Automatic Component Insertion

The Author's company was the first in New Zealand to install automatic insertion equipment. The paper covers the appraisal of the following systems: manual insertion; semi‐automatic insertion; and automatic component insertion. The last of these comprises various types, namely bench type, pantograph machine, computer controlled (axial lead and general) and an in‐line assembly system. The computer controlled axial lead insertion equipment including design criteria is detailed at length, with some discussion of advantages.