News Release from: Transition Automation
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 20 February 2004
Support system handles SMT boards with care
The Flex-Kit board support system is the newest product in the Board-Lok tooling family.
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The Flex-Kit board support system is the newest product in the Board-Lok tooling family. This product solves a common problem with SMT manufacturing: how to support bare SMT boards when they are passed through the printing machine. Flex-Kit offers the flexibility to give support over a range of board sizes from 2.5 to 17in wide.
The kit is supplied with four sections which may be set side by side in various widths, giving 15 possible combinations.
This solution differs from other flexible systems on the market, which have less area of support.
Flex-Kit gives nearly full area support for varying product widths.
This full support allows for better process parameters such as cycle speed and print accuracy.
As is common with all Board-Lok tooling products, ergonomics and ESD protection are central parts of the product design.
Styled support elements are lightweight yet rugged and visible.
Magnets and optional tooling pins secure the Flex-Kit into position.
Flex-Kit also packs neatly with each of the different sections able to nest within one another.
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