Blundell Blog

The new iPulse M8 is a compact high speed SMD mounter for assembly of surface mounted PCB’s. Its small footprint and low floorspace requirement are going to be a big selling point. It provides the user with an unusually high placement rate considering its compact size. The 8 nozzle head version will place up to 26,000 components per hour. The M8 utilises a synchronised board and head movement system which reduces head travel to a minimum by presenting the board in an optimised location for placement efficiency. It has a feeder capacity of up to 80 x 8mmm tape reels or stick feeders.

The iPulse M8 will be running on the Blundell stand (D90) at National Electronics Week, Earls Court, London from 17th to 19th June. If you are reading this after the show, more information can be obtained by calling UK distributor Blundell Production Equipment on 0845 872 4975 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk

I’ve just got back from spending 2 days walking around the SMT Exhibition in Nuremberg where there was a lot of optimism and the show was very busy. Ersa were showing their new “Best in Class” Hotflow reflow oven range. The Hotflow range has long been recognised as one of the most technically advanced convection reflow ovens available anywhere, and that applies to heat transfer, throughput, oven stability, process control, energy balance, power consumption and serviceablilty. These are bold claims, but having seen Ersa’s new oven in Nuremberg, they are definitely valid claims. The Hoflow 3 series is going to be big!