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Washer MP from Aqueous Technologies incorporates auto seeding. This feature board support system into the vacuum box,
for the first time in Europe. The system calculates the total number of boards, then creating the stability needed during the
comes with two sizes of chamber, 18” x 18” identifies the most likely images or charac- manufacturing process.
SMT/Hybrid/Packaging
or 24” x 24”. The Windows™ based soft- teristics that need to be inspected in order That was most of the highlights from
ware has full SPI capability and is network- to tune the system. This is all performed this year’s SMT/Hybrid/Packaging. Of
ready making it more user-friendly. automatically. course we had one major news announce-
Cyberoptics doubled the inspection KIC were celebrating their new part- ment of our own, and that was that Global
speed of their SE500 SPI system. The nership with Balver Zinn. The KIC 24/7 SMT & Packaging pioneered the first
beats the recession
improved system can inspect at 80 cm² brings inspection inside the box using ther- live broadcasts from The Forum during
per second using improved cameras with mal data to produce yield charts (DPMO) the Tuesday and Wednesday at the show.
a larger FOV (up from 20 x 10 to 40 x 8). that enable users to close the loop on Recordings of these presentations and
The resolution has also been improved to reflow defects. other video interviews can be viewed on
30 µm for high-speed inspection and 15 Production Solutions introduced the Global SMT & Packaging website at
µm for high resolution. a new MPM Vacuum Tooling Box for
http://smthybrid.globalsmt.net.
The HR Ultra AOI system also UP2000 and AP series printers. The system
benefited from a software upgrade that clamps the company’s Red-e-Set universal —Trevor Galbraith.
positions itself for strong growth
In recent discussions with Robert Goeth- MYDATA), which will make Skanditek the
ner, VP marketing and sales at MYDATA largest share holder, with 38% of the shares
Automation AB, details of the announced of the merged company. This will provide
merger between MYDATA and Micronic a stronger financial platform for MYDATA
Laser Systems emerged. to expand its new MY100 range of pick
In many ways the partnership is an and place machines and the increasingly
ideal marriage. popular MY500 printer.
Micronic Laser Systems has a strong infra- Although Goethner does not envisage
structure in Asia, and Mydata has a stron- any changes to
ger footprint in Europe and the Americas. existing brand names within either com-
There is virtually no crossover in products, pany, it is early days, and further benefits
although both may be gained from improving production
companies’ technologies are synergistic. and logistics in the future.
Some economies of scale will be obtained The transaction will be formalized at
through merging the back-office Micronic’s Annual General Meeting on
functions such as administration, HR and July 2nd. —Trevor Galbraith.
finance.
The merger will be organized through a
share swap between Micronic Laser Systems
Robert Goethner, MYDATA Automation’s VP
and Skanditek (the parent company of
of marketing and sales
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