Component Management
ACME PCB partners with Ersa for reworking large PCBs
Kurtz Ersa North America announces that ACME PCB Assembly has purchased an IR/PL 650 XL Rework system. Reworking large PCBs can be extremely difficult, and Ersa has responded with a large board rework machine that safely handles even the toughest applications.
Fast cure LED flood system cuts maintenance costs
Intertronics has introduced BlueWave LED Flood System, a large format lamp for UV/visible light curing, enabling larger production components to be cured with LED technology. It offers great intensity and uniformity, contributing to faster and more repeatable cure times, and with LED’s instant on/off capability there are no mechanical shutter components and no warm-up time requirements.
Registration opens for cleaning webinar
Aqueous Technologies has opened registration for the fourth webinar of its five-part Cleaning and Reliability Live Webinar Series. The fourth webinar, entitled “To Drain or Not to Drain – Environmental Mitigation Techniques” is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 22. Mike Konrad, Aqueous Technologies’ CEO will host the webinar.
Understencil wiping tops Kyzen's IEMT agenda
KYZEN will present and exhibit at the 36th International Electronics Manufacturing Technology Conference (IEMT) at the Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel in Johor, Malaysia (Nov 11-13). “Understencil Wipe Cleaning Yield Improvements” was written by KYZEN’s Mike Bixenman, D.B.A., Shea Engineering’s Chrys Shea, Vicor Corporation – VI Chip Division’s Ray Whittier, and Indium Corporation’s Brook Sandy-Smith. The f...
Profiling platform safeguards quality control
SolderStar has developed the DeltaProbe, in response to customer demands for a new streamlined method for periodic profile capture. The SolderStar ‘Smartlink interface’ makes for an intelligent fixture which can hold Product and Process Recipe information to allow efficient profile capture, download and organisation. It provides the secondary function of a quick connection system eliminating the possibility of channel mix-up error.
SolderStar Engineers a New Profiling Platform to Ensure Quality Control of Today’s Complex Technologies
With technologies constantly changing and smaller and more complex designs being developed, it poses a problem in the manufacture of quality printed circuit boards making the use of reflow oven profiling ever more important. With this in mind, SolderStar Ltd, a leading specialist manufacturer in the design and development of thermal profiling equipment for the lead-free electronics industry, has developed the DeltaProbe, a new add-on technology ...
CVD SiC & PBN materials can be used as tools for LEDs
Suitable for use in semiconductor applications, CVD SiC and PBN materials have been introduced by Morgan Advanced Materials. The applications in which the materials are suitable for include rapid thermal processing and plasma etch process chamber components. The materials can also be used as metalorganic CVD tools for high-brightness white LED manufacturing using the indium gallium nitride process.
Dedicated web page highlights aerosol cleaning products
KONTAKT CHEMIE’s products are getting increased focus via the launch of a dedicated brand page on the Conrad Business Supplies website. The page includes video content and other information to help customers select the most appropriate aerosol products for their needs. Conrad offers over 200 KONTAKT CHEMIE products that help solve a wide range of contamination and cleaning tasks in electrical, electronics and other assembly and manufacturin...
Automated fluid dispensing systems integrate vision sensing
Designed for integration into any manufacturing operation, the PRO series of automated fluid dispensing systems has been released by Nordson EFD. Vision and laser height sensing is integrated with closed-loop encoding. This provides an automated solution which has advanced dispensing capabilities and is quick and easy to set up, programme and operate.
Resin protects sensor designed for hazardous locations
The UR5604 polyurethane resin, manufactured by Electrolube, has been chosen for use with a sensor designed for hazardous locations. The sensor's electronics, which are in the form of a PCB, needed to be protected from adverse atmospheric conditions but also meet the requirements of the hazardous location.