St. Louis -- HIGHLIGHTER multi-directional LED ring light uses a simple mouse to control the direction of the lights, as well as the intensity and number of LEDs illuminated. Works on all makes of microscopes, as well as the speckFINDER  Video Microscope.

Inspection and quality control workers can view surface defects and overcome visibility problems. Hard-to-see imperfections in plastic and metal surfaces, defects in solder joints and details on translucent surfaces all become apparent when highlighted.

Users can direct up to 40 LEDS either clockwise or counter clockwise by rotating the mouse control.  A left mouse click activates automatic continuous rotation of 1 to 39 LEDS so the operator can compare and contrast the image under different lighting, without having to move the object being viewed. A right click of the mouse alters light intensity to meet optical instrument and individual requirements.  The dimmable ring light offers five settings from 100 to 2%. 

The ergonomic mouse occupies minimal workspace and eliminates “big box” controls.

Davor Manufacturing Corp., dazor.com 

1075-EXR 44 wave solder flux is developed specifically for Pb-free wave soldering of surface-mount, mixed-technology and through-hole electronic assemblies.

Is water-based and non-flammable, eliminating special storage requirements and reducing VOC emissions. Said to provide excellent surface wetting, eliminate cleaning and reduce solder balling. Can also be used for Sn/Pb assemblies. 

Indium Corp., www.indium.com 

TOKYO -- Tatsuta System Electronics Co. released a new EMI shield film, SF PC-5000, formulated for flex interconnects, COF, hinge applications in cellular phones, digital camera modules and LCD drivers. Total thickness is 22 microns. Well suited for dynamic flex operations, also acts as a covercoat.

Base dielectric is a soft epoxy only 5 microns thick, covered with 0.1 to 0.15 microns of silver and 17 microns of anisotropic conductive Adhesive. Said to exhibit excellent thermal stability during reflow with no blistering or warpage and minimal shrinkage.  Comes with a matte black finish, a 50-micron PET transfer film for handling and a 120-micro film for protection.

Further info.and samples available from FRP Services & Co.: (914) 868-4090 Ext. 110; kobayashi@frpusa.com  

Promation recently expanded their in-line label placement stations by adding a “Print on Demand” feature prior to the pick-and-place function.

ELC-100 is a standard in-line label pick-and-place station that uses the customer’s pre-printed label rolls. ELC-200 allows customers to print their labels (based upon select criteria) and have them placed on the PCB.

Both stations can accurately place labels, ranging from 7 x 7 mm to 40 x 40 mm, through the use of an x/y gantry and touch panel interface. Clamshell design allows full access to the labeling system.

Available with YL and LLX size internal conveyors.

Promation, pro-mation-inc.com