With the resurgence of the electronics interconnect manufacturing industry, there is renewed emphasis on automated optical inspection (AOI). Long-time users are in the market for new and improved technology, ...

The adoption of flexible circuits is growing because it offers a huge variety for seamless interconnections, lighter weight, improved reliability and compressed constructions.

An ioniser creates great numbers of positively and negatively charged ions. Fans help the ions flow over the work area. Ionisation can neutralise static charges on an insulator in a matter of seconds, ...

The need to reduce climate change is prevalent, with global recognition of its impact resulting in many targets being put in place to ensure that dramatic changes in our energy usage occur. The EU has ...

The US-2000XF was developed with ESE’s strong R&D capabilities and is an upgrade from the US-2000FA which was developed through coop-eration between Samsung Electronics and ESE in 2012. The US-2000XF is ...

Fuji’s AIMEX III component placement system is designed for component flexibility, printed circuit board flexibility and production flexibility. It can support large panels up to 774 (L) x 710 (W) mm ...

Cortronic storage containers are ideal for safe transportation of ESD-sensitive components. A soft, dissipative foam lining provides safe padding and removes static. These containers are made from cardboard ...

The Treston TPB packing bench is a well-thought-out, safe and easy all-in-one solution. It is a stepless, height-adjustable workbench (between 650 and 900 mm), and can be supplied with an above-workbench ...

BGA failures occur for component, printed board, process or design related reasons, and on some occasions, both X-ray and optical inspection cannot easily provide the answer.

The tip of any soldering iron is the most critical component in the performance of the tool. If it cannot perform its function of effective heat transfer to the connection point, the soldering iron itself ...

GKG’s G-Star system is capable of handling M-size boards and achieves precision printing down to 01005 component size. Through full contact with the stencil, its improved cleaning system ensures that ...

Ebsomat’s N100 PCB Nibbler for tab routed printed circuit cards is ideal for low- to medium-volume production or as backup to expensive capital equipment. Tabs are cleanly cut by placing them under the ...

The SQ3000 is an innovative 3D automated optical inspection (AOI) system from Cyber Optics that earned three awards during 2015, the year of its introduction, including a Global Technology Award presented ...

The SmartLog Pro is a static testing unit that verifies the functionality of an operator’s wrist strap and footwear, logs the test results, and controls access to an ESD protected area. It can generate ...

Altico Static Control Solutions offers slimline ergo wristbands for the effective grounding of staff who handle ESD-sensitive components. The wrist straps are made from jewellery-grade, expandable stainless ...

Taking advantage of modern TCP/IP communication and XML data format technologies, Hermes is effectively a replacement of the more than 20-year-old SMEMA standard.

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) is the sudden micro-lightning bolt of electricity that flows from one charged, conductive surface to another conductive surface. A typical example is when a person walks ...