Component Management

Additional support plates, enabling users to limit the movement of the ESD-safe foam fingers while shortening the compression height, has been announced by Count On Tools for their line of ezLOAD Board Supports. The ezLOAD Support Plates are available in 1/4" (0.25) and 3/8" (0.375) heights.

Rainbow Technology Systems has a unique imaging process which enables finer and straighter tracks (down to below 20µm) to be printed on to a clear plastic substrate. “Retaining walls” are produced using a plating resist within which the seed layer is coated. The electroless copper grows within the straight walls of the resist, resulting in taller and much straighter tracks. In fact straight wall tracks up to 30 or 40µm can...

With high-speed printing within six seconds plus printing time, Juki Automation Systems has introduced the RP-1 Automatic Screen Printer. Achieving high-accuracy positioning of ±10μm, the RP-1 high-speed and high-precision printer is equipped with the Motion Screen feature that automatically corrects the printing position by moving the screen.

Mentor Graphics announce the first phase of a new systems design enterprise platform to address today's PCB systems challenges of increased complexity, changing team demographics and systems-aware design requirements. The Xpedition platform significantly simplifies and accelerates the development of the industry’s most challenging designs.

The CircuitWorks range of conductive ink pens, launched by Intertronics, benefits engineers and technicians in electronic manufacturing and repair industries. They instantly create silver or nickel conductive tracks on rigid or flexible circuit boards in the prototyping, rework and repair of boards (or flex circuits) where they enable linking of components, repair of defective tracks and production of smooth jumpers.

Widely used in the manufacture of disposable medical devices, Master Bond's LED403Med is a single component system that passes the plastics test for USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 cytotoxicity requirements. This medical grade system withstands sterilization methods such as gamma radiation, EtO and various chemical sterilants.

Now available for purchase from Ellsworth Adhesives, OC-3021 is the latest product to be developed by the Dymax Corporation. OC-3021 is a UV Curable, optically clear, hard coating offering superior durability and increased film life.

By simulating the environment of an inline reflow system in a small footprint, Manncorp’s MC-301 Benchtop Reflow Oven is suitable for prototyping, manufacturability testing and short-run batch production. It features an innovative Android-based operating system and high-resolution touchscreen user interface.

Designed for electronics, telecommunications, and aerospace applications, a range of precision glass tubing and rods has been announced by Morgan Advanced Materials. Applications include miniature fuse bodies, glass-to-metal seals in integrated circuit packages, glass lenses for EPROM and ROM.

Increasing dispensing speed, throughput, precision and accuracy, the ValveMate 9000 precision valve controller has been introduced by Nordson EFD. It ensures the dispensing of precise, accurate, and repeatable amounts of adhesives, lubricants and other assembly fluids used in many advanced products, such as medical devices, automotive components and portable electronics.