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reflow ovens. SolderStar provides da- ta for every assembly that passes down the line, including zone tem- peratures, speed, barcode, date/time, and soldering profile parameters. In addition, its systems offer live infor- mation about what is happening on the line. The system is two-way, streaming measurement data from the oven, and also requesting the SMARTLine system to perform ac- tions on the line — such as driving a light tower or forcing a SMEMA sig- nal to stop the feed of product into the oven. In order to show the power that


data can bring to production, Solder- Star has developed a focused software


Organic Silicone Coatings for Next-Gen Medical Devices


Continued from page 21 Companies such as PVA TePla


are often tasked with the latter. In many ways, the application of plas- ma to meet unique surface require- ments is the domain of chemists and other scientists. This is reflected in the accumulation of experts at the company, which includes three Ph.D. scientists and surface, polymer, physical, bio and organic chemists, as well as engineers, plasma physicists and metallurgists. When companies present PVA


TePla with a challenging surface chemistry problem they are encour- aged to visit the company’s lab in Co- rona, California. This gives them an opportunity to brainstorm with a technical team and run experiments together. It is during these technical cus-


tomer/supplier meetings that many of the best experimental matrices and ideas are produced. In addition to designing and manufacturing plas- ma systems, the company also serves as a contract manufacturer and has the in-house equipment to run parts and conduct experiments, with full customer involvement. At PVA TePla every system is


designed to meet the specific require- ments of the application, which can include unique fixtures and elec- trodes, and chamber modification to accommodate throughput and coat- ing uniformity. With organic silicones, the abili-


ty to thoroughly clean the chamber after each application is a major con- sideration as it coats the entire inte- rior of the chamber (including the electrodes) in addition to the prod- ucts receiving the coating. As a re- sult, the company modifies the cham- ber to make it more easily cleanable by the end user after every coating application. Contact: PVA TePla America,


Inc., 251 Corporate Terrace, Corona, CA 92879 % 951-371-2500 fax: 951-371-9792 Web: www.pvateplaamerica.com r


tool, SMARTLine — Central. The soft- ware system is web-based and receives data from the networked nodes fitted to the ovens and needs little or no con- figuration for each new site. All items are automatically created as data be- gins to flow into the system. Informa- tion is stored using SQL and NoSQL to provide robust and scalable data gath- ering. It can be run on anything from a single board computer to a virtual- ized server, depending on the amount of data. Groups of specialized sensors


embedded in the production line with local decision-making capabilities are better suited to the development of the smart factory than a central system that makes decisions based


on lower intelligence units. This al- lows for multiple decisions to be made in real-time at the production line, and the information gathered is available to any system that can make use of it. One example is the reduction of


energy and nitrogen consumption, with its obvious cost savings. By ana- lyzing oven throughput over time, plus integration of data from other systems, such as oxygen sensors and real-time power consumption meas- urement, it allows for the data to be used in a way that saves significant expense. Future development in oven technology will allow machines to be controlled more intelligently and re- motely creating a low-cost model for


manufacturing flow. Alternatively, if end users al-


ready have this capability, then inte- gration portals will allow the raw process data to be received and ana- lyzed by a third-party system that uses the data to make informed deci- sions. The future holds the possibili- ty to monitor all machine data through technology developed by for- ward-thinking companies, resulting in increased productivity and prof- itability. Contact: SolderStar LLC, 4500


140th Avenue North, Suite 101, Clearwater, FL 33762 % 727-461-2270 fax: 727-538-4237 E-mail: info@solderstar.com Web: www.solderstar.com r


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