The free online cost savings advisor shows the benefits of machine vision and industrial identification. Calculates cost reductions achievable through using Cognex vision and ID systems; acts as a checklist to ensure all potential savings from using vision are identified. Designed to evaluate cost-savings plans for vision inspection, automation or identification applications.
 
Cognex Corp., www.cognex.com/costsavings
 

E101 Evaporator has a zero-discharge environment for aqueous cleaners, such as defluxers, stencil cleaners and other aqueous-based equipment. Has a continuous evaporation rate of 13 gph and a 136-gal. integrated storage tank. Includes an intelligent control system. Is designed to operate in a fully automatic mode; signals when tank is full or when solution is fully concentrated. Has a rugged 12 gauge, 136-gal. stainless steel heating tank. One-half-inch insulation keeps heat away from the exterior powder-coated panels. Has a built-in sight glass.
 
Aqueous Technologies, www.aqueoustech.com
 

A module for angled-view inspection is now offered in AOI systems. Is said to generate a quality image at a 45° angle; the orthogonal camera’s entire inspection area is covered. Images can be captured from any angle position in 1° steps. Is available for the OptiCon BasicLine standalone AOI system, and the inline systems OptiCon AdvancedLine and OptiCon TurboLine.
 
Goepel Electronic, www.goepel.com
 

A family of environmentally progressive aerosol industrial cleaners features a formulation that reportedly cuts the global warming impact as much as 99.6%. VeriClean EU aerosol is a high-end defluxer for advanced electronics; ProClean EU is a lower-cost defluxer/degreaser. The line also features updated canned air and circuit chiller freeze spray products.

MicroCare, www.MicroCare.com

Alpha Vaculoy SACX 0307 Plus low-Ag Pb-free wave solder and rework alloy is a replacement for SnPb and SAC 305. Is said to perform as Alpha SACX 0307, but with lower copper dissolution. Can be run at lower operating temperatures than most Ag-free, Pb-free alternatives; wets well on low- to medium-complexity assemblies in either wave rework or selective soldering applications. Has a low dross rate.
 
Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials, www.alpha.cooksonelectronics.com 
 

The Assembly Workstation Organizer improves workstation appearance and standardizes tool placement. For a variety of items commonly used on the workstation, such as dispensing bottles, wash bottles, brushes, lotion, flux bottles, solder spools, cutters, tweezers, and other accessories. Is made of novel extruded conductive polypropylene for strength, and chemical and moisture resistance. Is conductive 10^E2- 10^E4 to provide a reliable path-to-ground. Custom organizers available.

Menda, www.mendapump.com

Job Costing reporting software now comes with Wireless Time and Attendance Time Clock capability. Is Windows-based. Uses barcoding to track labor and parts against jobs. Produces multiple reports that help track direct costs against jobs. Time Clock monitors costs by tracking job productivity and is said to save time recording and producing payroll data. Tracks hours; transmits to payroll. Is configurable, permitting user-defined fields, how to handle lunch, breaks and more. For small to mid-sized companies.
 
Dynamic Systems, www.click2barcode.com
 

The DXH-3 handheld dispenser is versatile and mobile. Weighs 5.3 lbs., and features a 25 ml. maximum output per stroke. For dispensing in tight spaces or smaller-sized applications. Is said to dispense a variety of ratios for two-component reactive resins. The refill station uses two transfer pumps that feed from 5-gal. bulk containers of material, each equipped with follower plates to handle a wide range of viscosities.

Mixpac Equipment, www.mixpacequipment.com

 

StencilWasher MP is an automatic misprint and stencil cleaner designed to remove non-reflowed solder paste and adhesives from assemblies, stencils and screens, including reflowed assemblies. Is said to be capable of removing all solder pastes, including rosin, water-soluble, and no-clean, as well as uncured surface mount adhesives. May be used in post-reflow defluxing applications, and features a capacity of 32 x 30". Is equipped with a heated closed-loop wash solution reservoir; is compatible with many stencil cleaning chemistries, including StencilWash Plus. Is standard-equipped with a misprint holding rack and a PLC-based control system.
 
Aqueous Technologies, www.aqueoustech.com 
 

The Micro-Dot dispenser combines a syringe-type fluid container with a handheld manual dispenser. Has a plunger that reportedly extends in precise increments each time the actuating lever is depressed. Can set output volumes with a twist of a control knob. Can dispense a range of materials in volumes from microliters to milliliters. Combines a syringe-like fluid reservoir with a plunger-less piston. Has a safety interlock feature.
 
Tridak, www.tridak.com
 
 

Induction soldering systems come in 1 and 3 kW air-cooled models with dynamic precise power control. Reportedly cut soldering times 70-90%, and increase solder joint repeatability and precision.

iTherm Technologies, www.itherm.com/solder.html

Indium8.9HF solder paste is halogen- and Pb-free. Said to offer print transfer efficiency and response-to-pause printing. Suited for 0.4 mm pitch and 0201 technologies. Reportedly possesses a unique activator package and outstanding oxidation barrier, which permits it to coalesce and wet on par with halogen-containing pastes. Oxidation barrier also ensures there is no graping on small passives. Can be manufactured with SnPb powder for use on products currently exempt from RoHS.

Indium Corp., www.indium.com