Coating Innovation - Tilt Function Brings More Coverage to Vertical Parts

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Coating Innovation:Coating Innovation:
TT ilt Function Bringsilt Function Brings
More Coverage toMore Coverage to
Vertical PartsVertical Parts
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Automated Fluid DispensingAutomated Fluid Dispensing
SystemSystem
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are becoming
ever more complex and assemblies are being
packed with an ever-greater component
density and SMT components that get
exposed to harsh and rugged environments.

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SystemSystem
Typical coating methods are not equipped
with the precision or speed to handle applying
conformal coating to these type of
assemblies.

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SystemSystem
Coating machine equipmentCoating machine equipment
manufacturers aremanufacturers are
constantly developing betterconstantly developing better
process control tools,process control tools,
software, equipment andsoftware, equipment and
coating compounds incoating compounds in
response to this need.response to this need.

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SystemSystem
Customer demands andCustomer demands and
emerging technology haveemerging technology have
led to the adaption ofled to the adaption of
archaic conformal coatingarchaic conformal coating
equipment to automatedequipment to automated
fluid dispensing systemsfluid dispensing systems
that can better answer thisthat can better answer this
need.need.

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SystemSystem
Adaptations of dispensingAdaptations of dispensing
valve applicators, fitting of avalve applicators, fitting of a
high-speed fluid dispenserhigh-speed fluid dispenser
to coating machines, andto coating machines, and
advancements in conformaladvancements in conformal
coatingcoating compoundscompounds are justare just
some of the technology thatsome of the technology that
has allowed the manufacturehas allowed the manufacture
of advanced electronics.of advanced electronics.

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Four-Axis Tilt ActionFour-Axis Tilt Action
Fluid dispensing equipmentFluid dispensing equipment
that has the capability ofthat has the capability of
flow coating and outliningflow coating and outlining
the No-Zone or sensitivethe No-Zone or sensitive
areas are aided by theareas are aided by the
pneumatic four-axis tiltpneumatic four-axis tilt
action during the process inaction during the process in
coating machines.coating machines.

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In the past, conformalIn the past, conformal
coating machine dispenserscoating machine dispensers
could not coat the bottom orcould not coat the bottom or
sides of components onsides of components on
PCBs, however, thatPCBs, however, that
restriction was lifted withrestriction was lifted with
the advent of four-axis tiltingthe advent of four-axis tilting
capabilities.capabilities.

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They are now equipped withThey are now equipped with
a tilt accessory on the armsa tilt accessory on the arms
to coat all four sides of theto coat all four sides of the
component and areas thatcomponent and areas that
previously could not bepreviously could not be
reached with the traditionalreached with the traditional
vertical approachvertical approach..

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The vertical angle of theThe vertical angle of the
dispenser can now be tilteddispenser can now be tilted
to about 35° maximum into about 35° maximum in
most machines and hit themost machines and hit the
right, left, back, or front ofright, left, back, or front of
difficult-to-reach areas anddifficult-to-reach areas and
components.components.

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Four Position TiltFour Position Tilt
capabilities allow thecapabilities allow the
machine to coat all the sidesmachine to coat all the sides
of a component withof a component with
precision.precision.

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Five-Axis Tilt ActionFive-Axis Tilt Action
Some coating machinesSome coating machines
have a five-axis tilthave a five-axis tilt
application that allows forapplication that allows for
further functionality for thefurther functionality for the
fluid dispenser and has tiltfluid dispenser and has tilt
and rotation activities forand rotation activities for
dispensing conformaldispensing conformal
coating on vertical servicescoating on vertical services
and underneath theand underneath the
components.components.

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Five-Axis Tilt ActionFive-Axis Tilt Action
The dispensing action canThe dispensing action can
gain access in tight andgain access in tight and
hard to reach areas that arehard to reach areas that are
impossible to coat with aimpossible to coat with a
standard downwards spraystandard downwards spray
pattern.pattern.

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Coating Specifications and MoreCoating Specifications and More
FunctionalityFunctionality
The conformal coating forThe conformal coating for
PCB advancements hasPCB advancements has
allowed for many desirableallowed for many desirable
specifications.specifications.

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The spray coating patternsThe spray coating patterns
of automated fluidof automated fluid
dispensing systems usuallydispensing systems usually
vary from about 0.125”vary from about 0.125”
(3.175 millimeters) to about(3.175 millimeters) to about
2” (50.8 millimeters) and the2” (50.8 millimeters) and the
variation is attributable tovariation is attributable to
the height of the dispenserthe height of the dispenser
from the substrate.from the substrate.

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You can easily achieveYou can easily achieve
thicknesses of 0.002 " (0.051thicknesses of 0.002 " (0.051
millimeters) and beyondmillimeters) and beyond
with a single pass of thewith a single pass of the
dispenser.dispenser.

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The thickness of the coatingThe thickness of the coating
is controlled by the machineis controlled by the machine
speed and the flow regulatorspeed and the flow regulator
located on the spray valves.located on the spray valves.

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Conformal coating machinesConformal coating machines
have evolved to be able tohave evolved to be able to
coat vertical parts and hardcoat vertical parts and hard
to reach areas by usingto reach areas by using
innovative tilt functions andinnovative tilt functions and
optional needle systems asoptional needle systems as
needed for conformalneeded for conformal
coating pcb assemblies.coating pcb assemblies.

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When procuring a fluidWhen procuring a fluid
dispenser system for yourdispenser system for your
facility, it is critical that allfacility, it is critical that all
facets of the requiredfacets of the required
access of motion areaccess of motion are
considered, evaluated, andconsidered, evaluated, and
matched toward what youmatched toward what you
are trying to achieve forare trying to achieve for
your business needs.your business needs.

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It is also critical to exploreIt is also critical to explore
the necessary axes ofthe necessary axes of
motion required to meetmotion required to meet
your objectives in order toyour objectives in order to
have a successful outcome.have a successful outcome.

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