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Surface mount and conventional PCB assembly

Challenger Solutions has benefited from investment in equipment and experienced technicians. Six Juki SMT placement machines are operated with infra red, forced air convection and vapour phase reflow ovens. Surface mount component sizes range from 0201 to 74mm sq., BGA and BGA devices to 0.35mm ball pitch and a range of substrates including flexible and flex-rigid are catered for.

Conventional work stations offer through-hole soldering in conjunction with Blundell wave solder and Pillarhouse selective solder machines.

Six fully independent Surface Mount machines:

2x JUKI KE-2060LM
Offers up to 12500 placements per hour BGA placement
Components from 0201
Full laser alignment at pick and place
2x JUKI KE-750
Offers up to 7000 placements per hour
BGA placement
Components from 0402
Full laser alignment at pick and place
JUKI KE-760L
Offers up to 6000 placements per hour
BGA placement
wide variety of component packages
Full laser alignment at pick and place
JUKI (Zevatech) PM-570
Offers up to 4000 placements per hour
BGA placement
Components from 0402
Full laser alignment at pick and place

Screen Printing

2x DEK 248
Semi-automatic Screen printer
Foil printing system
2x Transition Automation
Solder Paste Printer

Seho Forced Air Convection Reflow Oven

2 x Seho GoReflow 2.3
7 separate heating and 2 cooling zones
400mm width chain conveyor
On-board micro processor control system
Convection system allows lead-free soldering at minimum temperature

Environmental Stress Screening Oven

Votsch VTS7027-20
Temperature and humidity cycling oven
Temperature range +180°C to -70°C
Maximum rate of change 20° per minute

Vapour Phase Ovens

1x IBL SLC500 Vapour Phase Oven

Wavesolder system

Blundell System 300 Wave Solder
New lead free wave solder system fitted with spray fluxer and IR preheat.

Selective Solder System

Pillarhouse Jade S200
Selective Solder System

Additional Facilities

Fisons Temperature Cycling Oven
Cleaning of boards by aqueous wash, DI rinse and hot air dry
Clean/No clean solder used
A variety of functional test equipment including scopes, digital multimeters, PSU's etc
Customer specific functional testing facilities and test jigs designed by our engineering team
SMT and Conventional technology rework stations

Surface Mount Technology | Through Hole Assembly | Essex Based UK Assembly | EMS CEM On Time Full Delivery | IPC Accredited

URS UKAS Quality Accreditation ADS SC21 21st Century Supply Chains EMS XJ Tag Developer IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer

Challenger Solutions Limited Unit 85, Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5ZA
Tel. 01245 325252 Fax. 01245 325301
Email. info@challengersolutions.com Company Reg. 2934399

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