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Colorado Springs, CO — Photo Stencil, LLC, a full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, now makes available its full range of stencil products and technologies inte- grated in DEK’s VectorGuard® frame- less stencil tensioning system. This includes Photo Stencil’s new NicAlloy- XT™, chemical etch, step, coated, laser-cut, and electroformed stencils. The Vector Guard system delivers space savings and convenience with maximum ease-of-use and repeatable and accurate foil tension and align- ment. It enables safer handling, is clean, compact, keeps stencil foils


Photo Stencil Offering Stencils in VectorGuard Frames


hanging in an orderly manner, and the system is recyclable as the frames can be reused. VectorGuard’s high accuracy


foil tensioning and alignment is auto- matic, reducing mounting time to seconds. Enhanced rigidity makes it easier to retrieve, fit, and tension the foil. Protective cassettes reduce stor- age space by up to 75 percent com- pared to conventional stencils, and Photo Stencil stencils in Vector - Guard frames are available in all stencil thicknesses. According to the company, it has been a licensee of DEK’s


VectorGuard system for over six years. It has developed a comprehen- sive range of stencil products in a VectorGuard foil. The user benefits from proprietary processes such as NiPlate™, that ensures ultra-smooth aperture walls and superior paste release, and NanoCoat™, for the highest quality print deposit. VectorGuard is described as one


of the most robust and user-friendly frameless systems on the market. The company offers a full range of stencil products, including mixed technology/hybrid stencils,


in VectorGuard frames. Customers in Stencil in VectorGuard frame.


all market sectors, including surface mount technology, semiconductor packaging, solar, medical, and indus- trial, can now take advantage of


these frameless systems. Contact: Photo Stencil, 4725


Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80919 % 719-599-4305 fax: 719-599-4334 Web: www.photostencil.com


See at IPC/APEX Booth #2419.


Hitachi: High Performance Mounter


Dallas, TX — The Production Systems Division (PSD) of Hitachi High Tech - nologies America, Inc. (HTA) is ex - hibiting equipment and software solu- tions for today’s electronics manufac- turing industry challenges. The centerpiece is the compa-


ny’s flagship Sigma G5 high-per- formance, compact, modular moun -


Sigma G5 mounter.


ter. Available in both High Speed and Flexible High Speed configura- tions, the G5 can now accommodate board sizes of 510 x 610mm up to 460mm x 820mm for higher through- put volume of large boards and pan- elized assemblies. The G5 includes a two-head


placement system that offers the most flexibility in a single high speed head and a multi-function head; two quick-change feeder bases that accommodate tape and stick feeders or quick change tray unit with tape feeders; and the industry’s first “Overdrive Control System” whereby both heads can pick from each other’s component supply and place on the same board simultaneously and


without restriction. Contact: Hitachi High


Technologies America, Inc., 1375 North 28th Avenue, Dallas, TX 75261 % 972-998-2699 Web: www.hitachi-hta.com


See us at APEX, Booth 2616 See at IPC/APEX Booth #2440.


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