New Products

Christopher Associates announces the release of the Unisonik 414R fluxless ultrasonic soldering robot from Japan Unix, the world leading robotic soldering system manufacturer. Christopher Associates introduced the system at the Photon International show for photovoltaic manufacturing, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, and received an excellent response.

Multitest, a leader in temperature test, has developed a dedicated set up for the MT9928 gravity handler to allow for calibrating temperature sensors.

Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, introduces its Sawa Eco-Roll SC-ER360 wiper roll cleaner.

Permabond 820 quick-setting, instant adhesive resists temperature ranges up to 200ºC (390ºF). Typical ethyl cyanoacrylates only resist temperatures to 82ºC (180ºF). Permabond 820 is a modified ethyl cyanoacrylate that has a fast fixture time and high-temperature resistance, making it an ideal choice when bonding components in position on dual-sided PCBs prior to wave soldering. Permabond 820 is colorless with a viscosity of 100cPs.

Multitest received the first multi-system order for the new InCarrier™ handler by a European IDM. The systems will be used for high-parallel test of small MEMS sensors.

Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, has introduced a Solder Paste Recycling Unit.

SMART Group provides all types of training mediums to assist the electronics industry and to support its regular seminars and workshops. In these difficult times the use of traditional and multimedia methods are essential to ensure engineers are trained to an acceptable standard.

The new X45 and X45e conveyor platforms are easy to integrate and offers sophisticated yet simple controls design.

SonoLab®, the applications laboratory division of Sonoscan, has recently developed analytical techniques that bring to 25 the number of acoustically detectable features and characteristics used to separate counterfeit plastic IC packages from genuine packages.

ACE Production Technologies announces the addition of Nitrogen (N2) Spot Pre-Heating capability to their popular KISS line of Selective Soldering machines. N2 Spot Pre-Heating joins a group of special application features available for KISS machines, which range from semi-automated to fully automated in-line capable selective soldering production systems.

Microscan, a global technology leader for precision data acquisition and control solutions, introduces its new Track, Trace and Control (TTC) Solution, developed in partnership with Cogiscan. The flexible solution features new Microscan TTC middleware, which can partner with any of our machine vision or auto ID hardware to address plant-wide information. The TTC middleware is the first jointly released solution since the company’s strategic partnership agreement with Cogiscan last year.

JTAG Technologies has announced an interim update to its renowned ProVision™ boundary-scan development tools-suite that includes the new continuity test module ‘Buzz’. Service Pack 1 for CD release 15 (CD15-SP1) is available immediately for download, from www.jtag.com, for licensed users with current support contracts.

Christopher Associates, a pioneering supplier and distributor to the photovoltaic industry, will introduce Tonsan dispensing systems for photovoltaic manufacturing applications in booth E8 at PHOTON’s upcoming 5th Photovoltaic Technology Show, the leading venue for photovoltaic manufacturing technologies in North America, scheduled to take place February 2-4, 2010 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Those clever people at Intertronics are getting tough with electronic components that need to be made more rugged – to be more resistant to shock, vibration and rough handling. This “toughening-up” process involves edge bonding or underfill of components with the recently introduced DYMAX 9422-SC or 9-20790 room temperature, fast, light cure adhesives.

DEK has extended its popular VectorGuard® stencil portfolio with the addition of the double layer Platinum stencil, a unique stencil technology offering manufacturers a series of performance benefits over conventional screens. Launched at the Productronica exhibition in Munich, VectorGuard Double Layer Platinum stencils are an ideal solution for semiconductor applications and component manufacture, meeting the needs of production challenges requiring fine line or mixed feature sizes.

Kyzen, a world leading provider of environmentally responsible precision cleaning products for electronics and high-technology manufacturing operations, will feature AQUANOX® A4703 Neutral pH Aqueous Cleaning Chemistry at the upcoming Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium & Tabletop Exhibition, scheduled to take place January 26-28, 2010 at the Sheraton Kauai Resort on Kauai, Hawaii.

MSD handling specialist and global manufacturer of ultra low humidity drying and storage cabinets Super DryR by Totech (www.superdry.info) has introduced an innovative new design offering modular expandability and closed loop regeneration.

In response to a growing demand among electronics manufacturers for effective, cost-efficient SMT stencil care, Ascentech is leading the way into the new year with a ‘complete solution’ of package that includes the GEN3 Systems’ GENSONIC Ultra Sonic stencil aperture cleaning system and an accessory kit. Ascentech is the North American distributor for GEN3 Systems Ltd. products.

Bliss Industries Inc., provider of material handling carts and racks for PCB assembly, has added a new accessory to its SMT Component Storage lineup.

Christopher Associates, a pioneering supplier and distributor to the electronics and chemical processing industries, introduces two new solder pastes from Koki Company Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan).