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PCB Assembly Equipment and Tools
News Release from: Dymax | Subject: BlueWave 200
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2007
UV spotlamp is long-term cure for
sealants
Powerful UV spot curing system has intensity adjustment feature that allows users to take control of the desired intensity level and compensate for the decline due to aging.
Thanks to their fast cure, good adhesion and choice of viscosities, UV curing adhesives and sealants are ideally suited for electronics assembly and protection applications To continuously provide a fast and deep polymerisation Dymax has developed the BlueWave 200 UV spotlamp system with integrated intensity adjustment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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This technical feature allows for the exact determination of the required intensity to reach rapid, complete cure of the adhesive with minimised heat development to protect sensitive parts.
Furthermore, the feature secures the consistency of the adhesive curing process by allowing for a constant intensity level during production.
Intensities of more than 17W/cm2 make the BlueWave 200 a powerful UV spot curing system.
The device primarily emits UVA and visible light (300-450nm).
From a process viewpoint the reduction in intensity over time and the associated impact on polymerisation has been an inherent weakness in UV lamp technology.
However, the new intensity adjustment feature allows users to take control of the desired intensity level and compensate for the decline due to aging.
A removable knob at the front panel gives the user easy access to the precise manual adjustment of the emitted intensity level (for verification a radiometer such as the Dymax Accu-Cal 50 is used directly at the end of the light guide).
In component and PCB assemblies this intensity control feature supports yielding consistent high quality bonds and seals.
In automated manufacturing environments the Dymax BlueWave 200 communicates with PLCs via its I/O port.
Alternatively the UV spot system can be activated using the foot pedal.
Complemented by the Dymax Accu-Cal 50 radiometer the BlueWave 200 significantly helps to ensure high quality output in electronics manufacturing.
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