New Products
iMonitor 2.0 enables creation of real-time dashboards to monitor the enterprise, factory, and lines in real-time through web browsers. Creates unlimited numbers of interactive and real-time production tracking, materials, utilization and quality dashboards. Dashboards are constructed by dragging-and-dropping gauges, charts and other active elements into a design view, along with graphics such as line pictures or plant drawings. Can activate each element by indicating the xLink data source. Users link any gauge or chart in one dashboard to another dashboard, creating a dashboard site structure for unlimited interactivity. Permits building of slide shows of multiple dashboards that rotate at user-defined time intervals.
Aegis Software Corp., www.aiscorp.com
Aegis Software Corp., www.aiscorp.com
KD-2077 is a high-speed dispensing system that features three standard dispensing heads for a rate of 0.1 sec/shot. Provides automatic syringe pressure compensation, dot size confirmation, low adhesive warning and independent temperature control for each head. Features up to four adhesive dots per dispense cycle. Supports a range of components from 0603 chips to aluminum electrolytic capacitors, SOPs and QFPs. Is compatible with Chinese RoHS and is backward compatible with KD-775 dispenser.
Juki Corp., www.jas-smt.com
The MC-12 pick-and-place is said to pack up to 120 feeders into a 1.25 m x 1.44 m machine. Has a top speed of 36k components per hr. Offers board size support of 510 x 460 mm, component side-view camera, and a complete set of software options. Has 12 mm high-performance electrical intelligent feeder platform. Feeder indexing is controlled using advanced servo controls. Includes self-correcting pickup. Recognition system deploys a moving scan camera; measures the components in X and Y directions and from the side. Reportedly can achieve 72k components per hr. in 2.5 m. Comes with two 60-position feeder bars, with a feeder exchange system and a built-in tape cutter as options. Accepts components from 01005 up to 20 mm x 20 mm; is said to place chips with 50µm accuracy at 3 sigma.
Assembléon, www.assembleon.com
The VK-9700 Color 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope has the capabilities of SEMs and non-contact profilometry. Features are said to include 18,000x magnification and 0.001 µm precision. Performs surface profile, roughness, 3D and comparative measurements. 3D display works with the virtual trackball method and a computer mouse to control viewing angle, lighting angle, zoom level and Z-axis height. 3D images can be illuminated with pseudo-light. VK-Viewer, VK-Analyzer and VK-Assembler are available software programs. An optional adjustable stand permits measurement of objects up to 3.94". Larger stages for wafers up to 11.81", electric stages for automatic image assembly, and a separate measuring head are available.
Keyence Corp. of America, www.keyence.com
Laser cut stencils are said to deliver aperture definition and superior dimensional tolerances for pitch apertures down to 0.016". On a 600 x 600 mm area, it reportedly is possible to cut features with an aperture of ±9 µm and a positional tolerance of ±12.5 µm. Permits cutting of circular pads with a diameter of 30 to 800 µm. The LPKF MultiCut is designed for the best possible metal stencil cutting quality; permits minimum apertures of 40 µm diameter.
Fine Line Stencil, www.finelinestencil.com
The free V7.01 IPC-7351 Land Pattern Calculator is said to generate results that match the LP Viewer library documentation. Component families that have been added: aluminum electrolytic capacitors; 2-pin crystals, and land grid arrays. Is a scaled-down version of the LP Wizard. Calculates CAD library parts that comply with the latest IPC-7351 revision.
PCB Matrix Corp.,
