Speedprint Technology, a division of Blakell Europlacer Group, will display SP200avi inline stencil printer at the upcoming Nepcon trade show in Birmingham, U.K.

Designed for medium- and high-throughput, high-mix applications, the 23" inline stencil printer uses a patented “look down, look down” approach to vision alignment. Twin roving cameras mounted on independent X-Y gantries ensure precision alignment using fiducial marks or PCB/stencil features. The vision system facilitates a “paste on stencil” inspection feature that helps determine if there is adequate paste on the stencil before running the print cycle. 

Selective Auto-Paste Dispense technology is fully programmable. The twin camera vision system analyzes the stencil to see where paste is required, and the dispenser deposits it accordingly. This reportedly guarantees consistent solder paste deposition onto PCBs.

The user interface runs under a menu-driven Windows XP application. The software incorporates self-diagnostic capabilities, including production logging and automatic fault report generation.

Data stored on the machine may be accessed remotely via a PC modem connection, allowing for “on the fly” troubleshooting. Automatic rail width adjust is standard to help with quick changeovers in a high-mix manufacturing environment. Stencil loading is automatic; it does not require adaptors for varying sizes of stencil frames.

Speedprint Technology, speedprint-tech.com

Nepcon Birmingham Stand No. C10