FocalSpot Inc. (San Diego, CA), a provider of inspection and rework/repair solutions and services, has announced the North American debut of a cost-effective solution for rework applications, Den-on Instruments RD-500SH. Designed for lead-free and standard solder, the system is a vision-based, semi-automated reflow, removal and placement rework station for all printed circuit assemblies, including connectors.

The station combines top and bottom heaters with advanced auto-profiling technology to efficiently heat and reflow rework applications from small PDAs and cell phones, to motherboards and multi-layered avionics back planes. The rework station is ideal for depot repair centers, prototype houses, electronic manufacturers, contract manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers.

The system uses a combination of dark IR and localized hot gas heating technology to deliver temperature and time profiles for even thick boards and high (>40 mm) input/output count area array packages. Rework profiles can easily be established and verified using auto-profiling software. A simple interface enables operators to remove and replace ball grid arrays (BGAs), chip-scale packages (CSP), lang grid arrays (LGAs), quad flat packs (QFPs), plastic leaded chip carriers (PLCCs), connectors and other surface-mount components. The software program and profile information is stored in a Windows XP-configured computer.

The standard station can handle boards up to 400 x 420 mm, but can accommodate larger and smaller boards using optional or custom board holders. Components are quickly aligned and positioned using a digital dual-vision imaging system that views the board and component simultaneously. The system comes with an ultra-quiet vacuum pump capable of running standard air or nitrogen gas.

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