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SPOTLIGHT Nozzle-Free BGA Rework RE-7500 is nozzle-free and incorporates IR, but requires no light bulb. Has precision x-y table, on-board preheater and built-in cooling. Connects to laptop for remote operation. Saves profiles for future use. Uses no hot air. One-year warranty. Jovy Systems/AV Repair, jovy.avrepair.com Product Dispense Gun, Mixer Combo Mixpac F system consists of a manual or pneumatic dispensing gun, a cartridge and a static mixer, all designed to work together. Cartridge dispensing systems are used to dispense twocomponent adhesives in a variety of volumetric ratios. Features a nose plug interface. Permits mixing and dispensing of high-viscosity adhesives. ConProTec Inc., conprotec.com Automated Stencil Printer with Vision SP200-AV2 stencil printer includes Trans-Stencil-Vision; has PCB shuttle mechanism. The upper part of the machine frame contains vision cameras, the print head and the stencil-frame guide. Squeegee does not have to be removed for stencil change. Vision cameras look directly through the stencil apertures to the PCB. Cameras are mounted with spring-operated clamps. Print head comes standard with a continually operating squeegee-pressure control. Metal and synthetic squeegee blades can be used. Offers a 23” stencil frame system with a print area of 360 x 400 mm. Includes theft-proof laptop. Software runs on Windows XP. Essemtec AG, essemtec.com PV Production Thermal Profiler SunKIC thermal profiler has a 19 mm (0.75”) tall thermal shield. Includes easy-to-use software and displays relevant process data such as peak temperature, dwell time in various temperature ranges, and slope gradients. Measures area under the curve at any temperature level. Comes standard with a prediction feature. Process Window Index instantly confirms whether the profile is acceptable. KIC, kicthermal.com Pb-Free, No-Clean Solder Paste Alpha POP-959 is designed to deliver repeatable paste volumes for PoP assembly. Provides flux and solder powder. Designed to minimize expensive rework and scrap. Is said to offer resistance to shear forces associated with PoP dip application equipment. Reportedly maintains rheology for at least 24 hrs. Is said to be ideal for 150 to 300 µm offset chip scale packages, while leaving a clear, colorless residue with high electrical resistivity. Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials, cooksonelectronics.com Enhanced CAM Tool VisualCAM 2006 and GerbTool 15.2 feature version 8.0 ODB++; flip panel; IPC-D-356B support; nearly 200 enhancements and defect fixes; ability to “see through” composite layers, and flying probe test point generation. Choose to export full IPC-D-356/A/B (with 099 records for test points) or scaled-back version with test point features only. Wise Software Solutions, wssi.com 0402 Desktop AOI Selective Soldering Nozzle Locator The Linear Encoder high-accuracy option for selective soldering provides closed-loop feedback, reportedly indicating the exact location of the solder nozzle; is said to provide overall repeatable accuracy of +/-0.001”. ACE Production Technologies Inc., ace-protech.com The scanner-based FA-Inspector optical inspection system uses a high-res scanner and computer-based image processor to provide image acquisition, fault identification and SPC reporting. Incorporates proprietary optics, custom illumination and AOI Software. Board handling is said to be up to 19” x 24” 44 Circuits Assembly OCTOBER 2008 circuitsassembly.com http://jovy.avrepair.com http://www.conprotec.com http://www.essemtec.com http://www.kicthermal.com http://www.cooksonelectronics.com http://www.wssi.com http://www.ace-protech.com http://www.circuitsassembly.com

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Circuits Assembly - September 2008 Contents Letters Caveat Lector Industry News Market Watch Talking Heads Global Sourcing Screen Printing Better Manufacturing 'Checking Up' on Medical Electronics Solder Ball Attachment Using Laser Soldering Improving QFN Reliability Reflow Soldering Tech Tips Test and Inspection Process Doctor Pb-Free Lessons Learned Alternative Energies Eastern Advances Product Spotlight Ad Index Assembly Insider Technical Abstracts

Circuits Assembly - October 2008

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