摘要 |
<p>A plurality of components, which may be in the form of electrical connectors (76) are force fitted into an actual workpiece, which may be a circuit board, by the steps of preparing a dummy workpiece (86) with tool supports (76) fixed thereto in a predetermined pattern, each tool support (76) being removably surmounted by a component insertion tool (60); placing the dummy workpiece (86) beneath a magnetic chuck (14) on a platen of the hydraulic press; lowering the platen so that the tools (60) are magnetically secured to the chuck (14); raising the platen to remove the tools (60) from the tool supports (76); replacing the dummy workpiece (86) by the actual workpiece with the components arranged thereon in said predetermined pattern; and lowering the platen so that each tool (60) on the chuck (14) force fits the components, there beneath, into the actual workpiece.</p> |