Literature Showcase.Aegis Industrial Software Aegis Industrial Software announces the release of FUSION TransCollaborative Manufacturing (TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. ) Software. TCM combines traditional CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. functionality with collaborative product data management and real-time manufacturing execution. This single web-centric solution securely conveys and manages information across the enterprise and out to customers, auditors, and suppliers. The scalable AEGIS product suite includes CircuitCAM, CheckPoint, and CircuitCAM FUSION. Contact us: Tel: +1 215-773-3571; Fax: +1 215-773-3572; Web: www.aiscorp.com. Circle 102 --- Hunter Products Inc. GOLDFINGER RE-PLATING AND RE-WORK SYSTEM With Environmentally-friendly Plating Compounds these low-cost disposable applicators permit instantaneous selection of plating possibilities without preparation of solutions. Plating compounds can be used anywhere: contact repair, prototype development work, electronic instrument repair, etc. Pens available: copper, tin, zinc, nickel, black nickel, silver, chrome-color, rhodium rhodium (rō`dēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Rh; at. no. 45; at. wt. 102.9055; m.p. about 1,966°C;; b.p. 3,727±100°C;; sp. gr. 12.41 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. , palladium, and gold. 800/524-0692, Fax:908/526-8348, website:www.hunterproducts.com; E-mail:hunter@eclipse.net. Circle 101 --- AIC AIC Association des Infermières Canadiennes. Technologies, Inc. AIC Low Volume Assembly Equipment AIC Technologies, Inc. is a global manufacturer and supplier of SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management assembly equipment. AIC's product lines are designed to facilitate quality production from prototype to high production. Products include screen and stencil stencil, cutout device of oiled or shellacked tough and resistant paper, thin metal, or other material used in applying paint, dye, or ink to reproduce its design or lettering upon a surface. printers, placement and dispense systems, full convection reflow (1) The process of heating and melting the solder that has been screen printed onto a printed circuit board in order to bond chips and other components to the board. Surface mount chips (SMT) use the reflow method. Contrast with wave soldering. See also reflowable text. systems, spray fluxing systems, and rework systems. For a brochure, call 877-902-1999, fax 407-302-3911 or e-mail info@aictech.org. Visit the AIC web site www.aictech.org. Circle 104 --- Norland Products Electronic Adhesives Single-component adhesives cure tack free in seconds to tough, resilient polymers when exposed to ultraviolet light Ultraviolet light A portion of the light spectrum not visible to the eye. Two bands of the UV spectrum, UVA and UVB, are used to treat psoriasis and other skin diseases. or heat. They tack, fill, seal or bond precision components or wires in place. Applications include HGA HGA High-Gain Antenna HGA Handweavers Guild of America HGA Hammel Green and Abrahamson HGA Hercules Graphics Adapter HGA Homogentisic Acid HGA Honor Guard Academy HGA Holy Guardian Angels (Reading, PA catholic church) assemblies, wire tacking, chip capacitor bonding, glop top, tamper proofing, potting and microencapsulation microencapsulation a manufacturing process in which an active agent is contained in microcapsules, suspended in a liquid. As the vehicle dries, the capsules dry out and the contents become active. . (732) 545-7828; fax (732) 545-9542; www.norlandproducts.com Circle 103 --- AMTECH AMTECH Association of Marine Technicians Catch the next wave in water soluble paste. Our new NWS-4000 series solder pastes combine the industry's only polymer-dendrimer activator with a water washable binder to give you sparkling clean post-reflow results with no residue, and no voids on BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. packages. Amtech uses only powder made by AMT See vPro. , the world leader in solder powders.For more information please call (800) 435-0317. Circle 106 --- Specialty Coating Specialty Coating Systems Parylene Services Brochure This brochure describes the extensive Parylene coating services of SCS, the world's leader in Parylene coating technology. SCS offers process development and extensive applications engineering and coating services from its headquarters, five regional coating centers, and operations in Europe and the Far East. Specialty Coating Systems 7645 Woodland Drive Indianapolis, 46278 800-356-8260 317-244-1200 Fax 317-240-2092 Circle 105 --- A.P.E. South A.P.E. South is proud to announce "The Rework Catalog," featuring 36 pages of repair solutions for surface-mount, BGA and through-hole components from the recently launched Chipper chipper Drug slang An occasional user of illicit drugs. See Recreational drug use Tobacco A popular term for a person who smokes < 5 cigarettes/day, who may be resistant to nicotine dependence or addiction, and often born to non-smoking parents. to the innovative Sniper Flo-Master split-vision placement and reflow integrated machine. A.P.E. can provide a high-power, low-temperature convection rework solution for every application. A.P.E. South: (305) 451-4722. Circle 107 --- Assembleon's high-speed SMD (1) (Storage Module Device) A high-performance hard disk interface used with minis and mainframes that transfers data in the 1-4 MBytes/sec range (SMD-E provides highest rate). See hard disk. mounters include the Sapphire/Topaz/Emerald-X/Xi Multi-Function Platforms, featuring significantly higher speeds and wider component ranges. A common programming format, standard user interface and common peripheral equipment allows machines to be combined to meet specific requirements for production volume and component mix. The scalable character of these machines allows easy incremental investment and factory layout flexibility. Assembleon America, (800) 341-5903; fax (770) 751-4439; www.assembleon.com Circle 108 --- ASYS Automation LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control The mission of Asys Automation LLC is to provide our customers with high quality equipment and excellent support. Due to the German engineering of our machines they include a lot of features never before seen in the American market. Taking advantage of several innovations, we are approaching customers who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. reliable, high tech equipment and a long-term partnership with their suppliers. Circle 109 --- Avnet Avnet PSAT PSAT Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test PSAT Puget Sound Action Team PSAT Particulate Source Apportionment Technology PSAT Predicted Site Acquisition Table PSAT Princeton South Asian Theatrics PSAT Pacific Situation Assessment Team (DoD) Q1-Catalog The new Q1-catalog represents a one-stop reference for the most popular production supplies and test equipment on Avnet PSAT's extensive line card. Its new product insert offer PSAT customers unparalleled choice and convenience. You can request PSAT's Q1-catalog by calling 1-800-432-2223 or visiting their website at www.avnetPSAT.com. If you would like additional information about Avnet PSAT, please write to jerry.simmons@avnet.com. Whatever you need...we've got that!(tm) Circle 110 --- ERSA ERSA Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms (conference) ERSA Employer Retirement Savings Account ERSA En Route Supplement Australia (aviation) ERSA Ernst Sachs ERSA Extended Runway Safety Area The ERSA IR 500 has proven itself in the industry for more that 1,500 customers. Combining the ERSA PL 500 A and the IR 500 A, these two systems offer an extremely precise, flexible and cost-effective solution for today's SMD and BGA rework demands. In addition to BGA, uBGA, CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P , Flip Chip A chip packaging technique in which the active area of the chip is "flipped over" facing downward. Instead of facing up and bonded to the package leads with wires from the outside edges of the chip, any surface area of the flip chip can be used for interconnection, which is typically done and Fine Pitch components, surface mounted parts such as connectors can be easily soldered and desoldered. Circle 111 --- Heraeus Incorporated Heraeus Incorporated, Circuit Materials Division, offers a Lead-Free Literature Package of technical papers and data sheets detailing the process and performance characteristics of the company's full line of lead-free solder pastes, bars, wire and spheres. Heraeus' lead-free product line incorporates the patent-free TAC-5(tm) alloy that works with existing production equipment. The Lead-Free Literature Package is available from Heraeus' Circuit Materials Division, 24 Union Hill Road, West Conshohocken PA 19428; Tel: (610) 825-6050; Fax: (610) 825-7061; website: www.4cmd.com. Circle 112 --- Humiseal HumiSeal Conformal Coatings The leader in conformal coatings for printed wire board assemblies offers a newly revised selector guide to Acrylic, Polyurethane, Silicone, and UV curing conformal coatings. This new guide also contains information on Masking Materials, Strippers, No Clean Flux, and coatings packaged in aerosol containers. (800) 548-3894; fax: (718) 932-4345. On the web at: www.humiseal.com Circle 113 --- IPTE IPTE IDEN Protocol Test Environment (Motorola) PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. Assembly and Test Automation This twenty-page brochure describes IPTE's complete, turnkey PCB assembly and test automation solutions for both in-circuit and functional testing (testing) functional testing - (Or "black-box testing", "closed-box testing") The application of test data derived from the specified functional requirements without regard to the final program structure. , including depanelers, board-test handlers, systems integration, application engineering and project management. IPTE can automate your existing functional test technology-or develop one for you--as well as automate in-circuit test systems. For more information, call (770) 360-5523 or visit www.ipte.com. Circle 114 --- Juki Automation Systems Fully Automatic Screen Printer Juki Automation Systems' innovative screen printer offers the fastest changeover in the industry. It is equipped with a rotating and floating squeegee head design for fast and easy cleaning and has a snap off Verb 1. snap off - break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" break off, break detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it" plate bar for zero warping. For a brochure call Juki at (919) 460-0111 or visit www.jas-smt.com Circle 115 --- Leica Microsystems Leica IRIS 1000 Automated optical inspection Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) is an automated visual inspection of PCB(or LCD,transistor manufacture) where a camera autonomously scans the device under test for both catastrophic failure (eg. missing component) and quality defects (eg. station Leica Microsystems introduces the Leica IRIS 1000 automated optical inspection station. The platform will support solder paste inspection and component placement analysis with no hardware modifications. The IRIS 1000 utilizes a different methodology for high speed image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished . 2345 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 405-0123; (800) 248-0123Fax: (847) 405-0164 Email: info@leica-microsystems.com; Web:www.leica-microsystems.com Circle 116 --- Qualectron Semi-Automatic AOI AOI Area Of Interest AOI Automated Optical Inspection AOI Art of Illusion (3D modeling software) AOI Associated Oregon Industries AOI Angle Of Incidence AOI Age of Innocence (David Hamilton book, also a band) System ESV-303 is an alternative solution for very expensive in-line AOI system due to its affordable semi-automatic design. Customer invests less with >90% inspection coverage for solder bridge of IC, wrongly mounted parts, existence parts, polarity check for capacitor / diode / transistor, poor alignment of parts, parallel parts check, and existence of bypass capacitor. Testing speed is about 15 seconds for 300 parts as an example. Phone: (408)432-1686, Fax: (408)432-1687, Email: sales@qualectron.com Web:www.qualectron.com Circle 117 --- Rexroth Star Integrated Measuring System Rexroth Star's new Integrated Measuring System for linear motion is a high-precision material measurement system integrated into the guide rail. Maximum accuracy is generally achieved with direct measurement. Now Rexroth Star has integrated a measuring system into their guide rail, combining the guiding and measuring functions into one unit, reducing machine errors to a minimum. For more information, please call (800) 438-5983 or visit our Web site at www.starlinear.com. Circle 118 --- Samsung Technology Samsung Model CP45FV with Optional Intelligent Tape Feeder Samsung Technology's Model CP45FV features true full on-the-fly vision alignment, and optional intelligent tape feeders and quick change-over carts. The combination of these features provides for maximum placement yields and minimum change-over time. The maintenance-free ball screw design and standard off-line optimization software allows for a high level of system utilization. Call Samsung Technology at 877 784-6767 or visit SamsungSMT.com. Circle 119 --- Siemens The SIPLACE HS-50 is the third offering in a modular manufacturing strategy presented by Siemens. The HS-50 assembly system provides a consistent collect & place approach and offers a high speed placement rate of 50,000 cph in one small footprint, without compromising production flexibility, with a component range of 0201 to 19mm including BGAs, mBGAs, CSPs, D-Rams. Circle 120 --- SIMCO SIMCO Stock Inventory Management and Customer Ordering SIMCO Static Control Catalog SIMCO's 18-page full-color catalog features a complete line of static control products for assembly/manufacturing/cleanroom applications. Included are descriptions and specifications for static neutralizing bars, overhead and benchtop ionizers, guns and nozzles, total room ionization ionization: see ion. ionization Process by which electrically neutral atoms or molecules are converted to electrically charged atoms or molecules (ions) by the removal or addition of negatively charged electrons. systems, and instrumentation. 2257 North Penn Road, Hatfield, PA 19440-1998 Phone: (215) 997-0590; Fax: (215) 997-3450 http://www.simco-static.com e-mail: simco@esimco.com Circle 121 --- Sparton Electronics EMS Provider Sparton Electronics is a low to medium volume, high mix, electronics manufacturing service provider to OEM's in the avionics, telecommunications, medical, industrial, power electronics, and gaming industries. All aspects of a product life cycle can be supported from any of the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 certified facilities. Assistance with agency approvals, materials procurement, supply chain management, and environmental testing. Ability to redesign for cost reductions. Visit us at www.sparton.com. Circle 122 --- Universal Instruments Integrated Solutions in Surface Mount Assembly Details Universal's Surface Mount Assembly capabilities, encompassing process, line software, equipment and support; and highlights their dedication to lowering manufacturing risk, enhancing productivity and increasing profitability for their customers. Universal's ability to provide quality SM assembly technology and equipment globally enables its customers to deliver consistent quality worldwide. 800-432-2607, ext. 5315 www.uic.com Circle 123 --- Viscom USA Combined AOI/AXI Inspection System VPS (1) (Vectors Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a vector or array processor. See vector, vector processor and array processor. (2) (Virtual Private Server) See OS virtualization. 7054 Brochure from Viscom USA describes inspection system that combines classic visible light inspection with micro-focus X-ray inspection technology to create a powerful inspection tool that can detect both visible and hidden defects. Designed for automatic inspection and verification of single and double-sided circuit boards, all typical faults in SMD, BGA and PHT PHT Phenytoin (antiepileptic, Dilantin) PHT Pulmonary Hypertension PhT Pharmacy Technician PHT Post-Harvest Technology PHT Pattern History Table PHT Pressure Half Time PHT Public Health Trust components can now be detected in one inspection operation. Circle 124 --- Vision Engineering The Mantis The Mantis features one large viewing area maximizing operator comfort. Productivity and quality are improved as operators will no longer suffer from eye, neck or back strain. Mantis produces stereo images to 10X for inspection, assembly or rework applications. The stereo-zoom Lynx is capable of magnification to 120X and offers several mounting, illumination and photographic options. Vision Engineering, Inc., (860) 355-3776; fax: (860) 355-0712; www.visioneng.com. Circle 125 --- Vitronics Soltec Vitronics Soltec's "5 Steps to Lead-Free Soldering" A new full-color 12-page brochure details the five steps. These steps include step 1, select the right materials and equipment; step 2, define the process; step 3, develop a robust process; step 4, implement lead-free manufacturing; and step 5, control and improve the process with constant follow-up, monitoring, and data analysis. Vitronics Soltec North America, 2 Marin Way, Stratham, NH 03885, Tel. (603) 772-7778, Fax (603) 772-7776; www.vitronics-soltec.com Circle 126 http://www.circuitsassembly.com Copyright [copyright] 2001 Miller Freeman LLC |
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