ezLOAD PCB support system for MPM SPM screen printers is built for batch printing and prototype work. Features machined base plate and soft, ESD-safe foam fingers. ezLOAD PAD features active grip technology to hold boards during the screen printing process; is ESD-safe. Is compatible with any SMT equipment, from pick-and-place to chip shooters, screen printers, dispensers, and AOI equipment. Is customizable.

Count On Tools, www.cotinc.com/ezload

D9600 C-SAM is a general-purpose system for laboratory/failure analysis work or for low-volume production inspection, including software and hardware upgrades. Has a linear motor x-axis scanner that leverages Gen6-style technology. Can select image resolution based on desired pixel spacing, down to 1µm, for the size scan desired. Includes Sonolytics operator interface. PolyGate technology is designed for optimizing imaging at multiple levels simultaneously. Visual PolyGate permits the operator to see all the gates (slices of time/depth to be investigated) chosen for each level of interest within a sample in a dual A-Scan display format. Each gate yields its own image. Permits the capture of up to 100 gates per channel during a single scan. Results can be turned into a 3D volumetric model. Can diagnose features within typical microelectronic samples, such as plastic-encapsulated ICs.

Sonoscan, www.sonoscan.com 

800 large format automatic optical inspection system is for printed circuit board assemblies up to 21.6" x 31.5". Offers full-color inspection. Has short programming time and combined pattern matching and condition-based AOI algorithms; has high throughput with excellent defect capture and low false calls on solder paste, components, and solder fillets. THT inspection algorithms allow for 100% inspection of through-hole component leads. Includes telecentric primary lens with the option of up to eight additional cameras for angled inspection, RGB lighting, and through lens illumination. Bench-top and inline versions are available.

MEK/Marantz, www.escapethegreyworld.com

Agilent N6462A DDR4 compliance test application is for systems using double-data-rate 4 memory. Can accelerate turn-on and debug of DDR4 systems by automating the execution of physical layer tests. Uses four high-bandwidth oscilloscope channels. DDR4 dynamic random-access memory technology with high-bandwidth interface operates at a max. of 1.2 volts and can achieve a data transfer rate of up to 3.2 giga transfers per sec. Is designed for high-end computing applications. Application provides automated clock, electrical and timing tests. Automatically configures oscilloscope for each test and generates an HTML report at the end of the test. Report compares results with specified test limit and indicates how closely the device passes or fails each test. Can debug signal integrity issues using N6462A software in conjunction with InfiniiScan multichannel and multizone triggering features.

Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com

PC003 solder practice kit is IPC-A-610 compliant. Is for training and testing employees. Double-sided PC board has pads for 13 different components: one through-hole dip14 and 12 surface-mount components. Each item is individually bagged and tagged. Consists of PLCCs, SOICs, TSSOPs, SOTs, passives, and QFPs with 0.5mm and 0.65mm pitch. Is for classroom training and practice.

Practical Components, www.practicalcomponents.com

PC015 rework kit conforms to IPC-7711/7721 standards. Is for rework training or to evaluate current rework procedures. Contains two fully populated boards and enough components to repopulate the boards after the removal of components. Contains a range of components from through-hole to chip scale. Is boxed with all components individually bagged and labeled.

Practical Components, www.practicalcomponents.com 

PC013 hand solder practice kit comes in four kit configurations. Comes with a variety of through-hole components. Each kit is boxed with components individually bagged and labeled. Comes standard with an SO16 resistor network, but can be upgraded to a Flat Pack 16. Is for use in classroom settings. Available in Pb-free and SnPb.

Practical Components, www.practicalcomponents.com

PC016-J-STD-E mixed technology soldering kit conforms to IPC J-STD-001E. Is for training and evaluating students and employees. Contains a variety of standard surface mount and through-hole components with traces. Each kit is individually boxed with all components bagged and labeled. Board size: 3" x 4". FR-4 board material, 0.062" thick, HASL finish.

Practical Components, www.practicalcomponents.com

os3610 Optical Strain Sensor uses fiber Bragg grating sensor technology; is optimized for surface mount applications. Contains one FBG for strain measurement and a second FBG for active temperature compensation. Can visually preset an ideal zero-strain point. Hard stops protect the gage from over travel. Is IP67-rated and has steel tubes that seal out the environment and provide a low-resistance connection between end brackets.

Micron Optics, www.micronoptics.com

Valueflex turnkey line is for short-run to midrange high-precision surface mount assembly, including high-mix runs. MC-385V1V pick-and-place machine has placement speeds to 5,000 cph and capacity for up to 128 feeders. Ball-screw drive, high-speed AC servo motors, and X&Y linear encoders are for components from 0201 to 100mm x 150mm, with 01005 capability as an option. Four-zone, full-convection, Pb-free reflow oven (model CR4000T) accommodates boards 20" wide. MC100 stencil printer has fine-pitch capability of 0.3mm and registration repeatability to ±0.02mm. Includes adjustable magnetic support pins and self-locking X, Y, Z and theta adjustments. Level 2 upgrade increases placement speed by about 50% with dual placement heads. Computer control and KIC profile prediction software are added to the reflow oven, along with a 16"-wide pin conveyor over the mesh belt. 

Manncorp, www.manncorp.com

The VP5200V inline, high-speed 3D solder paste inspection system reportedly completes inspection cycles 2x faster than conventional models, using the phase shift method to measure height. Program generation times are fewer than 10 min. Has one-touch operation through touch panel control. Offers height inspection (within 1 ìm) and volume inspection (within 3%). Available models offer horizontal resolution of 15 ìm or 25 ìm.

Omron Inspection Systems, www.omron247.com

Servo-Flo 105-HV high-volume, variable-ratio meter system is for meter-mix dispensing processes for two-part materials. Dispenses up to 35 in³, 575 cc, of metered and mixed material at 1:1 ratio. Dual servo motor allows ratio to be adjusted without mechanical changes to the machine. Is a positive rod displacement metering system. Independent servo motors permit each meter to pre-pressurize to the correct setting. Provides different shot volume sizes, consistent bead diameters, and responds to flow rate inputs for varying robot movement speeds. More than 250 pre-programmed dispense settings for different part sizes.

Sealant Equipment & Engineering, www.SealantEquipment.com