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February 26, 2025 | Yamaha Motor Europe Robotics, SMT SectionEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Yamaha Motor Europe Robotics SMT Section announces that it will release the new YRP10e solder paste printer on April 1 of this year.
The YRP10e is an entry-level model with a focus on ease of use while inheriting the base performance of the premium YRP10 printer. The new generation of the YR Series platform has excellent rigidity and is equipped with Yamaha's proprietary 3S head and stencil adsorption function, providing high-speed printing performance with a core tact time of 6 seconds and a high printing accuracy of ±6σ : ±30μm Cpk≧2.0 (measured with a CeTaQ measuring device under Yamaha Motor’s optimum conditions). Compared to the previous entry-level model (YCP10), the YRP10e is approx. 25% faster and boasts approx. 40% higher printing accuracy.
Additionally, the YRP10e comes standard with features such as printing pressure feedback control for precise pressure adjustments and a universal stencil holder that enables one-touch stencil replacement to enhance setup efficiency. Popular features from the premium model have also been retained, including comprehensive print inspection utilizing a dedicated high-resolution, wide-field inspection camera, and remaining solder quantity detection that monitors the solder quantity on the stencil to ensure consistent print quality.
Yamaha Motor brings its ideal 1 STOP SMART SOLUTION concept to life by leveraging its strengths as a full-line manufacturer of mounting equipment, including printers, surface mounters, dispensers, and inspection systems. The Company also promotes the Intelligent Factory as a system that comprehensively achieves higher efficiency in the mounting process through smooth and sophisticated inter-equipment coordination without needing black boxes.
Market Background and Product Outline
Ultra-compact chip components, narrow-pitch electrode components, and others are being increasingly used in electronic component mounting processes, where the trend toward smaller sizes, higher density, higher functionality, and diversification is accelerating. Accordingly, the process of applying solder paste to PCBs has become considerably more challenging. The difficulty of producing basic boards with entry-level machines is also increasing year by year.
To help address this, Yamaha Motor developed the YRP10e as an entry-level solder past printer that combines the high-speed, high-precision printing performance from the premium model with carefully selected, user-friendly basic functions—all while ensuring exceptional value for money. Despite being an entry-level model, it comes standard with features highly regarded in premium machines, including printing pressure feedback control for precise printing pressure adjustments, a universal stencil holder for one-touch switching between various stencil sizes, and a buffer conveyor that reduces transport time, contributing to faster tact times.
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