You might also try the CyberOptics CyberSentry. This is a system that fits inline to a SMT line and inspects for paste height, area, and volume. It also plots SPC charts so you can set up out-of-control & warning limits for each. Rob Watson Production Supervisor Sanmina Plant 10 Charles Barker wrote: > We are investigating the purchase of an automated inspection system. > The system must be able to do 3D solder pste deposition inspection, > component post and pre-reflow inspection, as well as solder joint > post-reflow and post-wave inspection. > > We are presently looking at systems from MVP, Omron and General Scanning. > The first two are leading the pack. > > Does anyone have experience with any of these? Please send me your > evaluations. > Any other candidates to investigate? > > To avoid airing any disparaging remarks to the whole world, please respond > directly to me at: > [log in to unmask] > 281-552-3328 > > TIA, > Charlie B. > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################