Component mounting method

1. A component mounting method for mounting a plurality of types of components on a substrate, said method comprising:

providing a component mounting apparatus comprising a component feeding stage supplying a component; a substrate holding stage holding a substrate; a first head that receives the component fed from the component feeding stage and that loads the component on a substrate held by the substrate holding stage; a second head that subjects the substrate or the component loaded on the substrate by the first head to a predetermined operation; a common head movement mechanism that moves the first head and the second head so as to alternately make access to a work position on the substrate; a paste coating unit for squirting paste from an associated coating nozzle to apply the paste to the substrate; a paste transfer unit for transferring paste by an associated transfer tool to the substrate; and a heating-press unit for pressing the component loaded on the substrate against the substrate while heating the component,

selecting a work unit from the paste coating unit, the paste transfer unit and the heating-press unit in accordance with the type of a component to be mounted on the substrate, and

equipping the second head with the selected work unit.