Patent ID: 9609759
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B65G,H05K,Y02P

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: a control panel providing an interface for a user to configure the system; a heat-retaining pallet; a wiring board engaged onto the heat-retaining pallet to form an assembly; a pre-heating chamber configured to pre-heat the assembly to a temperature in the range of 70 to 140° C. a conveyor delivering the assembly from the pre-heating chamber to an operating section, wherein the operating section includes one or more robotic arms equipped with a nozzle to pick and place an object onto the wiring board using a suction force; an automated machine; and a stiffener to be deposited onto the wiring board of the assembly by the automated machine; wherein the stiffener has a lower melting point or softening point relative to the wiring board and is coated with a layer of heat-activated adhesive, wherein the heat-retaining pallet is configured to retain sufficient heat to activate the heat-activated adhesive so as to adhere the stiffener onto the wiring board and permit the stiffener to partially melt onto the wiring board.