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ALPHA EF-8000 lead-free no-clean wave solder flux claims to provide excellent first pass yields, worry-free in-circuit testability and excellent electrical reliability in lead-free and tin/lead wave soldering applications. IPC rated ROL0, exceeds the Bellcore and JIS standards for electromigration and surface insulation resistance, as well as more stringent electromigration and bulk insulation resistance requirements from leading OEMs.

"ALPHA EF-8000 flux creates a new industry standard for broad latitude application, because it withstands the higher PWB surface temperatures required for successful lead-free soldering, but it is fully capable for use in standard tin-lead applications," said Mitch Holtzer, global product manager. "In addition, it can be qualified now for emerging lead-free requirements, and used in lead-free or tin lead production lines."

Low rosin content minimizes flux residue buildup on pallets and wave soldering equipment normally associated with high (>10%) rosin flux formulas.

Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials, alphametals.com

RFS-20 constantly recycles rinse water from stencil and batch cleaners, saving water, energy and disposal costs. The fully automatic system constantly filters the rinse water and returns it to the stencil cleaner for re-use, eliminating the need for evaporators, haulage or in-house wastewater treatment facilities. A four-stage filtration system cleans the rinse water and returns it to the cleaner.

Three-way valve allows the rinse tank fluids to be power drained when changing fluids during periodic maintenance.

Filtration system consists of an in-line solder trap, a 10-micron polypropylene filter, an activated carbon powder filter to remove organics and a 5-micron polypropylene filter for fine particulates and organics. Rinse tank water is constantly re-circulated, extending the bath life of both the wash and rinse tank fluids in the cleaner.

JNJ Industries, jnj-industries.com

The laser fan width control option provides closed-loop monitoring of the conformal coating process. Fan width is important to monitor to ensure consistent, repeatable coating patterns. The option is designed to work with the Century series conformal coating system and the patented SC-105/205 Film Coater applicator for low-viscosity coating materials.

Temperature variations and other environmental factors often affect the viscosity of coating materials, changing material flow and fluid fan width. Measures the fan width with a laser sensor and adjusts the system parameters as necessary. Can achieve edge definition of 0.76 mm (30 mil) and speeds up to 400 mm/sec (16 in/sec).

Asymtek, asymtek.com

The family of PXI instrumentation supporting extended boundary Scan Test strategies includes digital I/O modules, a mixed Signal I/O module and several power modules.

The family of digital I/O modules includes the PXI 5296 with 96 channels and the PXI 52196 with 192 channels. I/O channels are individually programmable as input, output, bi-directional or tri-state. The 32 channel groups are voltage-programmable between 1.8 and 5VDC. Each channel features a special protection circuitry to avoid interface damages due to high fault currents, and allows hot-swap capability. A differential I/O module PXI 5384 with 48 programmable channels is available.

The mixed signal I/O module PXI 5702 has two channels with 12-bit resolution for the generation or measurement of voltages. Can also be used as digital pin driver.

The PXI 5120x series of power modules includes five different models (3VDC, 5VDC, 12VDC, 24VDC and 48VDC). All have two separate channels with 50W output power each, and are voltage and current programmable. Feature galvanic isolation, load rejection relays, U/I read back and programmable current. Have an integrated U/I recorder per channel, synchronously operating to the BScan TCK clock.

The new suite supports the PXI trigger bus and, can be synchronized to the boundary scan test procedure.

GÖPEL electronic GmbH, goepel.com

DEK (dek.com) has developed machine interfaces to NPI and MES software tools from Aegis Industrial Software Corp. (aiscorp.com), allowing engineers using DEK screen printing platforms to reportedly maximise machine uptime, improve process monitoring and reduce operator mean time to assist (MTTA).

DEK screen printing platforms can now communicate using the Aegis xLink protocol, which allows users to reduce machine programming time for through-hole and surface mount production and inspection process machine interfaces using CircuitCAM, and to benefit from browser-based remote monitoring using iMonitor. The two utilities are part of Aegis' software for managing manufacturing information, which encompasses manufacturing activities from NPI to monitoring and optimising production.

CircuitCAM allows users to quickly create machine programs from CAD design information, working offline to maximise machine uptime. Enables generation of process routing, visual assembly documentation and reports from the input CAD information.

iMonitor collects, analyses and archives real-time data from the screen printer, as well as downstream assembly and test equipment. This information may then be used to improve quality and throughput, detect and react to problems before they escalate, analyse and prioritise problems for optimal corrective action, and to inform continuous improvement activities.

Bellows Falls, VT -- Straight cable, coiled cords and high performance flexible products that meet current environmental requirements are available for a range of medical and commercial interconnect applications. Comply with environmental directives such as RoHS and WEEE.

Whitney Blake Co. www.whitneyblake.com