One of the main problems of designing a system to measure flux is making the sensor construction suitable for daily use in the production environment, coupled with differing performance of flux models available. Mark added, “We have developed an elegant solution to this problem; our approach gives the system the capability to learn and be programmed to deal with any measurement changes resulting in the flux chemistry used. The material we use in the sensor heads are all titanium or high temperature thermoplastics, this results in a high quality unit which will stand the rigours of production life.” The Flux measurement system will be added to the mini wave selective product of the company which provides a ‘one pass’ platform for measuring X and Y speed, solder temperature, preheat profiles, contact time and now flux positioning verification. Additionally the multi-wave instrumentation will be available with configurable inputs supporting flux detection to allow the customer to measure flux performance within their own test fixtures. The flux measurement system will be showcased along with the portfolio of instruments and software tools which satisfies all of today’s thermal process control needs, including full-feature high performance product profiling for reflow, wave, vapour and selective solder processes.
Productronica, Booth A4.145/3
