X-Ray Inspection System is designed for SMT market.

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Able to image complex components in 2D and 3D, COUGAR-SMT with CT capability occupies 1 x 1 m footprint and has FEINFOCUS GUI. Features include microfocus x-Ray tube up to 160 kV, HDX-Ray(TM) real-time 16-bit image processing, digital flat panel detector, and accelerated CT reconstruction and visualization. Unit provides feature recognition down to 1 µm, with a total magnification up to 10,000x and True X-Ray Intensity Control(TM) that provides stable and permanent image quality.



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COMET Announces New FEINFOCUS CT X-Ray Inspection System



GARBSEN, GERMANY - COMET announces the new FEINFOCUS COUGAR with CT capability. Developed for the dynamic global SMT market, the new COUGAR-SMT with CT can image the most complex components in 2D and 3D for quality assessment and process improvement.

Featuring an advanced FEINFOCUS Graphical User Interface (FGUI), the COUGAR-SMT with CT includes a microfocus X-Ray tube up to 160 kV, FEINFOCUS HDX-Ray(TM) real-time 16-bit image processing, digital flat panel detector, and accelerated CT reconstruction and visualization. The system provides feature recognition down to 1 µm, with a total magnification of up to 10,000x and True X-Ray Intensity (TXI) Control(TM) that guarantees stable and permanent image quality, time after time.

Users of the versatile COUGAR-SMT CT may add features such as BGA and die-attach void calculation modules, a more sophisticated manipulator system, and a multifocus X-Ray tube up to 160 kV. Additionally, CT functionality is offered as an upgrade to all existing COUGAR-SMT systems.

The small, ergonomic design of the COUGAR makes this platform ideal for any manufacturing environment, as it features a small footprint (approximately 1 m x 1 m), low system weight (approximately 1,450 kg), and convenient front- and side-door service access.

COMET is a successful international technology company in the growth markets of security, inspection, electronics and communication. As an expert in the field of applied physics, COMET provides a complete and highly flexible portfolio of components, modules, systems and services from a single source.

COMET's Business Unit FEINFOCUS is an award-winning leading international manufacturer and supplier of high-resolution X-Ray Inspection Solutions, with more than 2,000 system installations worldwide. As the pioneer of Microfocus, Nanofocus, and Multifocus X-Ray Inspection Solutions, we are at the forefront of product innovation in X-Ray Inspection, including True X-Ray Intensity (TXI) control and AIM technology. FEINFOCUS offers X-Ray Sources and radiation-shielded X-Ray equipment, as well as full in-house services, such as failure analysis and component defect detection. We also provide enhanced on-site customer training and system demonstration, and are renowned for our global commitment to customer support.

COMET was founded in 1948 and is based in Flamatt near Berne, Switzerland. Production is carried out in Switzerland and Germany; the sales subsidiaries in the U.S. and China are complemented by a worldwide network of representatives.

COMET: The X-perts for security, inspection, electronics, and communication

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