Seica Showcases Simplicity in Selective Soldering
Salem, NH, September 2007 - Seica Inc., a leading electronics test and assembly solution OEM, will showcase the Firefly, a laser selective soldering system, within its VIVA Integrated Platform(TM) in order to meet the challenges of today's focus on automation.
Seica's products meet the GEM (Generic Model for Communication and Control of Manufacturing Equipment) Standard. In addition, the mechanical interface on these products also adheres to the SMEMA (Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturer's Association) Standard.
The latest addition to Seica's growing portfolio, the Firefly, concentrates all the power and control of laser technology into the automated selective soldering process. Based on Seica's VIP(TM) architecture, Firefly simplifies the generation, verification and operation of any soldering program, while its flexibility and performance can be further optimized through additional software tools. Thermal control, so essential to the soldering process, is guaranteed by an integrated temperature control system that provides continuous feedback during the soldering process and displays thermal profiles clearly in real time. Equipped with a SMEMA board conveyor system, Firefly can also be integrated easily into any production line.
Simplicity in Selective Soldering
Starting from CAD/CAM files, the Firefly software automatically extracts the coordinates of the points to be soldered, along with all the other geometrical information used by the internal algorithms to set up the thermal profile, laser spot dimensions and soldering angles, and then to generate the soldering program. The software also allows the user to create a program manually, aided by the integrated vision system and the interactive guided editor provided by the VIVA software environment. The editing environment also allows the user to modify the thermal profile and the other variables of each solder joint at any time, according to changing requirements.
About Seica:
Founded in 1986, Seica S.p.A. is a global supplier of automatic test and assembly equipment with an installed base of more than 800 systems on four different continents. Seica offers a complete line of test solutions, including bed of nails and flying probe testers, which are able to perform MDA, in-circuit, functional and optical tests of loaded boards, second and third level electronic modules and printed circuit boards. Headquarters is located in Strambino, Italy, with offices in Paris, Salem/New Hampshire USA and Suzhou, China, along with a worldwide distribution network.
For more information visit our website: www.seica.com or contact:
Seica Inc.
50A Northwestern Drive
Suite 10
Salem, NH 030 79
USA
Phone: (001) 603-890-6002
Fax: 603-890-6003
