Patent ID: 7818086

Claim:
A component mounter provided with a component mounting mechanism which picks up a component from a component supply unit, transfers and mounts the component on a board transported by a board transport mechanism, a position of the board determined and held by a board positioning unit, said component mounter comprising: a control unit configured to operate a mechanism unit by executing an operating program, the mechanism unit including at least the component mounting mechanism, the component supply unit, the board transport mechanism, and the board positioning unit; a sensor which detects a mechanical status of the mechanism unit and outputs a signal according to the detected status; a warning generating unit configured to generate a warning, by referring to warning generation information in which a type of the signal outputted from said sensor or a type of the signal outputted from said control unit when said control unit executes the operating program, and a type of the warning are associated with each other, the warning being for notifying that an action involving human resource is required; a warning level judging unit configured to judge a level of the warning by referring to warning level judgment information in which information related to the warning and the level of the warning are associated with each other, the warning being generated by said warning generating unit, and the level of the warning indicating difficulty of an action to be taken in response to the warning; and a warning notification unit configured to specify an operator permitted to perform the action in response to the warning by referring to execution permission authentication information in which the level and information for identifying the operator are associated with each other, the warning generated by said warning generating unit, and the level of warning judged by said warning level judging unit, and to output the warning notifying the specified operator of the warning.