Unveiling the task of screen printing 25 February 2004 Companies expect different performance levels from laboratory and production printers and volumes differ. Screen printers available today can be split into two main categories, namely laboratory and production, ...
Real-life tin-silver-copper alloy processing 25 February 2004, Testerion, Surveillance The world is starting to focus on tin-silver copper as the lead-free alloy of choice. This article discusses the commercially available tin-silver-copper alloys and their processing and reliability, as ...
Tabletop AOI system for post assembly inspection 25 February 2004 A tabletop inspection system to inspect solder and components in post assembly inspection, Omron's VT-Mouse is able to detect component presence/absence, polarity, tombstones and solder defects like Omron's ...
Fast and accurate mounter is extremely compact 25 February 2004 A new Yamaha module type surface mounter, the YG200, is compact yet able to achieve very high speed and accuracy. As the top-of-the-line model in Yamaha's series of mid-size module type high-speed surface ...
Rework of BGA/CSP components using lead-free solders 25 February 2004, Test & Rework Solutions, Infrastructure This article describes the process of reworking BGA or CSP components when lead-free solder is being used.
Basically, the steps to remove and replace BGA/CSPs are straightforward: 1. Establish thermal ...
Small footprint component placement platform targets large boards 25 February 2004, Zetech One, Fire & Safety Universal Instruments has trimmed the footprint and increased the maximum board size for its high speed placement platform. The result is more flexibility in a smaller shop-floor space. Because the new ...
Universal closures for industrial applications 25 February 2004, Actum Electronics, Integrated Solutions, Infrastructure Especially developed for use in applications falling between single card enclosures and 19" racks, LDG-D housings from Erni are available in three sizes: 6, 10 or 20 connections.
These enclosures are ...
DIN rail mount enclosure 25 February 2004, Actum Electronics, Surveillance The IDG-A1 rail mount enclosure from Erni is ideal for applications requiring a housing for smaller PCBs and minimal DIN rail space loss. The IDG-A1 has sleek lines, making this an attractive packaging ...
High speed placement head extends performance 28 January 2004, Zetech One, Access Control & Identity Management, Asset Management Universal Instruments used the recent Productronica show to launch its high speed Lightning placement head that extends the performance of its Genesis and AdVantis solder machine platform systems. The ...
Heatsinks for BGA 28 January 2004, Electrocomp, Products & Solutions For heat dissipation from integrated circuits of the type BGA and similar, Fischer Elektronik has designed special heatsinks.
Heatsinks with heights of 6 and 10 mm have been optimised to suit these BGA ...
Cost-effective modelling tool imports many file formats December 2003, CAM/CAE - Computer Aided Manufacturing / Engineering "Part Modeler is a cost-effective tool offering the most frequently used modelling techniques," says Arthur Ferreira of Aztech CNC Manufacturing Solutions. "The product is based on the Parasolid modelling ...
User-friendly flat pack cabinets 19 November 2003, Afrac Design & Powder Coating Afrac Enclosures has launched its flat-pack cabinet. In line with the company's export market requirement, it was asked to make the product less expensive for shipment purposes. With this as its main ...
Housings feature enhanced connection flexibility 19 November 2003, Phoenix Contact Phoenix Contact's modular ME electronics housings with a width of 22,5 mm now have a new upgrade: upper sections compatible with Combicon pluggable connection technology.
In addition to the upper section ...
Sealed die-cast aluminium enclosures 19 November 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies Gainta's new heavy duty sealed die-cast aluminium enclosure, the G101 model, is designed to meet IP65 and NEMA4 through the use of neoprene gasket with a universal tongue and groove seal system. Ideal ...
Vortex tube enclosure/cabinet coolers are economical and maintenance-free 19 November 2003, Elen Enclosures A simple and economic system to cool sensitive instrumentation, electronics and communications equipment or components in enclosures and cabinets located in harsh, dirty and hot industrial or hazardous ...
Transparent housing cover in slim design 19 November 2003, Phoenix Contact The UM slimline housing from Phoenix Contact provides an enormous number of possibilities for constructing electronic switching: a transparent flat-design cover is now optionally available for UM slimline ...
14-slot fault-resistant IPC chassis 19 November 2003, Centurion Micro Electronics The IPC-616 is a 4U-height 19" rackmount IPC chassis that can hold a 14-slot PCI/ISA backplane or a standard ATX motherboard. Various power supply options are available. One can equip the chassis with ...
Maintenance-free cabinet/enclosure airconditioners 19 November 2003, Elen Enclosures Elen Enclosures offers a full range of 'maintenance-free' airconditioners for cabinets and enclosures. The condenser unit is coated with a special dust-, liquids-, oil/tar mist, etc, repellent coating ...
Range of IP54 fan filters 19 November 2003, Elen Enclosures Elen Enclosures has widened its range of enclosure and cabinet cooling accessories by adding the FPF range of Fandis fan-filters and exhaust filters. The full range comprises 10 basic models that deliver ...
Desktop IP54 plastic cases 19 November 2003, Sivan Electronic Supplies Gainta's desktop ABS instrument cases have moulded PCB stand-offs, vertical card guides and brass inserts and are designed for repetitive assembly/disassembly. Both ABS material UL94-HB and UL94-V0 are ...
