Product News

October 2010

Electronics Assembly Solutions

HOME

Visit Our Partners

“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”  ~Stanley Horowitz

FUJI Unveils New AIMEX Placement Machine

PAC’s Randy Nelson with the FUJI AIMEX at Electronics Midwest Expo

FUJI unveiled the new AIMEX at the Electronics Midwest Expo in Chicago at the end of September.

The AIMEX is a single unit two module machine.  In each module, a single robot or facing robots can be configured in a 2 robot, 3 robot or 4 robot configuration, depending on production requirements.  Placing heads, the same used by the NXT, are set on each robot to match the size and shape of the respective parts being placed.  Devices are loaded at both sides of the machine for a maximum loading capacity of 180 feeder slots.  The machine supports parts up to 38.1 mm, (1.5 inches) tall.

AIMEX is a high flexibility one machine solution.  Choose the functionality of the placing heads and device units according to the robot configuration, the size of the parts, and productivity required.  A single or double conveyor can be chosen depending on the production type and, the parts camera can be selected from the standard parts camera, the wide view P05 camera, and the sidelight camera which will even check insertion pins.

Additionally, the AIMEX is compatible with NXT units such as placing heads and feeders, so customers can continue to use units they have already purchased for the NXT.

Return to Top

Seica Laser Selective Solder with Firefly

Seica’s solution for automating the selective soldering process is the Firefly, the most complete, high-performance laser-based selective soldering system currently available.

The FIREFLY system is particularly suitable for:

• Throuh hole
• Pin Grid Array
• Odd form components
• RF shieldings
• Connectors

Laser-based soldering offers the capability to exploit a high energy beam that can be focused exclusively on the solder joint, without involving the board

substrate and the surrounding components (even with the high temperatures required for  lead-free alloys). This offers a number of advantages, including:

• Accessibility for soldering in very small places
• Low maintenance costs
• Fast setup (soldering alloy changed in minutes)
• Automatic program generation from CAD data
• Direct control and verification of the thermal profile for every single solder joint

The Firefly is also an eco-friendly soldering solution, with low energy consumption and virtually no process residuals.

To read Seica’s article on Laser Selective Soldering click here.

Watch a YouTube video of the Firefly here.

Return to Top

CTI Automatic Screw Insertion

CTI Systems Automatic Screw Assemblies and Workstations are designed with product flexibility and improved production in mind. They eliminate the need for manual screw insertion; improving throughput and lowering production costs. All accessories are optional and systems are tooled for your specific needs and future flexibility.

• Individual Drivers with Ergo Arms up to Fully Automated Systems
• Table Top Adapter with Ergo Arm Stands
• Step Feeder with Controls
• Choices of Electric or Pneumatic Screwdrivers
• Optional Bar Code Readers for Part Verification
• Optional One Meter Edge Conveyors
• Optional Multiple Screw Guns
• Optional Bowl Feeders
• Optional Extra Capacity Hoppers

Return to Top

PDR BGA-100 Inspection System On Sale

An affordable hand-held endoscope to easily view underneath BGA components.

Until the end of December, PDR has priced the BGA-100 Inspection System by more than 40% off list.  Contact your PAC Sales Rep for details.

The BGA-100 lets you easily inspect solder balls underneath a component. A superb low-cost compliment to x-ray inspection. Special non-glare light gather the image for viewing. Helps identify lifted leads, cracks, solder balls, bridging, cold soldering and misalignment.

 Special prism illuminates image, lets you see under components.

• For BGA, CSP, QFP and LGA solder joints
• Up to 140x magnification, (14" monitor)
• Includes two prisms

Return to Top

Click a logo to visit a web site

Please send questions to :  PAC-GlobalNews@PAC-Global.com