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Kobe Plant of Information Technology Products Division of Panasonic AVC Networks Company engaged in domestic integrated manufacturing of mobile PCs. Previously, partial soldering was required for substrates for PCs and it was difficult to blow flux only to the required areas. The process also incurred significant waste. To address this issue, we developed automated soldering robots that incorporated the techniques and expertise of skilled workers and introduced them throughout the company. This resulted in a reduction of electricity (24 kWh to 1 kWh), a reduction in the number of maintenance and inspection processes, and an annual reduction of 356 kg in the use of chemical substances, such as isopropyl alcohol.

Automated soldering robots

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• Management of chemical substances according to three ranks
• Reduction of Key Reduction-Target Substances
• Breakdown of release/transfer of Key Reduction-target Substances
• Breakdown of substances requiring management
• (Japan)Reduction in the use of solvents and waste reduction by improving the manufacturing process