Blundell Blog

A new 14 zone convection reflow oven for soldering surface mounted components is now available. Optimum control of the airflow ensures stable, uniform distribution of heat and helps to keep energy costs low. Differences in thermal mass of the PCB’s being processed have no effect on the heating profile due to the low mass design of the oven interior.

The Iemme ’PLUS 14′ is now available from Blundells, and is very competitively priced. It has built in cooling and comes with a choice of mesh conveyor or pin edge conveyor (or both) so it can be used in line or as a stand alone oven.

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

An investment in a solder recovery system to reclaim solder dross is one of the fastest ways to save money in electronics assembly. 

The Blundell Soldabac costs only just over £5,000 yet it reclaims at least 50% of reusable lead free solder alloy from the dross that is scraped off the solder bath. In most cases the Soldabac pays for itself in 6 to 12 months.

Solder recovery is also an environmentally freindly activity and so it qualifies for additional capital allowance tax relief.  

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

PVA has added an active fiducial camera to their full range of selective conformal coating spray application machines. The new camera system enhances the positional accuracy of the PCB by aligning it against a fixed reference point on each board. Each coating cycle is corrected automatically to adjust for any misalignment.

The new camera also allows for automatic pattern verification, so the sprayed PCB can be automatically checked by the machine after the coating operation is completed. This is done by having a black UV light inside the machine. The camera scans the board to detect the coating pattern which flouresces under the UV light.

For more information on PVA conformal coating robots call Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk.

I am very pleased to announce that we have been successful in tendering for three important items of equipment for the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). The MTC is a collaborative partnership between industry, universities and research and technology organisations. The MTC was formed in response to the Government’s manufacturing strategy: ”New Challenges, New Opportunities” published in September 2008.  

Funding for the capital equipment for MTC came from Advantage West Midlands (AWM) and East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA). The equipment to be supplied by us at Blundell is a Dage XD7500NT X-Ray machine, an Ersa Hotflow 3/20 convection reflow oven and an IBL VAC645i in line vapour phase soldering plant.

For more information please contact Paul or Neil Blundell on 02476 210270.

The new iPulse M6 smt mounting centre is the latest development which moves iPulse even further ahead of the competition in the mid volume high precision surface mount placement market.

Now in its 10^th year since being bought by the Yamaha Motor Group, iPulse is powering ahead its development development program, and the M6 is the product of continuous evolution of the high precision manufacturer’s range.

In the knowledge that they are fully backed up by Blundells’ well trained and qualified engineers, more and more UK electronics assemblers are turning to a placement machine solution from iPulse.

Unique on-the-fly scanning technology combines with unbeatable build quality to provide a placement solution that is ultra-reliable and durable for the long term in the most demanding of production situations.

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

The Bofa System 250 solder fume extraction unit, available from Blundell Production Equipment, removes fumes from the workstations of two hand soldering operators who are located either next to or opposite each other.

The Bofa 250 is available from Blundell Production Equipment (Tel. 02476 210270) and comes complete with 2 flexible stay-put arms, table brackets, and carbon block filter providing an impressive 99.997% HEPA filtration.

We will visit you to measure up for your requirements and you can be assured of a competitive quotation.

For more information call Keith Gummer on 07770 615405 or visit our Website www.blundell.co.uk