Despite the dominance of the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) process in today’s high technology production environment, many manufacturers still require the THT process to run various products.
While the THT process is an established method of electronic circuit construction, due to the strong mechanical bonds created from through hole mounting, wave soldering remains one stage of the THT process that can be problematic. It is not seen as a particularly fashionable process in the modern SMT factory and has consequently been largely overlooked in terms of ongoing development.
Kirsten Soldering AG is an exception as its products promote both effectiveness and cost-efficiency. Adopting an innovative design, Altus’ supplier has evolved into a modern, efficient, low energy system, with over 2,000 systems supplied worldwide for soldering complex high-tech PCBs and ensuring precise, reliable and repeatable solder joints in critical applications.
Offering pioneering solutions for the THT soldering process, Kirsten Soldering has modernised the existing THT process by creating a unique modular construction that is simple to reconfigure, with the capability to add modules later and a module-by-module individual process flow speed control to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency.
Kirsten’s machines are designed and manufactured to high standards, enabling high-quality solder joints and increased flexibility though preheat module configuration. In addition, the innovative Swiss engineering enables better production efficiency as two different alloys can be used simultaneously, if needed. The process can create a saving of up to €34,000 on the initial filling alone!
Landrex Technologies, a leader in optical inspection, in-circuit and functional test and test fixturing has developed AOI systems, designed for the THT soldering process for both pre & post wave soldering. These can identify and therefore help to eliminate common problems experienced at this stage of the THT process. The manufacturers, who are specialists in providing complete inspection solutions, are offering their latest systems, which provide comprehensive top side only, bottom side only, or combined top and bottom side AOI inspection that implements a high-resolution camera system with luminance LED illumination. It is also complete with unique inspection algorithms for optimum results and high-speed operation.
Kirsten and Landrex systems, along with others from the Altus Group range, will be demonstrated at the National Electronics Week Exhibition at the NEC, 12th to 14th April 2016. Please visit our website for further information.
http://www.altusgroup.co.uk/
