TTM Technologies

Project Title: Automated Stiffener Placement and Tacking

Project Summary: We have been tasked with developing an automated stiffener placement and tacking system utilizing robotic arms. This system serves to reduce labor and improve the accuracy and efficiency of the placement and tacking process. We will be programming an Epson T6-B and VT6L to place stiffeners onto flexible printed circuit boards, and apply pressure / heat using a heat-bed or hobby-iron to adhere them. We are creating the “hand” attachments for each arms custom bracket connections using Solidworks and conducting thermal analysis with Ansys to ensure proper adhesion and lack of deformations in any of the involved materials