The Conformal Coating Inspection and Defect Guide CD-ROM provides a guide to the use of coatings, their application and process, product benefits, inspection and quality control. A practical defect guide session permits examination of coated boards using different materials and inspection of the coating application. Engineers answer questions on coating processes, process defects and quality control in manufacture.

The Conformal Coating Inspection and Defect Guide is a 24-page color poster guide. Is a reference source for operators, inspection and training departments. Is provided as a PDF. Individual sheets can be printed as A4 for benchtop reference or as A3 color posters for reference in manufacture. Can be viewed on a PC with each page featuring three images. Features more than 20 individual pages for onsite printing and display.

The Conformal Coating Photo Album is a CD-ROM featuring more than 290 color images to create training material, PowerPoint files, process documents and standards. Can be used in marketing and advertising material or in technical articles. Can be pasted into any Word or PowerPoint document for in-house use. Photographs are provided in either Tiff or jpg file format. Images are a mixture of high and low resolution.

SMART Group, www.smartgroup.org

 

Sarcon GR-Ae soft thermal interface silicone gel compound is manufactured in sheet form. Is designed to transfer heat from its source to a nearby heat sink. Fills air gaps between delicate and uneven components. Offers a thermal conductivity of 1.3 W/m°K with a thermal resistance as low as .43 °Cin2/W. Gap filler pad is available in thicknesses ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 mm. Comes in sheets up to 200 x 300 mm, or die-cut to exact application specifications. 

Fujipoly America Corp., www.fujipoly.com

 

3D-Locate vision software delivers real-time 3D position information that enables automation equipment to work with a variety of parts, stacked or tilted items. Can improve vision performance for applications such as logistics, robot-guided de-palletizing and precision assembly. Can be used in combination with Cognex code reading, gauging, and inspection tools. Uses multiple sets of 2D features found by PatMax to determine an object’s precise 3D orientation. Tolerates non-uniform lighting. Can use input from SearchMax and PatFlex to help determine part orientation. Can be used in single camera applications; robot-mounted single or stereo camera guidance systems; work cells with multiple fixed-mount cameras, and dimensioning, sorting and picking applications on conveyor lines.
                         
Cognex Corp., www.cognex.com

KISS selective soldering machines now come with nitrogen spot preheating. Focuses and controls superheated nitrogen delivery to a small, user-defined area. Is for soldering operations where large area bottom-side or topside preheating is not feasible.

ACE Production Technologies, www.ace-protech.com  

 

Q2119A fine-pitch, fine-wire (17-75µm), automatic gold ball bonder is for smaller lot sizes, multiple product variations and frequent setup changes. For prototypes to medium-volume production. Runs on Windows XP Pro; offers intuitive, menu-driven software, with access to all machine functions. Interface provides point-and-click bonding; unlimited wires; easy bond process editing; extensive program storage, and a bond parameter library. Options include programmable ultrasonic generator (256 increments) with low impedance transducers, programmable temperature controllers (optional dual-loop), application-specific software, and custom machines with tables up to 300 x 300 mm.

Questar Products International, www.questarproducts.com  

Tonsan 1521 silicone potting compound is a two-part silicone potting material used in junction boxes to provide reliable sealing for diodes and connectors. Shows strong adhesion to PPO, TPT, brass and Sn-plated leads. Features excellent aging and heat resistance; is for automatic dispensing applications.
 
Beijing Tonsan Adhesives, www.ts.com.cn/en_index.asp
Christopher Associates, www.christopherweb.com
 

 

The Track, Trace and Control solution features new TTC middleware, which partners with machine vision or auto ID hardware. Is designed to provide work-in-progress visibility through any factory, validate the process flow, and provide the history of the process steps accomplished on a product. Provides real time data visibility across the plant floor, including data collected from machine vision inspections, RFID, barcode and 2D readers. Connectivity to commonly used MES and ERP systems is easily accomplished.

Microscan, www.microscan.com

PVD3000 drying system enhances PV3000 metallization line. Is for solar cell production, incorporating thermal control, improved VOC management and reduced power consumption. Dryer concept is based on principles of hot air convection drying, a process conducive to thermal control at lower drying temperatures. Improves air exchange within the process chamber, enabling the dryer to manage the increased VOC volume associated with raised throughput. Specialist catalyst within the process chamber converts the VOCs to simpler compounds such as carbon dioxide and water. An important byproduct of the catalyst conversion is heat.
 
DEK Solar, www.deksolar.com
Heller Industries, www.hellerindustries.com

 

Unisonik ultrasonic robotic soldering system offers fluxless soldering. Solders on glass and other difficult surfaces.

Japan Unix Co., Ltd., http://www.japanunix.co.jp/ju_en/

Software tools are available for a very high-resolution camera module that provides measurements of balls and wedges. Reportedly measures 25 µm gold thin-wire wedge sizes with a standard deviation of 1 µm. Inspects qualitative characteristics of wire bonds; balls and wedges statistical evaluation and trend analysis of critical geometric dimensions can be performed. For gold wire bonds with diameters less than 25 µm, the VHR module's illumination enhances geometric features. Resolution of approximately 3 µm per pixel produces standard deviations in wedge widths of 1 µm.

Viscom, www.viscom.com

Fine laser cutting systems come with up to five axes of precision multi-axis motion, and sophisticated software control features. Proprietary position-based firing laser control algorithm is said to enable precise pulsing overlap to be maintained during multiple linear and rotary axis coordinated motion.

Miyachi Unitek, muc.miyachi.com

TTC (Track, Trace and Control) software works with machine vision or auto ID hardware to address plant-wide information. Provides work-in-progress (WIP) visibility through any factory (tracking), validates process flow (control) and provides history of process steps accomplished on a product (traceability). Combines data collection with error proofing to demonstrate process compliance. Provides complete, real-time data visibility across the plant floor for any and all data collection points, including data collected from machine vision inspections, RFID, barcode and 2-D readers. Connects to all commonly used MES and ERP systems. Features visual warnings and alarms if a product is scanned at the entry of the wrong operation or if the operation is out of sequence. Was developed jointly with Cogiscan.

 

Microscan, www.microscan.com.