UltraClean VOC-free benchtop flux remover cleans rosin fluxes, synthetic fluxes, "no-clean" fluxes, and Pb-free materials. Can remove silicone-based glues, coatings and insulators. Meets health, safety and environmental restrictions. Is halogen-free and ozone-safe. Uses a non-flammable propellant. Does not use water or alcohol. Is reportedly ideal for rework and repair. Packaged in a 300gm aerosol. Comes in 3.9L, 19L, and 200L packages.
MicroCare, www.microcare.com
95 RX Flux is low-VOC technology developed for vintage soldering machines that use foam fluxers. Can foam up to 0.5" high; reportedly will not creep out of slots and PTH. Water content provides strong foaming bubbles that carry kinetic energy; assists in cleaning surfaces and gets flux in holes that need to accept solder. Prevents solder balling, with a minimum amount of residue.
Cobar Solder Products, www.cobar.com
Balver Zinn Group, www.balverzinn.com
Juliet desktop tester now supports all embedded system access technologies for in-system programming of Flash, PLD and MCU, as well as structural and functional at-speed board test. Universal adaptors for fast prototype adaption, an automated release mechanism, and a pneumatic lock mechanism are available. Provides same user interface as Rapido inline programmers. Is equipped with an interface to an exchangeable adaptor to accommodate different UUT. All systems provide four independently programmable UUT voltages, including current measurement for two and four registers for support of gang-applications.
Goepel electronic, www.goepelusa.com
Wafer-Vac general-purpose wafer vacuum handling tool comes with 8" molded wafer tip (WV-9000-MW8). Handles wafers, solar cells and other substrates. Diaphragm vacuum pump generates up to 10" of mercury with an open air flow of 2.3 lpm. Connects to ground automatically with a three-wire power cord. Class 100 Cleanroom safe. Comes standard with long-life pump and push-button wafer tip pen: VWP-500-2.5mm. Has a footprint of 7¼" x 3" x 2½" and comes with 6' of clear coiled vacuum hose. Plugs directly into 110V 50/60 Hz.
Virtual Industries, www.virtual-ii.com
Rapido RPS3000-S32XL provides an increased surface for multi-board panels up to 500 x 500 mm. Is based on Scanflex with short wire interface for up to 32 sites; supports double-sided probing for up to 3,000 nails. Developed for in-system programming of non-volatile memories such as Flash, MCU and PLD. Allows a combination of programming tasks with test strategies such as boundary scan, processor emulation, chip embedded instruments or functional test; can be executed in parallel on 32 boards integrated into one panel.
Goepel electronic, www.goepelusa.com
NC722 low-melting SnBi solder paste is halide-free and rosin-based. For use with low-temperature alloys such as Sn42Bi58. Reportedly offers good open times, abandon time and soldering activity with all surface finishes. Meets or exceeds ANSI/J-STD -004, -005 requirements, as well as Bellcore test criteria. Features print volume consistency with surface area ratios as low as 0.55. Is suitable for high RH areas.
FCT Assembly, www.fctassembly.com