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Esprit Electronics have ordered an iPulse M20 SMT placement machine from Blundell Production Equipment.

The Hamble, Southampton based contract electronic manufacturer has added the M20 to their already impressive line-up of iPulse assembly machines, increasing their surface mount component placement ability by up to 25,000 components per hour.

Esprit already use a wide range of machinery purchased from Blundell, including reflow ovens, cleaning machines, Rework and repair stations, wave soldering machines and a PVA conformal coating system.

The M20 is due to be installed in July 2012. For more information contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk.

Our Website is at www.blundell.co.uk

Warrington based Dantom Production Solutions has ordered an iPulse M20 surface mount component placement machine from Blundell Production Equipment.

The new machine will enhance and expand Dantom’s printed circuit board assembly facility and it will be installed in July 2012.

For more information contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

More information on the iPulse M20 is on our Website www.blundell.co.uk

Lancashire based LED Lighting Solutions have placed an order with Blundell Production Equipment for a total of five i-Pulse pick and place machines including four M10 automatic placement machines for surface mounted components and LED’s and one larger i-Pulse M20.

The machines are schduled for delivery in July 2012 and they will enable a significant expansion of prodiction at LED Lighting’s Burscough factory.

For more information call us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

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Thanks to an upgrade to the camera system, the popular TWS Quadra DVC surface mount pick and place machine is now able to handle 0201 components.

The machine has been re-designed with more accuracy, new screen graphics, brushless motors for quieter operation and a larger nozzle holder. There is also a new feeder for LED’s.

For more information contact us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

Our Website is at www.blundell.co.uk

In may cases it is necessary to clean flux deposits off soldered printed circuit boards (PCB’s)

Blundell Production Equipment supply a range of machines of different sizes to carry out this task. The smallest machine, the System 1000 sits neatly on a benchtop and will fully clean small batches of PCB’s using aqueous technology in approximately 2 to 3 hours including drying time.

There is also a floor standing version which will hold a larger number of PCB’s, the System 2000. The cycle time is about the same but more boards can be cleaned at one time.

For higher volume applications the Riebesam Professional cleaning machine is a robust high powered machine with fast drying and a cycle time of about 1 hour.

For more information call us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk.

Our Website is at www.blundell.co.uk

First article inspection (FAI) in the PCB assembly process is one of the most important steps - every mistake from the assembly machine setup multiplies into hundreds of incorrectly assembled PCBs if left unchecked. Therefore, it is extremely important to accomplish first article inspection with maximum accuracy. On the other hand, assembly line downtime during the FAI procedure is very expensive. So, you can’t waste time programming an AOI system, even though you may have one. Manually checking FAI by cross referencing between the BOM and assembly drawing is open to error and is very time consuming.

Auto Compare Features which use the FA Inspected PCB as a Golden Board in order to inspect the rest of the batch; 30 seconds for 1500 components.

Extra Eye is a hardware/software system designed to assist any level of Operator in the FAI process. The hardware incorporates a moving camera on an X-Y axis system and is capable with component sizing down to 1005 outlines. By presenting an image of the placed component with the related details from the BOM and assembly drawing, the Extra Eye boosts inspection speed, reduces fatigue of personnel and as a result, ensures 100% inspection accuracy.

For more information contact us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

Our Website is at www.blundell.co.uk

The recently launched iPulse M20 SMT placement machine is a flexible SMT mounting machine which is aimed at both the traditional SMT market and at future trends in electronics manufacturing. Dispensers and special feeders can be added for LED placement which is a fast growing technology. It has a wider component handling range and a larger placement area for wide panels that are generally used in LED placement.

If you are a newcomer to assembling printed circuit boards (PCB’s) with surface mounted components, the simple, reliable ‘TWS Quadra DVC’ is the perfect chice of automatic machine to assemble your PCB’s in the most cost effective way.

It is a well established machine with an installed base of over 1,200 units worldwide and that is the best proof of the success of the design. For mixed products and small batches it is ideal, and it can handle many types of component including standard SMD’s, LED’s, metal domes and also very small components down to 0201 size on the latest version.

For further information contact us on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk

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The DM 500 depaneller/board separator allows easy and safe separation of scored printed circuit boards (PCB’s) in a multi-board panel.

The foot-pedal driven blade is height adjustable and does not need regular sharpening. It is also possible to use it when high components are close to the scoring line.

For more information contact us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

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The Ersa IR/PL 650 is Ersa’s flagship rework station for removal and replacment of large components on printed circuit boards (PCB’s).

The IR650 uses Dynamic-IR technology for fully automatic control of the rework process. It uses top and bottom heaters to selectively reflow each component to be removed and replaced.

The total available power is 4600Watts spread over 4 separately controllable heating zones. A reflow process camera is used to provide a magnified view of the process. The precision placement module replaces the components neatly and accurately.

For more information contact us on 02476 210270 or email sales@blundell.co.uk

Our Website is at www.blundell.co.uk