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Weymouth, UK - Aug. 4, 2004 - DEK (dek.com)'s latest machine for surface-mount pre-placement, the Europa, has a cycle time of less than seven seconds and total process Cpk 2.0 of ± 20mm.
According to the company, a newly designed chassis provides torsional and thermal stability and a single natural vibration frequency. A new scaleable control system increases the reliability of dramatically reduced wiring - 40% less than conventional printing systems.
Rich Heimsch, president of DEK International, notes that Europa's specification sheet describes the performance customers can expect during actual production. "Europa's Cpk 2.0 at ± 20mm is the figure for true paste on pad repeatability, measured after a full wet print cycle. Many specifications quote fiducial alignment capability only, but it is paste on pad repeatability that really matters to electronics assemblers."
The machine features an interactive user interface, with graphical indications for consumable replenishment, plus on-board help and error recovery. Its software links to DEK's Web-based support services and contains tutorials on setup, process optimization, and maintenance and applications issues.
The company is aiming for notebook contract orders from regional vendors and system integrators, DigiTimes reported, sourcing chairman Johnson Chiang.
ECS, one of Taiwan's largest ODM makers of motherboards, recently split into two units -- EMS and brand products.
While the company's history is in motherboard manufacturing, the EMS group will target a broader product range including motherboards, graphics cards, PC systems and notebooks, DigiTimes said.
Orders flattened in July, their first slowdown in 11 months, reported the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association, a trade group of component makers and assemblers.
"After almost a year of steady upward movement, the market seems to have taken a bit of a breather in July," said Bob Willis, ECA president, in a press statement. "We suspect that this will be temporary and that growth will resume by the end of this quarter through the close of the year."
Executives from manufacturers who met at ECA's spring conference said they expect growth well into 2005, ECA said.
The ECA is a sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance.
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