Product category: Electronics Manufacturing Machinery and Materials
News Release from: Contax | Subject: Lead-free production with wave-soldering upgrade
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 15 March 2007

Lead-free production with wave-soldering upgrade

A leading communications supplier is using a Speedline Technologies' Electrovert VectraElite wave soldering system to move to lead-free production

Production automation specialist, Contax , has just supplied a new Speedline Technologies' Electrovert VectraElite wave-soldering system to a leading communications supplier. This new system enables the customer to handle lead-free production, replacing an existing Electrovert system that was purchased more than 20 years ago.

'We are starting to build a new range of products that are high value, low volume, so the quality of the boards is crucial', explains the company's Production Engineer.

'This coincides with the move to lead-free, so we needed to look at our systems and upgrade where necessary'.

'Although the old Electrovert was still working well, unfortunately it couldn't be converted'.

The company took the opportunity to review all the available systems to ensure that they selected the best option.

'We finally evaluated two other systems', says the spokesman, 'but nothing could match the Electrovert on quality and price'.

Before making the final decision, the company asked the shop floor technicians for their views.

'They all favoured the Electrovert', says the spokesman.

'They particularly liked the ease of maintenance and fast changeover of solder pots'.

'They also wanted a system that was easy to control and user friendly'.

He continues: 'With the VectraElite you can save programs on to the machine, so the system can be set up at the touch of a button'.

'We also liked the two heating zones, infra-red and convection, and the chip wave', he says.

'The VectraElite was the only possible choice', he concluded'.

'The build quality of the Electrovert systems is superb'.

'It is certainly rare to find a wave-solder machine still working well after 20 years! Another factor was the service'.

'Contax has a reputation for professionalism'.

'They were quick to respond during the initial setup and sorted out any teething problems quickly to ensure that there was no downtime'.

'In all, I think we made an excellent decision', he says.

The recently launched VectraElite is the next generation of wave soldering systems from Speedline's Electrovert range.

It combines proven core subsystem design with all the latest technological developments for lead-free alloys.

Features include: Optima and ServoJet spray fluxing systems, an upper high-velocity convection preheat module, a post-wave cooling module and UltraFill nozzle technology.

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