Exciting Launch: Pandaplacer Now Available in North America!

[PP.ca]

Hello OpenPnP Community,

We're thrilled to announce a significant expansion for Pandaplacer our line of Pick and Place machines. Initially available exclusively through AliExpress from China, we've now teamed up with Prusika Inc. in Ontario, Canada, to bring Pandaplacer closer to you!

What's New?

• Direct Availability in North America: Starting today, customers in the USA and Canada can purchase Pandaplacer machines directly from our new online store.
• Faster Shipping & Local Support: With our base in Ontario, we're offering quicker shipping times and local customer support to better serve the North American market. There are no import taxes for any US state or Canadian province.
• Visit Our Store: Check out our range of products at https://store.pandaplacer.ca.
• In-depth Documentation: For detailed information about our products, please visit our documentation page at https://docs.pandaplacer.com.

Why Choose Pandaplacer?

• High-Quality Machines: Our machines are known for their reliability, precision, and efficiency.
• Community-Centric Approach: We value the feedback and insights from the OpenPnP community and are committed to continuous improvement based on your suggestions.
• Competitive Pricing: Offering the best value for performance in the market.

We believe that this expansion will not only bring our products closer to you but also foster a stronger relationship with the OpenPnP community. Your feedback and support have been invaluable, and we're excited to see how our machines can contribute to your innovative projects.

Feel free to reach out to us for any queries or further information. We look forward to serving the North American market and being a part of your success stories!

Happy Holidays!

The Pandaplacer Team

[Marshall S. (Alakuu)]

Wanted to chime in, I got a Pandaplacer quite a few months ago. The machine has been working without issue this whole time. I do have some tramming issues I really should resolve but I've been placing passives commonly sized at 0402 without any issues! Also FPC headers down to 0.3 pitch without issue as well! Does big components too.

My only want is reliable feeders. The panda feeders above 0402 components seems to work reasonably well. But I'm either going to go with one of the newer gear driven feeders that are projects on here or end up using the AM-2 PM feeders. I really need 24mm tape feeders so I've been just using strip feeders all this time as I'd rather not commit to multiple feeder types if possible. 
Support when I emailed them had a good understanding of what I was asking about and solved my problems right away. 

[PP.ca]

We are actually actively working on multiple feeders. Getting 2mm pitch accuracy is not easy but there might be alternatives to strip feeders available.

Thank you for letting us know about your 24mm feeder requirement as in some designs we were just about to drop support for that one.

What I would recommend is keeping an eye out on the feeder thread as some interesting drag feeders may appear soon. I know they are not as good as servo or gear feeders but in many situations they may suffice for larger width tapes.

[PP.ca]

Pandaplacer A1 now on sale for a limited time: https://store.pandaplacer.ca/

[Owain]

Hi PP.ca, are you still active on here?

[PP.ca]

Due to the current import tariff policy in US, the North American store was closed in July.

To answer your question Owain - no.