PnP

I’ve continued to refine my PnP semi-automated feeder based on personal experience with my own OpenPnP machine. It still relies on the mechanical energy from a lever actuated by the picking head to both advance the carrier tape and to peel off and take-up the cover tape. This is slower than a self-actuated feeder, but […]

This is a semi-automatic printable SMD feeder for both manual and automatic pick-and-place (PnP) machines. It uses the mechanical energy from a lever depressed by the user or picking head to both advance the carrier tape, and to peel off and take-up the cover tape. The design is based off one by Dining-Philosopher, which was