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News Release from: Vision Engineering | Subject: Optical stereo inspection systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 March 2004
A closer look at inspection at Nepcon
Vision Engineering will be exhibiting as part of the SMART Group hands-on lead-free production sessions at Nepcon Brighton.
Vision Engineering will be exhibiting as part of the SMART Group hands-on lead-free production sessions at Nepcon Brighton Vision Engineering's stereo optical inspection systems offer an unbeatable inspection solution to these new challenges The introduction of lead-free production techniques sets a major challenge to the electronics industry
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Vision Engineering will be exhibiting as part of the Smart Group hands-on lead-free production sessions, to be held at Nepcon Brighton.
Equipment that was previously used to produce tin-lead (Sn-Pb) solder is now being modified or replaced to work with the latest generation of lead free solders.
With harsher process conditions and higher operating temperatures, manufacturers have to be confident that boards are still being produced to the same quality levels.
To do this, Vision Engineering's range of optical stereo inspection systems are providing a vital production accessory.
Lead-free production is possible - that has already been proved.
However, variations in process and material parameters result in an inevitable change to the visual appearance of boards, joints and components.
This will not be an issue once the process has been optimised, but to reach this point there is a steep learning curve, engineers must see what is happening and understand the factors at work.
Nothing gives greater insight to these changes than a stereo microscope.
Vision Engineering is the industry standard for electronics inspection, with over 300,000 systems in use worldwide.
Vision Engineering manufactures a range of ergonomically optimised stereo inspection systems, all of which present a true, optical, colour image with excellent depth perception, vital when viewing the complex, reflective features on a PCB.
This range has been optimised for the electronics industry and includes ESD protected variants, oblique viewing accessories and magnification ranges from x2 through to x160. Request a free brochure from Vision Engineering ...
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