Quality control and quality assurance may soon be synonymous with machine vision Demand for error-free assembly keeps rising as the pressure on production time mounts In our Six Sigma/lean industrial world there is less and less room for mistakes Learn more

Automated optical inspection and verification during assembly was initially championed by the automotive and electronics industry which often must assemble a large number of discrete components into a finished product.For electronics assembly Learn more

Series 236 is simply pushed into solder paste-filled pcb holes and then soldered along with SMT components in forced air convection system Fitted with solder pin adapted to reflow process terminal block uses temperature-resistant plastic and Learn more

Kyocera America a key supplier of flip chip substrates recently constructed a 6,600 square-foot facility in San Diego CA to house its new flip chip assembly operation The company has announced its decision to add Carlsbad CA-based Asymtek as the Learn more

Solder paste reflows at 217°C benefitting pcbs that require lead-free alloy with leadlike print tack and reflow characteristics Tin/silver/copper alloy achieves 24 hr print life and comes no-clean low-residue water-soluble and RMA flux Learn more

Suitable for µBGAs large QFPs and odd-shaped and hybrid devices semiautomatic Model LS-200 solders and desolders RF shielding and addresses various paste-in-hole and solder-paste-on-through-hole applications Off-line rework system prevents Learn more

Automated Model Vi-3200 inspects up to 150,000 components/hr on boards as large as 24 x 24 in It verifies component presence position polarity and text; inspects solder paste and joints; detects bridges; and spots insufficient or excess paste Learn more

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