We have introduced a Live Chat function on our website to further enhance the Mek customer service experience. Statistics show that more and more website visitors want to communicate with us in real time. And one of the most effective ways to do this is on our website via live chat. 2021 has seen major investment in the Mek service and support offering and now with the installation of the new Jivo Chat application we… Read the full article…
Exciting projects have been in motion this summer at Mek! Following several highly successful years, Mek has grown substantially. To keep pace with an expanding team, and to ensure our global workforce has the space and tools they need to do their best, most collaborative work, the Mek European headquarters in Tilburg, Netherlands, needed to grow as well. After months of planning we’ve moved into our new office space which we have acquired by taking… Read the full article…
3D AOI connectivity is exceptionally important, but what about inspection quality? 3D automatic optical inspection systems (3D AOI) have become a critical component of production lines in electronics manufacturing Smart Factories as the hubs for quality control, giving valuable feedback to the production machines. But Smart Factories with AOI can only work if the AOI results are reliable… Of all the systems in a SMT/THT assembly line, automatic optical inspection systems have the most scope… Read the full article…
The majority of PCBs produced today use Surface Mount Technology SMT whereby the components are mounted directly onto the surface of the PCB. SMT, adopted in the 1980s, has massively reduced the costs of manufacturing because it allows for far greater levels of automation. SMT components are much smaller and hence a much higher number can be fitted onto the board allowing for much denser, smaller PCBs with a higher performance. Does that mean that… Read the full article…
The Mek Annual Global Technical Meeting took place last month. The three primary aims of the annual meeting are: communication, motivation and education. Updating the global team on AOI and SPI product developments, catching up with colleagues and making plans for the year as a team, is an essential part of the company’s communication strategy and sales success. Usually held in Japan, due to Coronavirus and related travel restrictions, the 4 day conference this year… Read the full article…
1. A must have to allow for PCB warpage if the AOI machine has angular cameras The center of the field of view (FoV) of angular cameras are set to be on the center of the FoV of the main camera. The optimal focal point of the main camera lens is on the printed circuit board (PCB) surface. A main camera lens typically has a focal depth of a few millimetres, a height range in… Read the full article…
Mek (Marantz Electronics), has now launched MekCare, a range of flexible service plans designed to meet differing support requirements for Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) and Solder Paste Inspection (SPI) technologies, all at a pre-determined cost. Three levels of service & support contract are on offer: Remote Maintenance & Calibration Warranty Plus All the plans give users unlimited access to Mek’s iMentor for online access to software downloads, an online self-training portal, application notes and a… Read the full article…
Conformal coating inspection, (CCI) is an essential stage of the conformal coating process and yet one that very few companies undertake, aside from a brief manual visual inspection. Manual inspection is an extremely difficult job due to factors such as eye strain and concentration drift, while slow throughput makes it economically challenging… The Solution Mek automated CCI systems for automatic inspection of conformal coatings and defect detection see more than an operator ever could and… Read the full article…
The Mek PowerSpector BTL Bottom & Top In Line Automatic Optical Inspection Systems offer synchronized inspection of the top and bottom side of PCBs to deliver the fastest inspection Reflow, Wave or Selective soldering & placement of SMT & THT components. Patented synchronized lighting technology brings new capabilities. 9 cameras per side, with both heads inspecting the PCB at the same time, give the fastest inspection times but without the high power lighting system of… Read the full article…
The new Mek iSpector JUz CCI system is designed to provide high detail and flexible conformal coating inspection and automated optical inspection in the same unit. All approved conformal coatings contain a UV tracer and the coating glows bright blue under a UV light. By switching between its main white light and high intensity UV LED light source, iSpector JUz makes conformal coating inspection simple and is able to inspect both component bodies and coatings to… Read the full article…
