Blundell Blog

Much experience has been gained in supplying and installing selective soldering machines for the past 12 years and we at Blundell have trialled many different printed circuit board types on our demonstration machines.

Contract manufacturers need to be careful in their evaluation of a selective soldering machine. Some PCB’s are easy to selectively solder, others are not. A CEM who can expect to process many different PCB types for a variety of customers needs to allow for the most difficult PCB type when choosing a machine. They may start out thinking that a low cost machine will be suitable, only to find out later that a more sophisticated machine was needed to allow for future changes of product.

We at Blundell are able to offer a full range of selective soldering machines, from entry level to high end with moving solder pots and dual track conveyors. For a proper evaluation of your needs and expert advice contact us on 02476 210270 or email us at sales@blundell.co.uk.

Our new distribution agrement with MTA Automation of Switzerland gives us access to over 40 years of experience and know-how in automated robotic assembly, soldering and dispensing.

Whether based on rotary tables or in-line linear systems, MTA Automation can build turnkey automated systems to assemble, solder and dispense for a wide variety of electronics and industrial applications. Linked work cells automate the assembly of complete products.  

For more information visit our Website www.blundell.co.uk or call us on 02476 210270.

If you are looking for a really low cost surface mount pick and place machine, we have two pre-owned TWS Quadra automatic placement machines for sale at just £5,000 each, plus feeders.

They are reconditioned with upgraded software and new placement heads and will automatically place up to 3,000 components per hour. Up to 120 feeders can be fitted to them and we also have some reconditioned feeder banks at less than half price - £500 each you can fit up to 8 x 8mm tape reels on each feeder bank.

What’s more we are offering a 6 months warranty. Commissioning and training is available at extra cost. 

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

A frequent criticism of selective soldering is that it is slow in comparison to wave soldering. The new Series 3 VERSAFLOW selective soldering machine from Ersa overcomes this to a great extent by having a dual track conveyor which doubles production speed.  It is an in-line machine, and 2 x electro-dynamic mini wave solder pots double the soldering speed.

It will solder 2 x PCB’s of up to 225mm wide side by side, has improved topside preheating, improved board clamping and a return conveyor system so that the process can be fully automated. A shuttle system moves the PCB sideways when it reaches the end of the conveyor and returns it to the start of the line.  It can also have up to 4 fluxing heads.

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