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Essemtec’s FOX Assembles PCBs for Nano-Satellites
Glassboro, NJ —Many of today’s satel- lites are big, heavy, complex, and ex- tremely expensive. Their deployment
that. Nano-satellites are small and lightweight, and typically weigh less than 10 kg (22 lb). Nano-satellites provide high-tech
communication solutions in outer space for a fraction of the cost of con- ventional satellites. Typical operation of a nano-satellite is inside Earth’s low-orbit range of 350 to 1,200 km (217.5 to 746 mi). For comparison, the International Space Station orbits at a distance of 400 km (248 mi), while a TV broadcast satellite is around 36,000 km (22,369 mi) away.
NANOCOM ADS-B board for orbital tracking.
into orbit also comes at massive cost. A new type of nano-satellite is changing
New Flexible Black Solder Mask from Technic
Cranston, RI — Technic has released its TechniFlex LCL1000F/423M U6/U7, a matte black solder mask for flexible applications using direct im- aging. Today’s cutting-edge flexible circuits require a high-strength mate- rial that can withstand extremely
Enabling this technology is the
NANOCOM ADS-B board, manufac- tured on an Essemtec FOX placement machine by GomSpace ApS. The flight-proven ADS-B (automatic de- pendent surveillance —broadcast) is a receiver for tracking aircraft. It con- sists of an in-flight, reconfigurable FPGA CubeSat-compatible board, has a volume of less than 0.3U, uses less than 1W of power, and provides up to 800 ADS-B packages per second. There are many applications that these nano-satellites can address. One
application is in satellite tracking of vehicles or aircraft from orbit. If an air- craft sends a signal, usually ground stations and other airplanes receive the information, but when flying over large bodies of water, there are often no receivers within reach. A nano- satellite can fill the gap for communi-
cations, tracking, or surveillance. Contact: Essemtec USA, 816 N
Delsea Drive, Suite 308, Glassboro, NJ 08028 % 856-218-1131 E-mail:
info@assemtec-usa.com Web:
www.essemtec-usa.com
WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING COMPONENT INVENTORY
SPEED COUNTS! XQuikII
with AccuCount Technology Auto Load
Flexible solder mask for direct imaging.
high soldering temperatures and mul- tiple bending cycles while still meet- ing very fine pitch requirements. TechniFlex LCL 1000F/423M
U6/U7 makes processing these ad- vanced flexible PCBs possible, offer- ing a solution for difficult assembly conditions that include hot bar sol- dering or multiple lead-free reflows. Also, the 423M U6/U7 exhibits no cracking after multiple 180° bends, even when processing 12 µm poly- imide substrates. The solder mask also provides
extremely fine resolution for a matte black product. With less than 10 µm of undercut, TechiFlex LCL1000F/ 423M U6/U7 will consistently pro- vide high resolution on 50 µm solder dams with excellent chemical resist- ance to ENIG, ENEPIG, Ag and Sn finishes. The material is supplied in two versions, U6 for direct imag- ing/manual exposure and U7 for ei- ther direct imaging/manual exposure
or roll-to-roll coating operations. Contact: Technic, Inc., 47 Molter
Street, Cranston, RI 02910 % 401-781-6100 fax: 401-781-2890 Web:
www.technic.com
Tape-and-reel component counting
XQuik with AccuCount Technology combines VJ Electonix’ X-ray imaging with AccuAssembly’s image processing and inventory management to provide a highly
Automated Reel Handeling
Automatically “Counts” Components as Small as 01005
No Need to Remove Reel From Counting
MES Data Integration Counts 7” to 15” Reels
Substantially Speed Up Part Counting Process
Inspection
www.vjelectronix.com/xqal-ustech
234 Taylor Street, Littleton, MA 01460 +1-631-589-8800
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