New Products
rainbow promises to revolutionize
extremely reliable for low-contrast DPM
New sMT box contacts
hDi manufacture
applications.
www.microscan.com
E-Mark Incorporated introduces individual
A revolutionary new method of producing SMT box contacts for direct PCB
high density interconnect (HDI) boards is
inovaxe provides enhanced
mounting. Capable of being oriented for
being unveiled by Teknek’s sister company,
profitability through improved
either horizontal or vertical (for bottom
Rainbow Technologies. Traditional laser
sources of supply
post entry) mounting, these contacts will
systems are expensive to buy and costly
Inovaxe Corp.’s International Advantage
accept either .025” square posts or .032”
to operate. Not only that, their output is
is a custom parts sourcing solution based
round pins forming a gas tight connection
notoriously slow—most imaging only one
on decades of experience in international
which is durable for 12 or more mating
side at a time. Rainbow claims its new
manufacturing and supply chain
cycles. The phosphor bronze contacts are
system will revolutionize printing of fine
development. International Advantage
fully RoHS-compliant and finished with
line detail, conductive tracks and resists
brings together more than 50 trusted
a matte tin over copper plating with a
for etching or plating down to 20 microns.
partners to provide customers with highly
current rating of 15 Amps. The SMT box
The Rainbow process can produce 300
reliable sources for tooling and production
contacts are available from stock as either
HDI panels (double sided) per hour.
of bare PCB fabrication, SMT stencils,
a bulk packaged part or on tape & reel
Running costs will be less than 25% of an
plastic injection molding, blow molded
packaging. Free samples are available upon
LDI unit and will be more environmentally
plastic, aluminum and plastic extrusions,
request.
www.e-markinc.com
friendly. The unit itself is only six meters
CNC machined parts, metal castings, sheet
in length and consumes less than 7kW of
metal fabrication, LCDs, cables and keypad
Koczera consulting llc offers
power.
www.rainbow-technology.com
membranes. The program addresses several
automated x-ray inspection
challenges facing customers with existing
services
New aT-gDp series Bga rework
international sources of supply or those
Koczera Consulting LLC has been
station provides the latest precision
just getting started.
www.inovaxe.com
formed to help printed circuit assembly
and process control companies succeed with their automated
Advanced Techniques
evaluate the manufacturing cost
x-ray inspection (AXI) implementations.
US, Inc. (ATCO),
of MeMs devices - MeMs cost
Founder and President Barb Koczera, a
has developed the
simulation Tool
former senior AXI applications engineer
AT-GDP Series BGA
Yole Développement and System Plus
from Agilent Technologies, brings a wealth
rework station. Precise
Consulting have collaborated on a
of expertise to her clientele. She says, “I’ve
mechanics coupled
new cost simulation tool dedicated to
seen so much evidence that the proper use
with a comprehensive
MEMS devices manufacturing: MEMS
of x-ray inspection and test are paramount
software package
CoST. With MEMS devices providing
to the success of today’s printed circuit
automates the device removal and
mission critical functionality in more
board manufacturing quality. It’s rewarding
installation processes. This model handles
applications, the need for comprehensive
to continue to use my expertise to develop
both leaded and lead-free applications
cost simulation is paramount. Due to their
and deliver programs for the 5DX and
consisting of components such as BGAs,
non-standard manufacturing process, the
x6000.”
www.koczeraconsulting.com.
CSPs, QFNs, flip chips, and other SMDs.
cost of MEMS devices can be difficult
The AT-GDP’s rigid design enables ultra
to estimate. With Yole’s MEMS CoST,
precise placement to within 5 microns.
MEMS companies are able to run the
www.atco-us.com
cost simulation for a variety of different
conditions: region, clean room class,
Microscan’s Mobile hawk DpM
process type, etc. MEMS CoST can be used
imager easily reads any mark
to estimate the MEMS margin, understand
Microscan
the cost structure, create a competitive
introduces the
analysis, evaluate costs for different
new point-and-
technology options and identify cost pain
shoot Mobile
points in a process.
www.yole.fr
Hawk handheld
imager that
Frontline pcB solutions releases
quickly reads
inplan™ version 2.7 engineering
any 2D barcode,
system
altium’s Fpga-based development
including direct
Frontline PCB Solutions, an Orbotech/
board makes instant prototyping of
part marks (DPM). Using advanced
electronic designs easy
Valor Company and global provider of pre-
technology, the Mobile Hawk combines
Altium’s NanoBoard 3000 is a
production CAM and engineering software
patent-pending MAXlite machine vision
programmable design environment,
solutions for the PCB industry, released
illumination with aggressive X-Mode DPM
supplied complete with hardware, software,
version 2.7 of its InPlan™ engineering
algorithms. MAXlite leverages NERLITE®
ready-to-use, royalty-free IP and a dedicated
system, offering improved traveler editing
experience in machine vision lighting with
Altium Designer Soft Design license.
through adding groups of MRP steps,
an integrated, optimized multi-axis lighting
Designers have everything they need to
and significant forms customization
solution. These exclusive Microscan
explore FPGAs “out of the box.”
improvements including field and column
lighting and algorithm technologies
www.altium.com
width setting. More features are available
combine to deliver a truly plug-and-play
for stackup and InPlan Flex.
mobile imager that is easy to use and
www.frontline-pcb.com
48 – Global SMT & Packaging – October 2009
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