Koy Young will introduce its KY8030 Solder Paste Inspection (SPI) system for the Chinese market during Nepcon Shanghai this week. Adding to the company’s portfolio of 3-D SPI equipment, this small footprint system offers a low cost of ownership. A dedicated Chinese GUI allows fast set-up and intuitive operation.
 
President and CEO Dr.Kwangill Koh said in a press release, “Test and Inspection is very cost sensitive, but vital for new process introduction. With the Chinese RoHS legislation, we believe that it will be inevitable for customers to use 3-D SPI during the Pb-free process introduction”.
 
3-D SPI Equipment delivers accuracy and repeatability for measurement of true paste height, area and volume at line speed. Strong SPC package contributes to better productivity and enhances the product by ensuring consistent solder paste volume.
 
Koh Young Technology, kohyoung.com

Prism Coating Systems are designed for precision application of conformal coatings.  It features patented nozzle-free ultrasonic coating technology for more precise coating  than conventional spray nozzles.
 
USI will prove how its ultrasonic coating technology will improve your conformal coating process. Send in two populated uncoated boards with a drawing of keep-out areas. They will coat your boards using their technology and return them to you with a video of the process.
 
Ultrasonic Systems, ultraspray.com

EMA Design Automation has integrated Omnify software into the EMA EDM environment, increasing capabilities to make adherence to RoHS/WEEE compliance directives even easier. “Omnify is a proven technology for managing data,” said Manny Marcano, president and CEO of EMA. “Integrating it into our EDM solution provides five key capabilities that bolster our compliance by design philosophy, allowing companies of any size to have the power of a full EDM system.”
 
The capabilities include:

Configuration Management
Manages data and controls revision levels on the customer’s entire product.
 
Bill of Materials (BOM) Management
Manages all revisions and understands the lifecycle of a BOM. Since the BOM items link directly to active part data, customers can analyze and generate compliance reports from any level or from any version of their BOMs.
 
Document Management
Provides document versioning/vaulting on all documents associated to product or vendor records. Changes made to documents are performed under a user-defined and controlled process.
 
Change Management
Changes made to product data usually require validation by all affected parties. Provides a controlled change management process that allows users to define product and documentation changes and allow them to vote on suggested changes. Handles the automatic routing to users (via email) and updating of product records when there are changes to products (part replacements, AVL changes, part number changes, availability, etc.). These changes must be captured and performed in an automated fashion.
 
Enhanced Reporting
Customers can generate reports from any level of the product structure. Can automate the generation and packaging of these reports. Since EDM captures data during product development, these reports can be generated, products can be analyzed and adjustments can be made at design time.
 

DesignAdvance Systems announced the latest release of  CircuitSpace, its user-assisted PCB component placement software.
 
This version expands on the tool’s hierarchical approach to PCB design through enhanced auto-clustering and replication technologies. Can expedite the design process by expanding on its capabilities in the areas of template libraries, automatic bypass capacitor assignments, double-sided board placement and intelligent channel and/or port duplication.
 
“Having seen unsuccessful attempts, I was skeptical of any company claiming to have a product that automates component placement. My opinion on the subject changed since I started using CircuitSpace,” said Mark Dills, 20+ year veteran of the PCB business and a Senior PCB Designer with SofTEQ. “The auto-clustering and replication features alone can save hours, days, even weeks of time off of a design cycle.”
 
This release adds features to address the challenges associated with managing frequent board design modifications.
 
The tool guides users through the concurrent board design by:
    * Automatically identifying changes to a board design as they arrive through successive netlist imports
    * Producing addendum clusters for newly added parts
    * Assessing the impact of design changes on component placement and reporting part loss or gain and part type changes
    * Reporting on detailed changes from current board design, to quickly adapt to the new requirements and to facilitate feedback to the hardware engineer
 
DesignAdvance Systems, www.designadvance.com