Desktop hot bar reflow.

Desktop systems for hot bar bonding applications use pulsed heat technology; can be used for hot bar reflow soldering, ACF (Advanced Communications Function) An earlier official product line name for IBM SNA programs, such as VTAM (ACF/VTAM) and NCP (ACF/NCP).

ACF - Advanced Communications Function bonding, heat-seal bonding and heat staking. Provide a method for joining flexible circuits, edge connectors, ribbon cables and PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. connectors to PCBs or substrates. Are a series of modular systems consisting of a pulsed heat power supply (Uniflow Uniflow may refer to:

Uniflow diesel engine
Uniflow steam engine

), a pneumatic bonding head and a quick connect block with thermo-plane thermode. Options include camera alignment modules, Kapton or silicon interposer in·ter·pose
v. in·ter·posed, in·ter·pos·ing, in·ter·pos·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To insert or introduce between parts.

b. To place (oneself) between others or things.

2. feeders, water-cooling and fume extraction.

Miyachi Unitek, muc.miyachi.com

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Title Annotation:	Product SPOTLIGHT
Publication:	Circuits Assembly
Date:	Jan 1, 2008
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