No. 918 is a gas-heated, 350°F shelf oven currently used for lower temperature heat processing operations. Workspace dimensions measure 68" x 30" x 66". 100,000 BTU/hr. are installed in a modulating natural gas burner; a 1000 CFM, 1-HP recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the workload. Features an aluminized steel exterior and Type 430 stainless steel interior with 4" thick insulated walls, and a silicone rubber door gasket. Has 325 CFM and 1/3-HP powered forced exhauster.  A digital indicating temperature controller displays actual and set point values. Two nickel-plated wire shelves are included with channel shelf supports.

The Grieve Corp., www.grievecorp.com

The 4000Plus multi-purpose bondtester is able to perform a wide range of shear and pull applications, as well as push functionality up to 50 kg. Is suitable for traditional bond tests, and meets the requirements of ribbon pull, hot bump pull and fatigue. Has anti-backlash system to aid the setting and control of step back. Is available with a range of XY stages, with a 160 mm XY stage as standard, and an image capture system. Has extended working envelope of 200 mm for testing oversize parts. Uses Paragon software. 

Nordson Dage, www.nordsondage.com

PR1 BGA Solder Ball Checker is for inspection of BGA soldering and QFP lead sections. Provides inspection of soldered points and BGA surfaces; features a conductive body for ESD. Enables visual inspection of QFP leads and chip parts. The handheld tool is 50 x 30 x 15 mm. Weighs 25 g. Comes with a wrist strap. Is capable of inspecting the interior section of BGA packages using a battery-powered white LED lighting system. With an expanded lens, it is capable of up to 7X magnification.

Seika Machinery Inc., www.seikausa.com

SPC+ Software is a yield improvement tool for solder paste printing. Is a high-functionality statistical process control package that can be run on the system or offline. Analyzes images and data to track performance. Defect review, X Bars and S charts, Cp and CpK calculation, histograms, and other analytical tools can be calculated with Pareto charts and the ability to drill down on specific data points. Real-time capabilities permit immediate adjustment of solder paste printing parameters. Included free on all new Koh Young equipment.

Koh Young Technology, www.kohyoung.com

High-Throughput Flex Line includes twin MC-385 pick-and-place machines with a combined placement rate of 10,000 cph, each IPC-9850-rated at 5,500 cph, and capable of placing parts ranging from 0201 up to 150 mm x 100 mm. Includes MC-1400 automatic stencil printer, CR-8000 8-zone Pb-free reflow oven, and two conveyors to permit pre-reflow inspection.

Box Builder Line features MC-387 placer with 224-feeder capacity and IPC-9850-rated speed of 5,500 cph. Is for low-volume, high-mix runs. Can be programmed for multiple processing scenarios without changeovers and downtime. Line includes MC-1400 automatic stencil printer, CR-5000 5-zone Pb-free reflow oven and CT-90L inspection conveyor.

Manncorp, www.manncorp.com

MT9510XP tri-temp pick-and-place handler now offers a pressure booster option said to increase contact force. Enables testing of high pin count devices in up to eight contact sites in parallel. Reportedly doubles overall force available; twice as many pins can be contacted simultaneously.

Multitest, www.multitest.com/MT9510

SR-600 series code reader provides code applications moving as quickly as 160 m/min.; has high-intensity LED lighting, high-speed DSP decoding ability, and decoding software filters. Filters enable stable reading on difficult codes caused by low contrast, scratches, distortion, or reflections. Optional direct programming on the reader with visible laser pointers or connecting using free AutoID software. Integrated USB port enables live monitoring, testing and function changes. With TUNE button, it selects the appropriate combination of filters, shutter speed, aperture and lighting conditions. Uses up to 16 unique parameter banks.

Keyence, www.keyence.com/SR6PR

 

ACE Bullet nozzles for KISS selective soldering machines come in standard sizes from 3 to 25 mm. ID marks enable identification of lead and Pb-free nozzles. Custom selective solder nozzles are based on specific application requirements, including special wave form sizes and extended or shortened lengths.

Count On Tools Inc., www.cotinc.com

China RoHS General Guidelines of Environment-friendly Use Period of Electronic Information Products, SJ/Z 11388-2009 is now available in English. Document was promulgated Nov. 17, 2009, and "implemented" Jan. 1, 2010. The purpose of the Environment-Friendly Use Period is for manufacturers to identify the time period they guarantee that the toxic or hazardous substances, as identified in the China RoHS regulation, will not "leak out or mutate." It can range from five to 50 years.

Currently available only in hard copy in China, but translation is supplied in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 

Design Chain Associates, chinarohs.com/dcacart.html 

vSure v. 9.0 design for manufacturing software contains enhanced DfM analysis. Verifies more than 700 DfM manufacturing requirements on a PCB design. Uses  “golden” Valor Parts Library (VPL) to ensure consistency between the checks performed at design and manufacturing.

Features include

• Manufacturing Risk Assessment interface for reviewing DfM analysis results, focusing on the most critical. Potential design problems can be filtered and sorted by various categories including severity, board location, padstack types, package or part numbers and features.
• Design Process Wizard to guide designers through DfM process following a best-practice sequence of steps from the import of design data to the viewing of analysis results. Executes all actions in accordance with industry-tested practices to ensure a comprehensive analysis while reducing the need for detailed manufacturing expertise.
• Hierarchical and mathematical-based analysis-rules modeling that enables adjustment of analysis rules based on the technology, design center, processes or manufacturer’s capabilities. Reportedly eliminates need for complete re-definition of rule-sets when technologies change. In addition, management of multiple rule-sets is supported, thus reducing setup time and potential analysis errors.
• Significantly simplified user interface.

Succeeds Valor Enterprise 3000 Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) software.

Mentor Graphics, http://go.mentor.com/vsure

 

Angled BNC sockets for direct soldering have flat surfaces said to minimize torsion stresses on the PCB. Right-angled configuration is said to reduces lateral strain. Provides touch protection up to 1,000V (CAT III)/600V (CAT IV). Socket shield consists of two insulated semi-circular contacts, providing a switching function through the action of the plug being inserted. Contact socket of inner conductor is in Au-plated brass. Are compatible with conventional male BNC connectors For high-impedance insulated inputs for oscilloscopes.

Multi-Contact, www.multi-contact.com

B Series 50 mL cartridges have interfaces for mixer and pre-assembled built-in piston retention. Have rectangular backs and are available in 50mL, fully assembled, 1:1 and 2:1 ratio polypropylene cartridges. Offer a removable cap, a stronger attachment flange, separated outlets, and pre-assembled pistons with or without o-ring. Cartridges with 4:1 and 10:1 ratios will be available soon.

Sulzer Mixpac USA Inc., www.sulzermixpacusa.com