Short product lifetime and rapidly changing volume requirements in electronics production set high demands for electronics manufacturers and material processing solutions.

The short cycle time, scaleability of manufacturing volumes, accurate process results and equipment security are the characteristics of production automation solutions looked for today.
Various material processing needs like routing, marking, component placement and flexibility in manufacturing require common technology and platforms that are best suited for the purpose; compact size, easy and common software and controller configuration, and fast and reliable process techniques.
In the advanced JOT Automation solution today, the same platform is available in various material processing processes.
The platform, like JOT Automation's Flavia utilises the same frame designs, controller, software and xy-axis technique in traceability machines like laser marking, labelling, and also to routing and other processing applications.
This brings the usability of different material processing solutions to a new level by offering dependable, easy operation and service friendly production cells with a small footprint.
Versatility is the other advantage gained when using the platform-based material processing solutions, the cell is easier to modify for different future flexible production needs and the product change over time is faster.
The flexibility of the production volume and process are reached with material handling modules.
These handling modules adequately equip the material processing equipment either for semi- or fully automated manufacturing.
Accuracy, speed and future flexibility are the keys for efficient material processing.
The new platforms of material processing makes the production more effective in the short and long term, with shorter cycle time, fast material handling to and from the process area and less need for article repair due to process chosen fixed or free product positioning during the process and stress-free article handling.
Commonality in technology will create a huge benefit for the end customer.
Technology evaluation, machine capability testing, process verifications will be much more faster and easier when a certain technology with platform concept is already approved or tested in other processes.
This also brings long-term benefits to the service, after sales and maintenance globally when the machine and process know-how is created from the first machines.
Together with large global supporting forces of Elektrobit Group, the availability of the machines will achieve better results in real production.

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JOT Automation Italy Srl is part of the Elektrobit Group Plc, Oulu, Finland. www.elektrobit.com