New Products
Cantilever style contactors are often now available on third-party test handlers. Are said to reduce cleaning-related downtimes and extend cleaning intervals by a factor of 10 or more. Contact springs feature optimum set of all critical characteristics, such as contact force, plating, scrub and geometry. ECON, nanoKelvin, and DURA are based on Cantilever technology.
Multitest, www.multitest.com/Cantilever
MRS-1000A modular rework system now includes a BH-2000 freestanding board holder and adjustable tool holder. Comes with array of nozzles, preheater, adjustable tool holder, board holder and light magnifier.
OK International, www.okinternational.com
iSpector desktop automated optical inspection offers one top camera and eight side cameras in 45/45° configuration. Solder joints of 45° circuitry designs can be inspected with 10µm resolution side cameras. Combines simultaneous nine camera inspection, 24-bit color imaging technology, and 3D solder meniscus profiling.
Mek Europe BV, www.mek-europe.com
5K Spectro, for printed circuit boards automated optical inspection, uses a 12-bit color camera, reportedly delivering 16x the information provided by an 8-bit camera. An advanced GPU provides pre-processed images to the Core i7 PC. Incorporates a high-intensity programmable broadband lighting system.
Vi Technology, www.vitechnology.com
2K Perform is a compact AOI designed to handle small- to medium-sized printed circuit boards. Offers 14" x 14" board capability at the same performance levels as the 3K, 5K and 7K series. Uses P series acquisition head, including i-Lite illumination system. Applications include 2D SPI, mixed mode inspection, closed loop enabled by pre-reflow inspection, post-reflow inspection, off-line programming, versatile repair strategies, embedded and external SPC tools, and VieWeb data reporting solutions.
Vi Technology, www.vitechnology.com
Vision 20 AOI/SPI software suite provides defect detection from 2D SPI through pre- and post-reflow and post-wave applications. Is for low-volume/high-mix production. Features offline programming capability, including program tuning. Resolution reportedly handles 01005 components.
Vi Technology, www.vitechnology.com
