HUTTO, TX – ViTrox Americas Inc. is proud to announce the opening of its new demo lab in Hutto, Texas. This cutting-edge facility is now ready for demonstrations and evaluations, showcasing ViTrox's latest innovations in 3D inspection technology. The demo lab is designed to offer an immersive and hands-on experience, allowing customers to interact with ViTrox's latest innovations and understand how these solutions can enhance their quality control and inspection processes.

Sy Creed, Business Development Director at ViTrox Americas, expressed his enthusiasm about the new facility, stating, “We are thrilled to open our new demo lab in Hutto, Texas. This state-of-the-art facility will allow our customers to see the exceptional performance and capabilities of ViTrox’s inspection solutions firsthand. Our goal is to provide a space where customers can thoroughly evaluate our technology and witness the value it brings to their manufacturing processes.”

The new ViTrox Americas demo lab is equipped with advanced systems including the V310i for 3D Solder Paste Inspection (SPI). This system provides precise 3D solder paste inspection, ensuring accurate solder volume measurements and defect detection, which helps improve process control and product quality in SMT assembly lines.

For 3D Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), the lab features the V510i SMT AOI designed for standard SMT assembly. This AOI system offers high-speed, high-accuracy inspection of surface mount components, detecting defects such as missing components, soldering issues and placement errors. The V510i SEMI AOI tailored for advanced packaging provides thorough inspection of complex semiconductor packages, ensuring the highest quality standards in advanced packaging applications. Additionally, the V510i Micro AOI specialized for wire bond and die inspection ensures precise and reliable detection of defects in microelectronic assemblies.

ViTrox’s 3D Automated X-ray Inspection (AXI) capabilities are represented by the V810i S2 EX. This high-performance 3D AXI system offers comprehensive inspection capabilities for detecting hidden solder joints and component defects, which is crucial for ensuring the integrity of complex PCB assemblies.

For Final Assembly, Conformal Coating and Post Selective Inspection (FAI/ACI/SSI), the V9i system is available. This versatile system provides thorough inspection of final assemblies, conformal coatings, and post-selective soldering, ensuring the highest quality in the final stages of production. By providing live demonstrations and hands-on evaluations, ViTrox aims to help customers understand the capabilities and benefits of their systems, ultimately driving improvements in production quality and efficiency.

To setup a demo or evaluation, contact Sy Creed at 336-210-0135 or sy.creed@vitrox.com 

For more information about ViTrox, visit www.vitrox.com 

ANN ARBOR, MI – Michigan-based Coherix has launched a quarterly workshop program for automotive and consumer-electronics engineers to improve the increasingly important application of adhesives and sealants in product-manufacturing operations.

The unique program brings together engineers from a variety of industries to discuss and improve the development of dispensing systems that help to annually assemble billions of products around the world.

Nearly 20 engineers representing automakers, robotics companies, dispensing-equipment manufacturers and system integrators attended the first workshop at Coherix headquarters in Ann Arbor. Registration for the next program on Wednesday, July 31, is available online at https://coherix.com/tdse-workshop/#register. Attendance is free of charge but limited.

The quarterly sessions are moderated by Terry Taylor, a dispensing-systems expert with more than 25 years of experience. Taylor currently manages the Coherix Dispensing System Engineering Team.

The program is being held in cooperation with the Engineering and Manufacturing Alliance (EMA). More information about the EMA is available at EMA.

"The development of a trouble-free dispensing system is a complex process involving robots, adhesive-dispensing equipment and process-control software," notes Dwight Carlson, Coherix chairman and CEO. "It's been an art form up until now, but we hope to inject more science and inter-company cooperation into the process through these quarterly meetings."

A pioneer in the development of 3D-enabled adaptive-process-control technology, Coherix provides high-performance adhesive-dispensing inspection technology to global OEMs, tier-one suppliers, line builders, dispensing-equipment companies and vision-system integrators in a variety of industries.

Nearly 150 of the world's leading automakers and tier-one automotive suppliers are Coherix customers with more than 4,000 dispensing systems equipped with Coherix 3D computer-vision technology installed on manufacturing and assembly lines around the world.

The company also has operations in China, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Singapore. More information is available at www.coherix.com 

OULU, FINLAND – Scanfil and Framery have signed a framework agreement on the manufacture of components that contain electronics at the factories in Pärnu, Estonia. Framery is a Finnish pioneer in the design and manufacture of soundproof workspaces.

“We are happy that Framery chose us as the production partner for its value chain. Framery is a dynamic company with a great new product range. Together, we can support Framery’s value chain in terms of quality and competitiveness while taking into account both companies’ social responsibility goals”, says Juuso Boman, Global Account Manager at Scanfil.

Framery’s story started in 2010 when it was observed how office background noises disturb the working environment, thereby impacting job satisfaction and performance. From the moment the company was founded, it has grown rapidly, reaching the milestone of EUR 151 million in 2023. Framery employs 440 people, and the company’s products are exported to 90 countries.

The launch of the new Smart Pod range introduces significantly more intelligent functions and technology in Framery’s workspaces. As we bring next-generation products and novel office technology to the market, we need the best possible suppliers and partners. We want to make the best pods in the world and ensure an optimized supply chain, thereby reaching high levels of customer satisfaction today as well as in the future, says Karolina Aromaa, Senior Sourcing Manager at Framery.

More information about Framery and the soundproof workspaces that the company designs and manufactures is available at: https://www.frameryacoustics.com/en/

HAVERHILL, MA – Seica, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in SEMICON West 2024, where it will be showcasing the groundbreaking Pilot VX, a flexible and configurable flying probe test system that sets new standards in test performance for electronic board manufacturers. Attendees can visit Seica at Booth 6048 at the SEMICON West event, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from July 9-11, 2024.

The Pilot VX is engineered to address the critical needs of today’s diverse electronics industry, providing unmatched versatility and cutting-edge technology to optimize testing processes and investment returns. Seica’s innovative solutions offer significant advancements in time reduction, flexibility, traceability, precision and automation.

Key Features of the Pilot VX:

Unrivaled Time Efficiency: The Pilot VX reduces test time by 50% through state-of-the-art mechanical performance and motion control. With 12 multi-function test heads capable of contacting up to 60 points simultaneously, the system’s advanced measurement hardware and optimized VIVA software enable parallel testing, significantly saving time and costs. Smart analysis capabilities and AI-based algorithms further streamline the test flow, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

Unmatched Flexibility: The Pilot VX’s adaptable configuration allows manufacturers to meet diverse production needs with a single system or optimize throughput by integrating multiple systems. This flexibility supports various test requirements, from simple bare printed circuit boards to complex, fully loaded double-sided boards, wafers, probe cards and components that require programming, including LEDs, flex circuits, and very large or small boards.

Comprehensive Traceability: The Pilot VX offers complete visibility of the test process, essential for certifying product quality and improving yields. It stores detailed data, including the mechanical pressure applied by test probes, available for visual, graphical, and statistical analysis, enhancing upstream manufacturing processes.

High Precision Performance: With positioning precision of +/- 10µm, the Pilot VX excels in probing miniaturized circuits and measuring small electrical values. It can probe 30µm pads, measure capacitances as low as 0.05pF, resistances of 100 µohms, and perform inspections of 01005 SMDs with its integrated laser tool.

Advanced Automation: In an era of pervasive automation, the Pilot VX integrates seamlessly into roboticized production lines. The Seica Asset Manager (SAM) software suite connects test systems to factory MES and supervises all line assets according to MQTT Broker IIOT standards. This allows remote monitoring and management via the customizable Seica Dashboard App on PCs, tablets, and mobile devices.

Visit Seica at SEMICON West 2024

Join us at Booth 6048 at SEMICON West 2024 to see the Pilot VX in action and learn how Seica’s advanced test solutions can transform your electronic manufacturing processes. Our team of experts will be available to discuss the capabilities of the Pilot VX and how it can meet your specific needs.

To learn more about Seica’s Pilot VX, visit www.seica.com