Seven years of electronics assembly

Seven years ago today we received our first pick and place machine, a Novastar. Since then we’ve upgraded to a high-speed Europlacer XPii that can handle smaller components. This month we have acquired an Exmore VS-500 vapour phase reflow oven. With the addition of this unit, we can achieve a more even temperature across circuit boards, regardless of the uneven thermal mass of some designs, meaning fewer tombstone errors on assembled boards.

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Our new Vapour Phase Reflow Oven.
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Author: Sandra Bogerd

Music: composer, singer-songwriter, recording artist, conductor. Language: author and illustrator (A. L. Uitdenbogerd) of the Gnomeville comic book series for absolute beginners in French. Work: Chief Scientist of Ad Hoc Software Pty Ltd trading as Agile Electronics. Academia: RMIT honorary fellow with computer science research interests in music, language, and usability.

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