Panasonic Nozzle 1401 DT-401 SMT Spare Parts

Product Overview

The 1401 DT-401 is the placement nozzle that sits on a Panasonic DT-series head, picking components on vacuum and releasing them onto the board. We supply it as a straight replacement for the nozzle already on your machine, so a worn part can be swapped without changing the head setup.

Most of the buyers we ship to are PCB assembly plants, EMS providers and SMT pick and place machine manufacturers running high-mix production, and they tend to keep one or two nozzles on the shelf. A nozzle is a consumable rather than a machine part you buy once: when pickup stops being consistent, fitting a fresh nozzle is far quicker than chasing placement defects back through the process.

Head and Machine Fit

• DT-series head fit — This is the nozzle reference for Panasonic DT-series placement heads. If that is the head on your line, this is the part that comes off and goes back on.
• Head families are not interchangeable — CM and NPM heads take their own nozzle references, and a DT-series nozzle is not a substitute for them. Tell us if you work across several platforms.
• A photo settles it — Send a clear shot of the old nozzle from the tip and from the side, and our team can check the shape against your machine model before you commit to the order.
• Count the positions — If you run several DT heads, work out how many nozzle positions you are replacing, so the order covers the whole line and not only the head that stopped.
• If the reference differs — Heads get rebuilt and nozzle sets get changed over a machine's service life. If what is on the machine does not match your documentation, send us both numbers and we will work out which one the head is set up for.

Specifications

Build and Wear Points

The working parts of a placement nozzle are simple: the tip face that meets the component, the bore that carries vacuum down to the tip, and the seat where the nozzle locates in the head spindle. Every placement cycle works all three at speed, thousands of times a shift, which is why nozzle condition drifts rather than failing outright.

Watch for the early signs on the line — pickups that need a second attempt, components that shift or drop between head and board, and a slow rise in rework on the same product. During planned maintenance, check the tip under good light and look at the seat for scoring or contamination. Once the tip face or the bore is worn, cleaning cannot restore a consistent vacuum, and that is the point to fit this replacement.

Where This Nozzle Runs

• High-mix EMS lines — Frequent changeovers put the most wear on nozzles, so a spare on the shelf keeps a changeover from turning into a line stop.
• Contract assembly and consumer boards — Runs that place small chip SMT components at speed depend on steady vacuum, which makes a fresh nozzle the cheapest first fix when placement defects creep in.
• Rebuilt and second heads — When a used DT-series head is rebuilt for another line or swapped into service, this nozzle completes the head and gets it back into production.
• Line builds and spares kits — SMT pick and place machine manufacturers and equipment refurbishers order this reference to complete heads they are preparing for their own customers, usually together with other DT-series consumables.
• Service and maintenance teams — Field engineers carry a couple of nozzles so a worn part is replaced on the first visit instead of triggering a second call-out.

Scale & Supply Capability

ZJ-SMT supplies Panasonic SMT and PCB assembly equipment and spare parts to manufacturers worldwide. Our range covers pick-and-place machines, axial and radial insertion equipment, solder paste inspection systems, and feeder spare parts, with both new and used options available. We support bulk orders, and machine condition and availability are confirmed with you before ordering. Whether you are expanding a line, replacing a worn feeder part, or sourcing equipment for a new project, send us your model numbers and our team will come back with a suitable solution and quotation.

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