How to choose SMT nozzle for your Pick and Place Machine?

09, May. 2025

 

How to choose SMT nozzle for your Pick and Place Machine?

This article describes a selection of our most widely used nozzles in Surface Mount Applications.

Our machines are designed to match the Juki type 5xx nozzles, so they are compatible with all types of heads of PPM series Pick and Place Machine. A wide selection of nozzles provide effective placement solutions.There are eight standard 5xx nozzles, ranging from 501 to 508.  

NOZZLE SELECTION  

Nozzle selection depends on the type and the outer dimensions of the   components. The nozzle numbers and the vacuum pressures in the production   program data are defined according to the minimum width or diameter D of the   components to be picked. When selecting nozzles for non-standard shape   components, the nozzle numbers and the vacuum pressures are to be entered   manually, in the production program data.

1. Flat Chip 

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type Flat Chip 0201 600 300 300

501

Flat Chip 0402

1000 500 200

502

Flat Chip 0603

1600 800 300

503

Flat Chip 0805

2000 1250 400

503

Flat Chip 1206

3200 1600 500

504

Flat Chip 1210

3200 2600 500

505

Flat Chip 2010

5000 2500 500

505

Flat Chip 2512

6300 3100 500

505

  2. MELFS

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type MELF 2000

Φ

1350 -

510

MELF

3200

Φ

1750 -

510

MELF

3500

Φ

1550 -

510

MELF

5900

Φ

2400 -

511

 3. Tantalum Capacitors Inductors / Potentiometers 

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type Potentionmeter 3000 3400 1500

505

Potentionmeter

3800 4500 1650

506

Potentionmeter

4000 4500 2400

506

Inductor Chip 2500 2000 1800

504

Inductor Chip

3200 2500 2200

505

Inductor Ferrite Core

4000 4300 4300

506

Tantalum Capacitor

2000 1250 1200

503

Tantalum Capacitor

3200 1600 1600

504

Tantalum Capacitor

3400 2600 1900

505

4. Electrolytic Capacitors​

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type

Electrolytic Capacitor

3300

Φ

3000 5400

505

Electrolytic Capacitor

4300

Φ

4000 5400

506

Electrolytic Capacitor

5300

Φ

5000 5400

506

Electrolytic Capacitor

6600

Φ

6300 5400

506

Electrolytic Capacitor

6600

Φ

6300 7900

506

Electrolytic Capacitor

8300

Φ

8000 6200

507

Electrolytic Capacitor

8300

Φ

8000 10200

507

Electrolytic Capacitor

10300

Φ

10000 10200

508

5. Transistors / Diodes

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type

Transistor SC90

1600 800 700

503

Transistor SOT323

2000

125

0 900

503

Transistor SOT343

2000 1250 1100

503

Transistor SOT353

2000

125

0 1100

503

Transistor SOT363

2000

125

0 1100

503

Transistor SOT23

2900

13

00 950

503

Transistor SOT143

2900

16

00 950

504

Transistor SOT25

2900

16

00 1100

504

Transistor SOT26

2900

1600

1100

504

Transistor DPAK

9900 6500 4700

506

Diode SOD123 3700 1550 1400

504

Diode SOD323

2500

1250

1200

503

6. Small Outlines

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type SO6 * 1.27p 3800 6000 1450

506

SO8 * 1.27p

4900

6

000 1550

506

SO14 * 1.27p

8650

6

000 1550

506

SO16 * 1.27p

10000

60

00 1600

506

SO8L * 1.27p

8000

10

300 2500

508

SO14L * 1.27p

9100

1032

0 2500

508

SO16L * 1.27p

10280

103

00 2500

508

SO18L * 1.27p

11550

103

00 2500

508

SO20L * 1.27p

12800 10325 2500

508

SO24L * 1.27p

15400 10325 2500

508

SO28L * 1.27p

18000 10300 2450

508

SO32L * 1.27p

21000 10600 2670

508

SO40L * 1.27p

26600 11800 2900

508

SOJ24 * 1.27p

15880 8660 3500

507

SOJ26 * 1.27p

17150 8660 3500

507

SOJ28 * 1.27p

18410 8660 3500

507

SOJ32 * 1.27p

20960 8510 3500

507

TSOP24 * 0.5p 16000 6000 1200

506

TSOP32 * 0.5p

20000 8000 1000

507

TSOP40 * 0.5p

20000 10100 1200

508

SSOP8 * 0.65p

3000 7800 1800

507

SSOP14* 0.65p

6200 7800 1800

507

SSOP16 * 0.65p

6200 7800 1800

507

SSOP18 * 0.65p

7200 7800 1800

507

SSOP20 * 0.65p

7200 7800 1800

507

SSOP22 * 0.65p

9200 7800 1800

507

SSOP24 * 0.65p

9200 7800 1800

507

SSOP28 * 0.65p

10200 7800 1800

507

SSOP30 * 0.65p

10200 7800 1800

507

SSOP34 * 0.65p

118100 10250 2600

508

SSOP36 * 0.65p

15600 10350 2600

508

SSOP38 * 0.65p

12600 7800 1800

507

SSOP44 * 0.65p

17900 10300 2515

508

SSOP48 * 0.65p

15880 10310 2590

508

SSOP56* 0.65p

18400 19350 2600

508

SSOP64 * 0.65p

26300 14250 2100

508

7. Plastic Leaded Chip Carriers Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type

PLCC20 *1.27p

9850

985

0 4350

507

PLCC28 *1.27p

12350

1235

0 4350

508

PLCC44 *1.27p

17550

1755

0 4350

508

PLCC52 *1.27p

20050

2005

0 4600

508

PLCC68 *1.27p

25150

2515

0 4600

508

PLCC84 *1.27p

30230

3023

0 4600

508

PLCC100 *1.27p

35350 35350 4600

508

PLCC124 *1.27p

42950

4295

0 4600

508

8. PLCC Sockets

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type

Socket PLCC28

17000

1700

0 1500

508

Socket PLCC32

20300

1780

0

150

0

508

Socket PLCC44

22900

2290

0

150

0

508

Socket PLCC52

25500

2550

0

150

0

508

Socket PLCC68

30500

3050

0

150

0

508

Socket PLCC84

35700

3570

0

150

0

508

9. Quad Flat Packs

Component Designation Length(μm) Width(μm) Height(μm) Nozzle Type TQFP32 * 0.8p 7000

7

000 1000

507

TQFP44 * 0.8p

10000

10

000 1000

508

TQFP48 * 0.5p

7000

7

000 1000

507

TQFP52 * 0.65p

10000

100

00 1000

508

TQFP64 * 0.4p

7000

70

00 1000

507

TQFP80 * 0.4p

10000

10

000 1000

508

TQFP100 * 0.5p

19700

197

00 1000

508

TQFP120 * 0.4p

15700

157

00 1000

508

TQFP144 * 0.5p

20000 20000 1000

508

QFP44

* 0.8p

10000 10000 2000

508

QFP52

* 0.65p

10000 10000 2000

508

QFP64 * 0.8p

14000 14000 2000

508

QFP80 * 0.8p

20000 14000 2700

508

QFP100 * 0.65p

20000 14000 2700

508

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Selection and Function of Pick and Place Nozzle

Generally speaking, the SMT industry knows that the SMT nozzle is a key component of the SMT machine. It is used to pick up and place SMT components. There are many types of SMT nozzles on the market, including steel, ceramics, plastic steel, plastic, aluminum alloy, and iron. According to the shape, there are round holes, square holes, V-shaped, etc., and there are many kinds according to the different sizes.

Ⅰ. The choice of SMT pick and place nozzles

1. Choose by the nozzle shape of the placement machine:

The nozzle shape has square hole, round hole, V groove, etc. Custom-made pick nozzles generally choose flat suction points according to the shape of the material. Some are made as elongated nozzles, and the grooves that extend the material are used for suction. Some are made into a back shape according to the edge of the material, and some are two-sided. Use a flat surface at the end and build a bridge if the middle is uneven. Some materials are sticky and are not easy to discharge, so some grooves should be made in the nozzle wall or made into rubber heads.

2. Choose by the material of the nozzle of the placement machine:

a. Plastic nozzle: When the surface of the material is uneven or the material is sticky, it is suitable to choose the plastic nozzle, but the life of the plastic pick nozzle is not long. It is recommended to buy more plastic nozzles for spare when ordering the plastic pick nozzle. When the nozzle tip is worn out, you can directly replace the glue nozzle tip yourself.

b. Tungsten steel nozzle: the tungsten steel nozzle is strong and durable, but it is easy to turn white. Friends who are not afraid of trouble, or SMT newcomers can choose the tungsten steel nozzle. If it becomes white, use an oil-based pen to paint, and you can continue to use it.

c. Diamond steel nozzle: sturdy, easy to use, never whitish, but very expensive and not cost-effective.

d. Ceramic nozzle: The ceramic nozzle is never white, but it is brittle and easy to break. Careful use can avoid or reduce the occurrence of breakage.

3. Choose by the size of the nozzle of the placement machine:

For standard materials, the nozzle specifications are basically fixed. For example, 0805 materials correspond to CN065 nozzles, 0603 materials correspond to CN040 nozzles and so on. When some materials are not big or small, and have strange shapes, the nozzle needs to be customized.

Ⅱ. The role of the SMT pick and place nozzles

The SMT pick and place nozzles are not only the key part of the placement machine to paste and release the components that are sucked, but also the background when the camera of the optical vision system takes pictures. It mainly uses the suction effect of vacuum to suck the components. Use air blowing to put the components adsorbed on the suction nozzle to the coordinate position of the circuit board.

When the suction nozzle of the pick and place machine sucks components, in order to achieve the ideal situation, it is necessary to ensure that the center of the component, the center of the suction nozzle, and the space center of the obtained image should be coincident, and the adjustment of the optical vision system actually requires compensate the deviation caused by this non-coincidence in actual work.

Different mounting components need different suction nozzles to suck. Almost every pick nozzle will have a reflective background, which is mainly to have a good background when the image is taken, so as to ensure that the target information is accurately highlighted when the image is processed. The SMT nozzles are used as the background when extracting the image. The image contrast of the component is enhanced and more clearly visible.

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