Folks, A question for ye ... At end-of-line inspection of SMT assemblies ... what equipment are ye using? Our spec. requires that we inspect to 10x magnification for 100% product ... to do this we 'have' to use a stereo microscope with adjustable magnification 8x to 40x. Problems: Tiresome for operator; impractical to do 100% because of conflicts with thru-put. What we need is more or less an 'eye-piece' (similar to a bench-top magnifier) with 10x. We can have our microscopes for back-up if and when necessary. We have seen some equipment from 'Vision Engineering' ... the Mantis product is similar to what we are looking for. Who supplied this product to you? For the guys whom I've bcc:'d ... this is an unusual mail for ye to receive from me ... none the less, suggestions welcome. Many thanks, ************************************** Tony Conlon SMT Process Engineer PNY Technologies Ireland Ltd., Ballivor, Co. Meath. Fax: +353 (0)405 67301 ************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------