With the introduction of its innovative HawkEye post-print verification technology, DEK claims that 100% verification at the line beat rate is now possible. DEK customer Multi-Tech, a Mounds View, Minnesota-based manufacturer of advanced networking products, recently selected the HawkEye system to enable speed requirements for one of its advanced assembly lines. “We wanted to be able to inspect 100 % of every board on this line without impacting our line speed whatsoever,” says Del Palacheck, VP of Manufacturing for Multi-Tech. “At 3,500 assemblies a day, that’s a pretty tall order, but HawkEye delivered according to its claim: we are running 100 % post-print verification at the line beat rate.” Though Multi-Tech’s first pass yield was already near-perfect, HawkEye and the accompanying tooling system have enabled even more improvement – pushing close to the 100 % first pass yield mark. “The system is incredibly simple to set up and run,” comments Rick Oelkers, Multi-Tech Automation Supervisor. “It requires very little programming and is easy to use. Now, we can easily inspect every board that runs through the machine, and our production speeds have not been impacted at all.”
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