Kathy:

Maybe you could check out the Philips TriScan machine, launched at
Productronica last year. If I am correct (I am not using the machine nor
referencing the supplier) they are doing a 3D laser scan of the board,
after which the solder paste volume is calculated for each and every
pad. It takes about 20 sec. for a medium sized board, and the machine is
not extremely expensive.

Good luck !

Peter Willaert
Agfa-Gevaert N.V.

Kathy Palumbo wrote:
>
> Currently our QA department is pushing for the Malcom Solder paste Height
> Measurement system(about $34K).  This system is only capable of measuring
> solder paste height.
>
> Are there other paste inspection systems or AOI systems available so that we
> can compare.
>
> A system that is capable of inspecting solder paste height as well as doing
> OCR on component part numbers would be ideal.  If we could download the
> inspection data into an SPC system that would be great too.  A system that
> could accept gerber files for programming purposes would be even nicer.
>
> Any information on a system or systems like those mentioned above will be
> greatly appreciated!!  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Thanks,
> Kathy Palumbo
>
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