Miscellaneous

Mek ( Marantz Electronics Ltd), has installed an iSpector AOI system within PKC Group in Finland.  In association with Mek partner, SMT House, the manufacturer recently commissioned an iSpector HDL350 at its Raahe site in Finland. PKC designs and manufactures electrical distribution systems, wire & cables, wiring components and electronics predominantly for the commercial vehicle, automotive and electronics industries. With 19,759 employees globally the Group’s net sales amounted to EUR 928.2 million in 2012. The…
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This is an exciting time for Mek. The beginning of this month marked the opening of our direct sales, marketing and applications engineering operations in the Americas.  Headquartered in Nevada, Mek Americas LLC will be directed by industry veteran John Rider.

At last month’s Productronica exhibition we successfully launched the new SpectorBOX “Bottom-Up” Modular AOI system. The system replaces traditional board flipping alternatives in less space and at lower cost.   Optimized for the inspection of Wave & Selective soldering of THT & SMT components, SpectorBOX is designed to inspect PCB’s inside solder frames directly from the conveyor system.  With its totally new mechanical platform, it is the only modular AOI in the market that can be…
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We have moved to accommodate our growing AOI and SPI business Since the formal start of Mek Europe in 2011 (formerly Marantz) we have been sharing premises with Partnertec, our Dutch agent, in Oirschot near Eindhoven and have expanded our business significantly since then. In order to serve our customers the very best we can, and to allow for the expansion of both companies, we are extremely proud to announce that Mek Europe headquarter’s has…
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It’s a busy time of year as another Productronica approaches. The show in Munich, Germany takes place next week and here at Mek we look forward to meeting existing customers as well as plenty of new ones and to introducing them to our brand new range of AOI equipment with the FDAz head. The PowerSpector FDAz is designed for solder quality inspection and engineered for the reliable inspection of everything related to solder; Excess, insufficient, missing. …
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We recently launched our latest automated Solder Paste Inspection system.  The PowerSpector S1 mkII features patented second generation sensor technology that enables unique, simultaneous 2D and 3D inspection.  The resultant high speed 5D technology measures beyond the bounds of apertures with 2D/3D comparative analysis that can determine slump and release defects.  The newly re-engineered inspection head has improved 2D image capture providing enhanced accuracy and repeatability surpassing all existing systems, especially important for the thinner…
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Last week at SMT Nuremberg we showed our new generation of AOI technology. The new Mek AOI systems have several Inspection head options, each using Cameras with large pixel size giving better colour fidelity and improved signal to noise ratio and custom telecentric optics with true colour image processing. Head selection is based on application requirement, position in the process and inspection depth and resolution required. Applications include component only pre-reflow inspection through to multi-camera,…
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This week Mek (Marantz Electronics) will be at the SMT Packaging Hybrid show in Nuremberg with our German partner SmartRep GmbH. Here we’ll be launching an entirely new generation of AOI technology to be deployed across a line of new Desktop and In-line inspection machines. Meks latest PowerSpector Series with FDAz head features an entirely new generation of mechanical, camera, sensor, and software technologies that measurably propel the performance of Mek AOI beyond the norm…
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Through Hole Technology for assembling electronic circuits is often described as an old fashioned technology that is losing its popularity and being replaced more and more by SMT, surface mount technology. No wonder, as electronic devices where SMT is used are more compact, thinner, lighter, faster and consume less energy. SMT is also much more efficient from an assembly point of view and surface mount device components cost less. Basically the replacement of THT by SMT…
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Welcome to Inspection Matters, one of many Mek initiatives and an integral part of our new web site. We hope you enjoy it! For those of you new to Mek, or even for some with whom we’ve done business only through our global partner network, a little background… We’re a former division of Marantz…well known for premium Audio/Video products. MEK Japan (Marantz Electronics Kabushiki Kaisha) developed its first AOI system in 1994. Designed to inspect…
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