GAINESVILLE, GA ― Count On Tools, Inc. (COT), a leading provider of precision components and SMT spare parts, will exhibit in Booth #1332 at the 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Calif. The COT team will focus on its core product lines at the show:

• Standard Nozzles: COT’s catalog of products includes standard nozzles and tooling replacement parts for the top OEMs, including Fuji, Panasonic, Mycronic, Yamaha, Hanwha/Samsung, Juki, Hitachi, and more. The team at COT understands that customers often have more than just one OEM’s range of machines. Therefore, the company tries to offer as wide a range of SMT nozzles and consumables as possible so that you can keep your supplier bases to a minimum. Recent price restructuring also means more cost savings for customers. COT plans to showcase new SMT nozzle lines for the Yamaha YS and YRM machines with the HM / FM heads. Additionally, nozzles for Hanwha/Samsung HM and Decan series machines as well as the new Juki RS1 machines will be available.
• Custom Nozzles: COT has the experience and manufacturing flexibility to develop custom engineered solutions to satisfy your individual process requirements. With more than 31 years of experience on multiple machine platforms, COT’s team has the professional expertise to solve your pick-and-place issues! This includes special nozzles for LEDs, connectors, switches, push buttons, pins, clips, heavy, over-sized, and more. There is no limit to COT’s capabilities when it comes to automating your custom component processes.
• Component Handling Products: COT offers several styles of component handling trays based on industry proven specifications and the unique requirements of each product. These include the Stripfeeder Platform and the QWIKTRAY systems. Application requirements such as temperature and chemical exposure, manufacturing processes, mechanical and electrical constraints are factors that are combined with operation considerations including production volumes, build costs, total estimated usage and process control. From off -the-shelf kits to custom built tray products, rest assured that COT has the right fit for your next job.
• Automation Tooling Products: As a design and manufacturing company, COT specializes in developing solutions. The focus of the company’s development projects has been on improving the methods of assembly of printed circuit boards. Every aspect of this process can benefit from automation tooling. Customers come to COT with problems that they experience, such as having to hand place odd-form components, repairing worn/damaged feeders, or developing universal board supports, like the ezLOAD series. COT’s team sees every opportunity as a challenge to prove that they are capable of producing solutions at every level of the SMT assembly process, especially nozzles and tooling. The company will showcase its PCB custom Carrier system for AOI, Electrical Test, Cleaning, and other PCB assembly processing. The technology that COT has developed over the years has allowed the company to design and manufacture custom engineered tooling for any process in the SMT industry.
• Selective Soldering Nozzles: As selective soldering continues to become more popular in the electronics manufacturing industry, Count On Tools has realized the need for higher quality selective solder nozzles that can consistently apply flux and solder to component leads without disturbing nearby SMT components. Count On Tools custom selective solder nozzles assist to replace labor-intensive hand soldering while eliminating defects caused by wave soldering machines in the market’s most popular selective soldering equipment. Additionally, Count On Tools offers custom selective solder nozzles based on specific application requirements. This includes special wave form sizes and extended or shortened lengths. COT offers ACE, ESRA, Pillarhouse, and RPS selective solder nozzles.

Count On Tools holds and maintains current ITAR registration, 07FFL, 02SOT, and a first-class Quality Management System. For more information about Count On Tools’ products and services, visit www.cotinc.com