Odd-Form-Feeder- und Pipetten-Matcher, Katalog V03

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Southern Machinery (Shenzhen, founded 2011) builds customized feeders and nozzles that let odd-form insertion machines and SMT mounters pick parts standard feeders cannot present: SAF1001 axial tape, SRF1001 radial tape, STF1003 tube, SBF1001 vibratory bowl, SBF2002 belt, STP1001 tray, SJF1001 jumper wire, SRT7001 reel terminal, SSPC101 solder chip and SLF1001 label feeders, plus gripper and custom vacuum nozzles. The quick-match table maps 76 real component lines to those models by packaging,…

The part is ready for automation. Its packaging is not.

On most THT boards the radial and axial parts are already machine-inserted. What is left on the manual line is a list of odd shapes, each arriving in a different box.

• Six packaging types on one board. Headers in bags, a relay in a tube, a transformer in a tray, Y-capacitors on ammo tape. A standard feeder bank expects one format, so the rest goes to hands.
• Pitch that does not match the feeder. An X2 capacitor at 22.5 mm lead pitch is wider than a standard radial feeder's 15 mm body limit. The evaluation sheets mark exactly these lines as needing a custom feeder.
• Grip, not suction. Open-frame headers, stacked USB and audio jacks have no flat top for a vacuum cup. Without a gripper nozzle shaped for the body, the head drops or tilts the part.
• Missing data at NPI. Half the lines on a typical odd-form list carry a description and a packaging code but no dimensions. Feeder selection stalls until someone measures the sample.
• Bulk parts with polarity. Trimmers, LEDs and buzzers in bulk must reach the pick point in one attitude. A bowl or belt feeder has to sort direction before the head arrives.
• Every machine brand has its own rail. The feeder must mount, signal and stay at a repeatable pick position on your machine, not on a demo bench.

Quick-match table: odd-form component to feeder

76 component lines taken from real odd-form evaluations and from Catalog V03, each mapped to a Southern Machinery feeder model and nozzle type. Filter by what you know about your part; click a row for the feeder description and a pre-filled feasibility request.

• Check your own part against the catalog envelopes. Type what you know. Each feeder model is compared with the size, weight and lead-diameter range published in Catalog V03.

Five steps from odd-form BOM to running feeder

The order an NPI engineer can follow for every odd-form line, so the feeder decision is made with data, not after the first failed trial.

• Identify the packaging. Write down how each odd-form part actually arrives at your line, not how the datasheet says it can be ordered. Packaging decides the feeder family. Every odd-form line has a packaging code: bulk, tube, tray, radial tape, axial tape, embossed tape or coil. Lines with two possible packagings are flagged; ask purchasing which one is on the PO. For taped radial parts, the tape hole pitch (12.7 or 15…
• Measure body, pitch and leads. Measure the real sample: body L × W × H, overall height above the board, lead pitch, lead count and lead diameter. These are the numbers the feeder envelope is checked against. Body L × W × H and overall height measured on the sample, in mm. Lead pitch, lead count and lead diameter recorded; any bent or kinked lead noted. Polarity mark and pick surface identified: flat top for vacuum, or a body…
• Match the feeder family. Use the quick-match table: packaging gives the family, dimensions check the envelope of the model. Parts outside the envelope go straight to the custom list. Each line mapped to a model (SRF1001, STF1003, SBF1001, SBF2002, STP1001 …) or to 'custom'. Nozzle type chosen per line: gripper or vacuum with a custom tip. Feeder slots counted against the space on your insertion machine.
• Send samples or BOM for a free test. Send the list with photos, the dimensions and five to ten samples of every doubtful part, plus the exact insertion machine model and photos of its feeder rail. BOM with dimensions and packaging sent; part numbers may stay internal. Samples of every 'custom' or 'to be confirmed' line sent. Machine brand, model and feeder-rail photos sent.
• Trial run and payback. Run the feeder on your machine with your parts, log feeding rate and stops, and compare the labour released with the cost of the feeder set. Trial run logged: parts fed, mis-picks, stops and their causes. Manual insertion hours released per month calculated (worksheet below). Spare parts, wear items and operator training agreed before the order.

Six technical advantages, each with a number behind it

Feature, what it does on the machine, and what it changes for your line.

• Customized feeders.
• Customized nozzles and grippers.
• Works with your machine.
• Tested before shipment.
• Precision by family.
• Free sample test.

Ten feeder models, one per way a part can arrive

Dimensions and weights as published in the Customized Feeder Nozzle Catalog V03.

• SAF1001. Taped resistors, diodes and jumper wires; U-forming and lead trimming; 730×95×212 mm, 8 kg.
• SRF1001. Capacitors, terminals, springs; cut, form and 90° bend; 12.7 or 15 mm tape; 720×92×165 mm, 10 kg.
• STF1003. Relays, transformers, DIPs, capacitors from stacked tubes 200–650 mm; 1350×92×115 mm, 25 kg.
• SBF1001. Bulk connectors, hardware, plastic parts 3×3–50×50 mm, 10–300 g; single bowl 150 kg, double 190 kg.
• SBF2002. Connectors, buzzers, network ports up to 20×20×20 mm; NG return; 850×140×260 mm, 12 kg.
• STP1001. Transformers, relays, sockets up to 50×50×50 mm; 40 trays under 10 mm; 1160×790×1530 mm, 75 kg.
• SJF1001. Tinned copper Ø0.5–1.2 mm, span 6–40 mm; no air supply; 580×50×180 mm.
• SRT7001. Tab 6.35 × 0.81 mm terminals cut from the reel; 550×130×110 mm, 10 kg.

Disclosure: five points printed side by side

Nothing averaged, nothing silently picked.

From BOM to running feeder

Each odd-form line mapped to a feeder family and nozzle type, gaps listed.