Saki Corporation, an innovator in the field of automated optical and x-ray inspection and measurement equipment, introduced their Saki Self-Programming Software (SSP), for solder paste inspection and automated optical inspection equipment. The SSP software, installed on the company’s 3D SPI and 3D AOI systems, makes programming fast, easy, and doesn‘t require any special skill or training. All you need is the Gerber and centroid CAD data. The software does the rest.
It is a seamless system that doesn‘t require DFM software. It combines technology that captures complete height and XY data and images, while simultaneously scanning multiple fields of view. The ability to select from over 300,000 components from the company’s Golden Library offers unlimited possibilities. In a matter of minutes, with just a few clicks, SPI/AOI inspection data can be programmed automatically, using a defined set of standards and criteria, such as naming, orientation, and parameters, as those recognized by IPC standards for AOI and SPI systems. This removes the programming discrepancies and variations that arise when done by different programmers.
With SSP, one program can be used for all your inspection systems-SPI, pre-reflow, and post-reflow. There is no need to program each machine separately. The inspection program can be generated without first preparing a golden or silver printed circuit board. This especially saves time for businesses that are primarily based on New Product Introduction and those with customers requesting high-mix/low-volume production with short delivery time. Furthermore, since the offline debug function allows fine-tuning to be done remotely without stopping the production line, the time for the user to work with the inspection equipment is minimized.
„Until now, the accuracy of the inspection process depended not just on the inspection system itself, but on the skill level, characteristics, abilities, standardization, and procedures followed by the programmer,“ said Satoshi Otake, General Manager. „Saki Self-Programming Software eliminates the variables of the programmers and their procedures.“
„This is the first self-programming software in the industry. It not only automates programming, but also the calibration of the machine, diagnostics, maintenance, inspection, data collection, and extensive reporting functions,“ explained Sakie (Jodie) Akiyama, President and Co-founder. „True M2M communication can‘t happen without it. Software drives the communication in machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and is an enabler for the Smart Factory and Industry 4.0. Saki Self-Programming Software is part of our Smart initiative. To really make Smart and M2M work, we need Smart machines, a Smart factory, and a Smart company.“
The software improves process quality and control, as well as, ensures a defect-free product with the following features:
- A solder inspection algorithm with unique 2D/3D hybrid technology automatically recognizes the defect type and distinguishes it from other solder defects.
- Optical character verification shows thumbnails of the components.
- An inspection preset quickly and easily skips between different processes.
- Self-diagnostics and self-alignment with both time-based and condition-based maintenance. This ensures consistent machine performance and maintains absolute accuracy.
- A calibration status report enables the system to output calibration results.
