Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 29 09:27:49 EDT 2020 | zombee
Dear friends, We have a pack of Philips/Assembleon pick and place machines, from CSM and GEM series. I want to set up a "new" Emerald machine, it had been working in Germany 1.5 year ago. It has 3-phase connector. I noticed that it was set
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 07 04:53:12 EST 2008 | vinitverma
Hi Wayne, First, all Gem machines including Topaz, TopazX, Sapphire, etc... have the same feeders. You can use either FV feeders (which were the ones when Topaz was introduced), or CL feeders (which came when Topaz X was introduced). Both types of f
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 19 02:30:09 EST 2018 | robl
OK, so all GEM Machines & MG were built by Yamaha, and imported in to Europe & USA and other places by Philips. After a while Philips developed it's own machine - the FCM. Philips then sold off it's SMT division and it was rebranded Assembleon.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 11 11:23:37 EST 2008 | leeg
Anyone had any dealing with 0402 placements on the Topaz X Gem machines, we have placed on the XII series but never on the Gem.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 23 09:04:14 EDT 2017 | capse
If you have an older GEM Series machine, it was built by Yamaha. Trans-Tec America is the current distirbutor.
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 03 15:46:15 EDT 2019 | compit
I have instructions "Manual CSM / GEM Illuminations Units" and "Manual Illumination System X-series" if it helps you ...
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 24 05:57:44 EST 1998 | Bill Jensen
Can anyone tell me why Philips would obsolete my feeders. I am trying to add a newer machine to my line and I am told that the feeders from my 84VZ no longer work. Is this true?
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 05 16:52:19 EDT 2004 | KEN
Not popular??? I believe its #2 in sales for the GEM series. I recenly installed a used Emerald 4K hours for 40K$.
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 01 11:01:12 EDT 2019 | robl
There may be other ways around it - there is some excellent 3rd party support for the old GEM series especially in Europe and the UK, but I'm guessing you are in the USA?
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 05 00:34:31 EST 2005 | KEN
Agreed. I wouldn't look any earlier than the X, series for used. That's not to say the GEM series is bad, its only because it's 4 generations old.
