Manual lead reconditioning equipment from Fancourt

Citation

(2003), "Manual lead reconditioning equipment from Fancourt", Microelectronics International, Vol. 20 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2003.21820cad.009

Manual lead reconditioning equipment from Fancourt

Manual lead reconditioning equipment from Fancourt

Keywords: Reconditioning, Lead

The microelectronics equipment division of Fancourt Industries has introduced a new model of their manual, fine pitch lead reconditioning system that reclaims ceramic devices. What makes ceramic devices more difficult to recondition is the inconsistency in lead position from side to side, and the tougher lead frame material, typically Kovar or Alloy 42. This material is more difficult to recondition than typical plastic devices with their softer lead material.

The new machine, Model MLCS-3, will correct lead pitch, skew and position and moderate coplanarity problems on packages from 7 × 7 mm to 35 × 35 mm. The leads are manually oscillated while the device is clamped in a cycle that takes less than 2 min per device. No expensive tooling is required for the machine, which has interchangeable nests for various body sizes, and interchangeable combs for different pitch parts.

For more information, visit our Web site: www.fancourt.com