State-of-the-Art surface mount In all, MB Elettronica has 4,000 m 2 of factory space, organised on two levels. While the upper level houses support services, the ground level is dominated by four surface-mount assembly lines. Driving each one, inline Yamaha YS12 and YS12F mounters deliver total placement capacity of 200,000 components per hour. Roberto Banelli explains the decision to extend his company’s partnership with Yamaha, “Our first Comet mounter gave us a technical edge in the mid-1990s, and we were delighted to find Yamaha still setting the pace in 2014 as we planned this significant upgrade and expansion of the factory’s facilities.” The Yamaha platforms can place package types down to 0402 metric (01005) chip-size devices, and the YS12F can handle components up to 45 mm x 100 mm and 15 mm high, including challenging components such as large QFPs, surface-mount electrolytic capacitors, or long board-mounted connectors. By featuring the company’s multi-angle camera system for component verification and alignment, these state-of-the-art mounters ensure extremely high placement accuracy, even with ultra fine-pitch components. In addition, the company’s Multiple Accuracy Compensation System (MACS) corrects automatically for machine variables to maintain consistent 3-sigma accuracy within ±5 μm. The high mix of specialised products MB Elettronica is now building, typically in small numbers of a few tens or hundreds of units, demands extremely flexible equipment and processes. The mounters are engineered for fast and easy setup, with features to streamline program generation and with the added advantage of intelligent electric feeders with built-in component identification. The Cortona surface-mount lines are fed by Yamaha printers, including YSP high-speed printers and the compact YCP10. The YCP10 accepts the same PCB-size range as the YSP, up to 510 mm x 460 mm, in a highly space-efficient 1.13 m x 1.76 m machine footprint. Powerful features shared by the two types include built-in barcode monitoring for efficient setup, as well as Yamaha’s 3S Swing Single- Squeegee head and automatic Filling Adjust that ensure consistent aperture filling on every print stroke. The 3S head allows continuous variation of the squeegee angle, and Filling Adjust compensates for the effects of stencil cleaning. In addition, the YSP and YCP10 come with powerful options such as wide-view print inspection and badmark transfer that shares information with downstream equipment to help minimise waste and boost productivity. Inline mounters YS12 (left) and YS12F (right) deliver total placement capacitiy of 200,000 components per hour. Source: Yamaha Source: Yamaha 74 EPPEUROPE May 2017
Support to optimise efficiency The investment made by MB Elettronica in advanced technology spreads throughout the entire factory floor. Six automated component tower systems are clustered to store and manage components, helping operators quickly gather the parts they need and minimise feeder setup times. As the business evolved and expanded into the new millennium, including growing capacity by investing in the new high-speed Yamaha-based lines in 2014, Roberto Banelli and his management team identified the need to reorganise the factory floor to make the most of the space and increased production capacity. In the summer of 2016, they decided the time was right to go ahead. Supported by partners, including the company as the single biggest capital equipment supplier, the project was completed within just two weeks, including complete renovation of the factory’s floor. “We absolutely had to complete this ambitious project within a two-week time window, to be ready to deliver the first batch of a new product for one of our customers in September,” says Massimo Morandi. “The support we received from Yamaha and Mancini, the Yamaha representative here in Italy, was tremendous. I would say it was pivotal in enabling us to meet the ambitious timetable we set for ourselves.” MB Elettronica continues to look forward, investing in advanced technologies and capabilities, building close partnerships with suppliers such as Yamaha, and helping to develop tomorrow’s engineers and production experts. Increasing international business development, directed by International sales and finance head Daniela Banelli, is the next important goal for this ambitious company. Currently, about 20% of sales come from outside Italy, and this is expected to increase as the company keeps investing in the technology and skills to move forward. SMT Hybrid Packaging, Booths 4-229 and 4-321 www.yamaha-motor-im.eu; www.mbelettronica.com Zusammenfassung Ein italienischer EMS-Dienstleister hat sich immer wieder für SMT- Equipment von Yamaha entschieden, um sich einen technologischen Vorteil zu verschaffen, der die Investitionen des Unternehmens in seine Mitarbeiter ergänzt. Eine erfolgreiche Elektronik- Produktion in Europa ist wesentlich von einem ausgewogenen Verhältnis aus der menschlichen Beobachtungs- und Lernfähigkeit einerseits und technologischer Innovation andererseits abhängig. Résumé Un prestataire de services de fabrication de produits électroniques italien n‘a cessé de choisir l‘équipement SMT Yamaha pour obtenir un avantage technologique en complément des investissements en personnelde son ‚entreprise. Comme le montre l‘article, la réussite de la production électronique en Europe dépend pour l‘essentiel d‘un rapport équilibré entre d’une part la capacité humaine d‘observation et d‘apprentissage et d’autre part l‘innovation technologique. Резюме Итальянский поставщик услуг EMS вновь и вновь выбирает SMT-оборудование производства Yamaha, чтобы обеспечить технологическое преимущество, которое дополнит инвестиции предприятия в своих сотрудников. Успешное производство электроники в Европе в значительной степени зависит, с одной стороны, от выверенного соотношения способности человека наблюдать и учиться, а с другой стороны — от технологических инноваций, как следует из статьи. High-speed printer YSP (left) and the compact printer YCP10 (right). Source: Yamaha Source: Yamaha EPPEUROPE May 2017 75
