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 ...
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Rework and repair of electronic components is still a must for production managers of modern factories; even the steadily growing production quality of high-precision machines and well established quality ...
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PVAs broad range of dispensing products includes an auger valve and auger valve controller, SV100 and SVC100. The programmable controller with digital display allow parameters of timed duration, reverse ...
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GPD Global has introduced the backlit calibration station for precise vision alignment prior to dispense. This new feature eliminates ghosting from dispensed dots and eliminates dot sheen when calibrating ...
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Microfocus X-ray inspection is a well established standard inspection method for hidden solder joints based on standard lead-tin alloys of area array packages such as BGA, CSP and Flip Chip. Due to increasing ...
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i-Pulse, a Yamaha Group company, was formed in March 2000. At that time, Tenryu Technics was acquired by the Yamaha Group, and i-Pulse was born as a result of this acquisition. Since taking over the company, ...
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Tombstoning of passive chip components during the mass reflow soldering process has plagued circuit assemblers since the beginning of production SMT assembly. 'Tombstoning' - the partial or complete lifting ...
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Universal Instruments' 4797L HSP turret-style chipshooter recently won two separate prestigious industry awards - both in the premium pick-and-place category. The HSP secured top prize in the placement ...
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Kulicke & Soffa Industries (K&S), a leading supplier of semiconductor assembly and test interconnect equipment, has developed a new capillary that permits the use of thicker wires in fine pitch and ultra ...
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Zetech has announced that Circuits Assembly has awarded PVA the prestigious Service Excellence Award at the Apex Exhibition and Conference in California. This marks the third consecutive year that PVA ...
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PVA has introduced the PVA2000C lean manufacturing cell for selectively applying conformal coating materials. This three-axis robot utilises atomised and non-atomised application processes to precisely ...
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Most of today's PC boards present a co-existence of through-hole and surface mount packages on the same board (mixed assembly). Whenever a board's secondary side contains devices that cannot go through ...
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