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tarting out by manufacturing basic stereo zoom microscopes used for SMT inspection and
By Todd O’Neil, Global Business Development and National Sales Manager, Scienscope International Customer requirements drove
rework, Scienscope was founded in 1995 to meet the growing need for reliable, general-purpose optical and video inspection solutions for the electronics and PCB industries. Since then, through painstaking engineering and a focus on research and development, the company has grown into a worldwide provider of state-of-the-art inspection solutions. The company’s broad range of
products have made contributions to the manufacturing processes of many companies in the U.S. and abroad. Products are available in the U.S. through a strong and comprehensive network of sales representatives. The company has its headquarters in
Customer requirements
drove the development of a manufacturer of basic microscopes into a
complete inspection solutions provider.
Chino, California, and also has three offices in China, along with a 44,000 ft2 (4,087.7m2) factory in Kunshan where the company manufactures its inspection systems. Scienscope invests heavily in
product research and development to support both its manufacturing and engineering teams, enhancing prod- uct quality and improving perform-
the company’s evolution from basic stereo microscopes to trinocular microscopes and micro-video optics
memory drives or through a USB 2.0 interface. Scienscope began its most sig-
nificant new product development in 2000, micro-focus X-ray, due to increasing popularity of the ball grid array (BGA). Customers could not complete a final inspection with opti- cal or video technology. They had to look through the package to detect voids, cold solder, bridging, and opens. Scienscope’s X-Scope line now contains several machine platforms to meet the needs of circuit board, medical device, solar panel, metal casting, LED, automotive, and phar- maceutical manufacturers. These platforms include highly
Scienscope’s recently expanded demo room in its Chino, California, headquarters.
ance. This close relationship between R&D and manufacturing allows the company to continuously refine and modify its products.
Modest Beginnings The company began by manu-
facturing basic stereo zoom micro- scopes used for SMT inspection and rework. A commitment to quality engineering allowed the company to develop and now offers a complete inspection solution, from microscopes and measurement systems to machine vision and X-ray inspection.
with CCTV camera systems. Later, with the addition of image capture options (analog video capture cards and simple USB cameras), micro- scopes became valuable tools for the documentation and communication of defects and process issues in man- ufacturing. The company has further real-
ized its advancement by adding image capture and digital viewing of applications to each of the systems that it creates. The company’s latest camera technology delivers HD qual- ity with integrated capture to flash
flexible semiautomatic offline mach - ines as well as fully-automated inline AXI. The company’s newest platform, the AXI 5100c, SMD and through-hole component inspection machines are used for the inspection of component reels, JEDEC trays, cut tapes in ESD bags, and many other applications. All systems offer a range from 90 to 130 kV micro-focus X-ray tubes (down to 5 µm focal spot), and include high-reso- lution digital image detectors, pro- grammable motion control (up to six- axis manipulation), and easy-to-use intuitive inspection and measurement software. In 2001, Scienscope offered its first video coordinate measuring
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