Abstract: A method of mounting electrical components on a printed circuit board includes moving the printed circuit board to a first mounting location, picking up a plurality of electrical components with a corresponding plurality of mounter heads, and then placing the electrical components onto the printed circuit board with the mounter heads. The mounter heads are arranged so that they can move with respect to each other in both the X and Y directions, which allows the mounting device to mount a plurality of electrical components onto the printed circuit board substantially simultaneously, thereby reducing the amount of time required to produce a finished PCB. In some embodiments of the invention, the printed circuit board may be moved from a first position at which a first mounting head mounts electrical components onto the printed circuit board to a second mounting position at which a second mounting head mounts electrical components on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A surface mounting device is provided on which work can be performed more efficiently and correctly by providing one or more moving means movable together or independently to a predetermined portion of a X-Y gantry. The surface mounting device includes one or more X frames configured to be driven in a predetermined direction together or independently; main driving means for driving the one or more X frames; one or more moving means disposed on a selected portion of the X frames and having one or more manipulators movable in a predetermined direction together or independently; sub driving means configured to drive the one or more manipulators together or independently; one or more head and vision portions disposed on the one or more moving means; and a component supplying portion configured to supply a component to the head.

Abstract: An improved suction nozzle automatic changing apparatus for a surface mounting apparatus which is capable of simplifying the construction of the system and enhancing the reliability thereof.

Abstract: A tool for a surface mounting device head and a tool automatic changing apparatus, and particularly to a tool for a surface mounting device head and a tool automatic changing apparatus capable of stably aligning surface mounting parts, minimizing vibrations of a suction nozzle retaining corresponding parts thereof, and easily changing the tool and a suction nozzle in operation, which includes a tool body fixed to a plurality of fixing shafts in which a change plate, an intermediate plate, and a guiding plate are fixed in order and spaced apart from a head block section, so that the tool body is detachably engaged to the head block section and a tool automatic changing apparatus; a pressurizing member engaged to the intermediate plate and the guiding plate of the tool body, being incorporated with a pneumatic cylinder of the head block section and being movable upwardly/downwardly; a nozzle section engaged to the central portion of the intermediate plate and the guiding plate, being incorporated with the press