ML605GTW4-UV NC laser drill features two high-energy UV laser oscillator heads. Uses 355nm wavelength suitable for drilling polyimide material/flexible substrates.
Mitsubishi Electric, www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp
DesignSpark v.5 open source electronics design tool includes online, real-time design rules check and schematic buses, which group signals for schematic clarity.
Atlas Si SET2DIL insertion loss test system now supports Bidirectional SET2DIL. Improves repeatability of microstrip and stripline trace testing.
CR-8000 2013 includes upgrades to System Planner and Design Gateway.
GSR1290 standalone router can handle panels up to 910 x 610mm. Depanels tabbed or scored assemblies by manually interchanging the Z-axis cutting assembly; cutting mechanism can be changed from spindle to a saw. Includes three rigid, compact linear axis' driven by AC servo motors. Pre-loaded linear guides reportedly have a mechanical repeatability of ± 0.01mm. Has cut speeds up to 100mm and second and positional speeds up to 1000mm.
Getech Automation Pte Ltd., www.getecha.com
Silver/carbon hybrid conductive ink and ink-curing unit use microwave-heat printing technology to form traces on flexible printed circuits. Uses selective microwave heating and novel Photonic Curing process for printing on low-heat-resistant plastic films and roll-to-roll continuous printing. Controls spark discharge by separating microwave’s magnetic field and electric field and applying the fields separately in heating. Uses novel silver/carbon hybrid conductive ink, in which carbon particles (which do not develop a phase change during heating) have been added to silver particles to ensure uniform curing of ink under microwave heating, preventing a nonuniform distribution of conductivity.
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK), www.sdk.co.jp