Press Releases
ISLE OF WIGHT, UK – EVS International, the leader in solder recovery, is pleased to announce the appointment of Circuit Assembly Products SE as its new representative for the southern states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi.
Circuit Assembly Products SE, led by Doug Eidle, brings a wealth of industry expertise and a commitment to customer satisfaction. With a focus on providing exceptional service and support, Circuit Assembly Products SE is well-positioned to represent EVS International and serve customers in the region.
"We are excited to welcome Circuit Assembly Products SE to the EVS International team," said Simon Normal, Managing Director, EVS International. "Their extensive knowledge of the industry make them an ideal partner to represent our solder recovery systems. We are confident that their presence in the southern states will further strengthen our ability to support customers and drive growth in the region."
EVS International is known for its innovative solder recovery systems, which help companies reduce solder consumption, lower operating costs, and minimize environmental impact. With a commitment to sustainability and efficiency, EVS International offers a range of solutions designed to meet the needs of electronics manufacturers worldwide.
For more information about Circuit Assembly Products, contact Doug Eidle at dougcapse@gmail.com or (404) 561-9527.
For more information about EVS International’s industry-leading systems, visit www.solderrecovery.com
SOLNA, SWEDEN – INSPECTIS AB announces the appointment of Microscope World as their new North American Distributor. Microscope World replaces Ascentech2 LLC, which although no longer handling the majority of the INSPECTIS product range, continues to distribute the specialist range of INSPECTIS solutions for rheumatology research.
Inspectis AB is a pioneer of advanced optical inspection solutions. INSPECTIS offers plug and play, reliable and cost-effective digital camera microscopes designed for demanding non-contact optical inspection and assembly.
In making the announcement, Alistair Gooch, Marketing Manager, said, “We’re pleased to be partnering with Microscope World. Ascentech2 has handled the full range of our products for many successful years, and will now focus on more specialized medical products. Microscope World offers quality optical instruments and is a dealer of several different brands of microscopes. Microscope World is an authorized multi-line dealer and OEM supplier based in Carlsbad, California, USA.”
Gregg Kleinberg, Chief Technical Officer and VP Sales for Microscope World, stated, “We at Microscope World were keen to select a ‘Best-in-Class’ Video Microscope product that delivered ease-of-use and value to our wide range of customers. As a result, it was comparatively simple to disqualify other video microscope manufacturers who offer a limited-range product. We discovered that there is no manufacturer better suited to deliver high resolution macro-to-micro range imaging solutions for industry or life sciences than INSPECTIS.”
“Inspectis AB has intelligently catered to their primary markets, the result being a tremendous catalog of application-specific solutions for the PCB manufacturer, the Medical Device or Pharmaceutical manufacturer, as well as extensive solutions addressing general industry and material sciences, including Weld Metrology,” Kleinberg continued.
Alistair Gooch added, “The ability to deliver the Inspectis U30s UHD 4K resolution video microscope with the native Inspectis software affords a very simple tool to use and deploy, enabling inspection and ‘light metrology’. For harder-core applications requiring automatic measurement, INSPECTIS offers multiple 3rd-party software options which enable image analysis, and metrology enabled by deep machine learning / AI for automating difficult measurements, or high volumes of measurements. It’s the only solution on the planet that goes from MACRO to MICRO, and allows you to take precision, repeatable measurements at the macro scale.”
BEWHOLME, UK – Bentec is pleased to announce that Prey By Detech has appointed Accurex Solutions as its newest manufacturers’ representative. Under this partnership, Director Vinayaka Kadaba and the team will spearhead the representation of Prey’s groundbreaking Universal Product Inspector (UPI) throughout the territory of India.
Established in 1987, Accurex provides solutions from the drawing board to the final product. Accurex has grown into a group of companies providing outstanding support to its clients. It offers customised testing solutions, indigenisation and obsolescence management of ATE, supply and maintenance of machines, and tools for assembly and testing.
Prey’s Universal Product Inspector (UPI) introduces a new era in automated inspection technology, transforming final inspection processes across various industries. Designed to meet the demand for reliable and efficient inspection, the UPI ensures repeatability, flexibility and accuracy.
Key Features and upgrades of Prey’s UPI include the following:
- Dual Camera Capture System: With the ability to simultaneously capture images of both the top and bottom sides of any object, the UPI offers instantaneous inspection results within sub-4 seconds.
- Prey Inspector Software: The UPI is accompanied by intuitive software developed in-house, providing operators and programmers with a user- friendly interface for seamless navigation.
- Universal Carrier Mounting and Design: Featuring a customizable base tray, the UPI allows customers to create their own carriers for mounting products, ensuring universal applicability across diverse manufacturing environments.
“Vinayaka and the team have the experience and established presence in India needed to bring our cutting-edge Universal Product Inspector to customers in this region,” commented David Erskine, Managing Director, Prey by Detech. “Together, we look forward to improving automated inspection processes and delivering increased value to our clients.”
For further information about Accurex Solutions and Prey By Detech’s Universal Product Inspector, please contact Mr. Saravanaraman Ko, Head of Business Development, at saravanraman@accurexsolutions.com or visit www.accurexsolutions.com
SEOUL – PEMTRON, an inspection equipment developer and supplier, is pleased to announce its participation in the Advanced Semiconductor Packaging and Chiplet Show (ASPS) in Korea, taking place Aug. 28-30, 2024. Visitors to the ASPS will find PEMTRON at booth E132, where the company will spotlight three of its groundbreaking inspection systems: MARS, APOLLON, and 8800WI. These state-of-the-art systems are setting new standards for quality control and yield improvement in semiconductor manufacturing.
MARS System
The MARS system is a high-speed memory module AVI (Automated Visual Inspection) system, renowned for its precision and reliability even in challenging environments. Utilizing advanced image processing technology, MARS delivers accurate inspection results at remarkable speeds. Its robust design ensures consistent performance, making it an invaluable tool for memory module manufacturers looking to enhance quality control and production efficiency.
APOLLON System
For package inspection, PEMTRON offers the APOLLON system, designed to accommodate a wide range of packages including BGA, LGA, QFN, QFP, CSP, and SOP. APOLLON excels in real-time defect identification and automated reporting, which significantly enhances manufacturing efficiency and minimizes downtime. This system ensures that defects are detected and addressed promptly, thus maintaining high standards of quality throughout the packaging process.
8800WI Wafer Inspection System
PEMTRON will also showcase the 8800WI wafer inspection system, which utilizes advanced 2D and 3D imaging technologies to inspect various types of bumps, including micro bumps. The 8800WI plays a crucial role in identifying and addressing quality issues early in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Its cutting-edge imaging capabilities allow for detailed inspection, ensuring that even the smallest defects are caught and rectified.
PEMTRON invites all ASPS attendees to visit booth E132 to explore how its advanced inspection systems can transform your semiconductor manufacturing processes. Don't miss the opportunity to see firsthand how MARS, APOLLON, and 8800WI are setting new standards in quality control and yield improvement.
For more information about PEMTRON and its range of products, please visit www.pemtron.com
OULU, FINLAND – Scanfil plc announced the appointment of Anette Mullis (BSc) as Chief People Officer and a member of its Management Team, starting at the latest on October 30, 2024. The role is new at Scanfil and Anette will report directly to CEO Christophe Sut.
“We are delighted to welcome Anette to the Scanfil team. Her extensive leadership experience, broad industry view, and strategic approach to HR make her an ideal fit for our company. Her role is new within Scanfil, and with that we aim to speed up strategy execution by developing HR functions. We view our employees as our most valuable asset, and our ability to hire and retain top talents, is a critical component of our successful strategy execution,” said CEO Christophe Sut.
Anette has over two decades of expertise in strategic human resources management across various international organizations. She has a diverse professional background, working in sectors such as telecoms, electronics manufacturing, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Anette joins Scanfil from Arelion, where she served as Vice President of Human Resources and Sustainability, leading the company’s people and culture strategy. Her previous experience includes senior HR roles at Mycronic, Ericsson, CSL Behring, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
ERLANGEN, GERMANY – How do you collect, understand, and use data from modern machines and legacy equipment? How do you turn data into greater productivity and sustainability, and ensure that every employee can use data in their job? We’ll show you how you can benefit by sharing specific examples from our own production at the Siemens Electronics Factory in Erlangen, Germany.
Innovative ways to use production and energy data
IT/OT convergence plays a huge role in connecting automation with IT technologies like edge and cloud computing. It’s the foundation of comprehensive data use to optimize production as well as improve sustainability. At the Electronics Factory Erlangen, our experts are working on making the connection of modern and legacy equipment as easy and as efficient as possible.
Discover the use cases and benefits in detail
IT/OT convergence is an important step for companies on their way to becoming a sustainable Digital Enterprise. The Electronics Factory Erlangen has successfully focused on use cases that promise the greatest value and created practical solutions for daily use as well as proofs of concept for future solutions.
Production and productivity optimization
As a Digital Enterprise, the factory is constantly working to optimize its availability and efficiency. Using Industrial Edge devices, it’s possible to evaluate log files from machines and determine operation modes, availability, quantity and quality. With a simulation model running alongside the actual plant, allowing to compare malfunctions and other KPIs between machines by using real production data. Dashboards, which can be also easily created with our low-code platform Mendix, show the actual disturbances that have affected productivity and allow to target these bottlenecks. It’s no longer just data scientists that can use the data with the citizen analytics approach. Thanks to Mendix, everyone is able to combine their domain expertise with IT capabilities to make confident decisions. The first realized process optimization already yielded a productivity increase of 4% with many more to come.
Integration of Artificial Intelligence to continuously optimize cleaning rates
Our closed-loop vision involves using current process and quality data to dynamically control our production processes to reduce non-productive times, for example by adaptively adjusting the cleaning rate in solder paste printing. The question is how often to clean. If you don't clean often enough, you'll have quality problems; if you clean too often, you'll have problems with uptime and system efficiency. This example applies to many other applications. Therefore, the right cleaning rate must always be chosen in order to clean as often as necessary, but as little as possible. The solution is using Industrial Edge devices to run the AI model and to capture process data along the entire value chain.
Reduction of manual work in quality inspection
The Electronics Factory Erlangen uses automatic optical inspection (AOI) in the SMT production to monitor the quality of the production process. If the AOI detects that a component is offset, it is ejected. An operator then evaluates the board to determine if it is good or if it needs to be repaired. There are cases where the AOI detects an anomaly, but the operator still judges it to be good quality – so-called false calls. Industrial AI can reduce the number of false calls and send good parts directly to the next manufacturing step, reducing the operator's workload. AI algorithms can identify 60% of false calls, reducing manual labor by 60%.
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