METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A COMPONENT

摘要

An apparatus includes a rotatable frame (14); a plurality of pick and place heads (16) mounted on the rotatable frame (14); each of the pick and place heads (16) being movable by rotation of the rotatable frame (14) from a first position to a second position; a first actuator (30) for actuating the spindle (34) of a respective one of the plurality of pick and place heads (16) from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration when the pick and place head (16) is at the first position; and a second actuator (28) for actuating the spindle (34) of the pick and place head (16) from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration when the pick and place head (16) is at the second position so that the position of the component that has been picked up by the spindle (34) is ascertained when the spindle (34) is in the extended configuration.