SP200-AV is an easy-to-operate semiautomatic stencil printer. The only manual task is placing the PCB into the machine. All other operations – including the positioning of the PCB – are fully automatic. Reportedly produces precise reproducible printing results. Designed for serial production, but can also be used for small batches due to the simple changeover.

Fast two-point-vision system provides a precise alignment of every PCB. To guarantee exact positioning for printing, two cameras look straight through the stencil onto the PCB. The cleanliness of the stencil and the alignment are checked simultaneously; misalignment is corrected automatically.

Control software is based on Windows, has built-in mouse and keyboard. All printing parameters are programmable with unlimited storage capacity for printing programs.

Side drawer provides simple loading and unloading. Frames of 584 x 584 mm can be mounted; maximum printing area is 400 x 360 mm.

ESSEMTEC, essemtec.com

353M Double-Coated Acrylic Adhesive Tape System combines quick-stick properties similar to rubber-based systems with the temperature performance of an acrylic system. Engineered for numerous substrate-bonding applications involving low energy surfaces, and challenging foams such as cross-linked polyethylene, low perms, ethers and esters.

Incorporates a differential caliper coating of 1.7 mils on the exposed side and 1.3 mils on the liner side, with typical peel values of 72 oz./in. width on the exposed side and 64 oz.. in. width on the liner side. Features a formaldehyde-free composition, RoHS complient. Several liner options, including 55 lb. densified Kraft, 74 lb. polycoated paper, 12 pt. board and a 2-mil PET liner are available.

Adchem Corp., adchem.com

Ansoft Corp.announced a Distributed Analysis option for use with HFSS v10, Q3D Extractor v7 and Maxwell 3D v11. Allows customers of Ansoft's electromagnetic-field simulation software products to distribute parametric studies across available hardware to expedite EM model extraction, characterization and optimization.

Distributed Analysis option is an effective way to increase simulation power. This option applies parallel computation toward the investigation of parametric design variations, saving overall analysis time while maximizing existing computer hardware. This optional capability supports the splitting of multiple predefined parametric design variations and/or frequency points, the allocation and solving of each instance on a separate machine and the reassembling of the solution sets.

Ansoft, www.ansoft.com

Accurately locating and treating static-related problems at the source can increase product quality, output and yields. FMX-003 Fieldmeter is a measuring tool to isolate and solve static problems in applications with a potential for static charge generation.

Measures static voltages within ±22kV (22,000V) at a distance of 1" and displays results numerically and in bar graph format. POWER on/off, ZERO adjustment, Ion Balance (IB) and HOLD are all push button operations. HOLD button allows the display to retain the static charge reading, useful when the display is difficult to see during measurement.

Simco, simco-static.com