PCB Vertical Carrier accommodates almost any size printed circuit board. ESD-safe cart includes two bottom rows of adjustable guides and one back row, eliminating spilled boards. Footprint is 16" x 10" and 5". Customized slotting configurations, carriers and board support rails available. Comes in single- and double-sided models. Carrier supports can be rearranged without tools. Carriers can hang from the cart, sit on a workstation, lie on flat surfaces, or be set on existing flat wire cart shelves. Costs approximately 30% less than 20 slot tray carts and will handle larger quantities of boards.

Bliss Industries, www.blissindustries.com

Fusion3D 1100 uses laser direct structuring and molded interconnect devices to combine mechanical structures and electronic circuits into a single 3-D part. Uses LDS-grade resin laser activated by a scanner-based laser system. Circuit pattern is written directly onto the molded piece; conductive paths are plated using electroless plating technology, adhering only to where the plastic has been activated by the laser beam. For small-volume production.

LPKF Laser & Electronics, www.lpkfusa.com 

UA-2605 reworkable edgebond adhesive improves thermal cycle performance of CBGAs and plastic BGAs. In a trial, it reportedly tripled the 0° to +100°C performance of a CBGA to nearly 2,500 cycles.  Only four beads of adhesive required, one at each corner. No need to preheat board; no need to wait for underfill flow; no need for multiple dispensing passes.

Zymet, www.zymet.com

iSpector HMA and HDA AOI is a nine-camera system: one top-down camera and eight side cameras. Side cameras operate simultaneously. Includes wide FOV from multi-angles; full-color inspection, and high dynamic range CMOS side cameras + CCD main camera.

Marantz Electronics, http://us.marantz.com
Christopher Associates Inc., www.christopherweb.com

MY100e series pick-and-place machines are for high-volume production environments. Enable a fully automated material flow with fewer operators. Reportedly have seamless workflow from prototypes to volume production. Include four models: LXe, SXe, DXe and HXe, each in two sizes ranging from 16,000 to 50,000 cph, with a total of 96 to 176 feeder positions. Are compatible with existing range of Mydata machines, feeders and software.

Mydata, www.mydata.com

StencilLaser G6080 features a real-time quality inspection system and improves throughput by about 20% over previous models. Optical inspection monitors stencil cutting process in real-time. New control system optimizes cutting parameters for individual apertures. Has a fully contained motion system and software-controlled cutting gas management.

LPKF Laser & Electronics, www.lpkfusa.com

Agilent TS-8900 automotive functional test system is a standardized PXI-based solution for testing medium- to high-pin-count electronic control units. Provides up to 20% better throughput compared with earlier Agilent automotive functional tester. Has simultaneous measurement channel capabilities. Includes 32-channel M9216A high-voltage data acquisition module. Capable of acquiring voltage levels ranging from 1 mV to 100 V at 250kSa/s per channel simultaneously. Provides direct connectivity to ECUs without the need for external front-end signal conditioning circuitry. Comes with a suite of more than 200 built-in applications-tuned test libraries.

Agilent Technologies, www.agilent.com

Model 2651A SourceMeter instrument reportedly provides the widest current range available for testing high brightness LEDs, power semiconductors, DC-DC converters, batteries, and other high power materials, components, modules and subassemblies. Offers a four-quadrant voltage and current source/load coupled with precision voltage and current meters. Combines functionality of multiple instruments in a single full-rack enclosure: semiconductor characterization instrument, precision power supply, current source, DMM, arbitrary waveform generator, V or I pulse generator, electronic load and trigger controller. Is expandable into a multi-channel synchronized system via TSP-Link technology. Can source or sink up to 2,000W of pulsed power (±40V, ±50A) or 200W of DC power (±10V@±20A, ±20V@±10A, ±40V@±5A). Measures signals as low as 1pA and 100 mV at speeds up to one microsec. per reading. Provides a choice of digitizing or integrating measurement modes for characterization of transient and steady-state behavior. TSP Express LXI-based I-V test software is embedded.

Keithley Instruments, www.keithley.com

NicAlloy-XT stencil technology combines NicAlloy and electroform stencils. Bridges the gap between traditional laser cut stencils and electroform stencils. Meets aspect ratios down to 0.46. Incorporates NiPlate process for smooth aperture walls. Offers superior paste release and improved underscreen cleaning. Manufacturing processes produce uniform stencil thickness; high-quality print deposit.

Photo Stencil, www.photostencil.com

VT-RNSII inline post-reflow inspection uses faster shutter speeds and improved image processing to perform inspections 20% faster than the original VT-RNS series. Permits faster throughput and more detailed inspections of densely populated boards within the same cycle time. Uses color highlight system, which provides 3-D information from a 2-D image; uses RGB LEDs in a dome configuration. 3-CCD camera obtains 3x the information of a conventional 1-CCD camera. Offers high resolution of up to 10 μm; supports inspection of components as small as 01005 and 0.0012" pitch. Optical character verification is standard. Includes EzTS program generation software. VT-RNSII-ptH benchtop model is available.

Omron Industrial Automation, www.omron.com

Sherlock automated design analysis software analyzes, grades and certifies expected reliability of printed circuit board assemblies. Can design-in product reliability earlier in the product development process; provides results within hours. Incorporates physics-of-failure.

DfR Solutions, www.dfrsolutions.com

S3088 flex system is an enhanced model to S3088-III. Is designed to combine high-reliability inspection capability with ease-of-programming features. From prototype capability to high production speed, this platform was designed to meet flexible AOI requirements. Intel core i7 computer and touch-screen monitor are included. vVision inspection software is optional. Reportedly ensures 100% inspection compatibility.

Viscom, www.viscom.com