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54 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2021 that we will advertise during the show. We did great work on the improvement of the data in- formation exchange as well. Our machine has a fluent ability to always stand with the geometrical deformation of the panel. It can measure, collect data, drill, and deliver information to the manu- facturing system such as the MES or other interfaces the custom- ers wishes to communicate with. We are providing customers with unsurpassed capability to analyze the panel deformation, which is very important when it comes to dealing with highly volatile material, highly deformable material, or high accuracy requirements. Johnson: A lot of computing power is needed to read each individual layer, to identify the unique deformities, and then to calculate the skew so that you maintain accuracy on each in- dividual panel. D'Angelo: at's correct. e role of a tradition- al X-ray target machine is to intercept the in- ternal layer and index the panel with a number of holes necessary for subsequent processes. In our case we do more: Beside doing the tra- ditional work, we are measuring the innerlay- ers in a very accurate way, drilling an unlimited number of holes any diameter anywhere in the panels, with or without geometrical compen- sation, but also putting together all measured data in a form that can be used directly by the customer or delivered to its MES or whatev- er processing control system they have. Even more, we can link each set of geometrical defor- mation data to the pan- el they belong to using a tracking system that reads a QR code into the innerlayer as a key to uniquely identify- ing it at any point of the Linear Side-in / Side-out Automation composed of a loading station (either trolley or conveyor-in), a reject station for non-processable panels and an offloading station (either trolley or conveyor-out). manufacture. It's a fundamental step to process traceability. Johnson: How does this new equipment im- prove throughput? D'Angelo: We did a lot of work on making our machines more flexible and faster. e speed of work is something that we have been improv- ing over time, but we have been developing features that help reduce manufacturing steps by integrating processes. e extensive use of automation allows these machines to deliver higher throughput by cutting human interfer- ence and operating around the clock. Specifically, there are two key features that we have added to the new machines and that we are now promoting: One is the addition of a twin head for the second diameter drilling, and another is a continuous dispenser for an entry material deployment while drilling. We missed those kinds of operational behaviors, and since the beginning of this year, we have introduced a machine with the name SX TWIN, equipped with two spindles and automatic tool change, Costanzo D'Angelo