Nordson DAGE Receives Global Technology Award for Inspection

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Nordson DAGE announces that it was awarded a 2016 Global Technology Award in the category of Inspection – X-ray for its Quadra 7. The award was presented to Joseph Stockunas, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Nordson Corporation during a Tuesday, September 27, 2016 ceremony that took place at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL during SMTA International. 

Nordson DAGE’s flagship system, the new Quadra 7 with 0.1μm sub-micron feature recognition, comes equipped with two 4K UHD displays and 8 million pixels to fully show the 50μm pixel pitch and 6.7MP image size of the Aspire FP detector. 4K UHD offers up to 4 times the detail compared to standard HD display screens and supports 68,000X total magnification.

The Quadra 7 enables operators to see sub-micron level features without losing detail. The Quadra Series is Nordson DAGE’s fourth generation, ultra-high resolution, off-line X-ray system offering the highest feature recognition at full power. 

Nordson DAGE Vice President Phil Vere said, "We are delighted with this award. Congratulations go to the whole team at Nordson DAGE who have again developed and released a truly market leading new range of product."

Premiering in 2005, the Global Technology Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts. 

About Nordson DAGE

Headquartered in Aylesbury, UK, Nordson DAGE is a unit of the Nordson Corporation and manufactures and supports a complete range of award winning digital X-ray inspection systems and bond test equipment for the printed circuit board assembly and semiconductor industries. 

About Nordson Corporation

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated products and systems used for the precision dispensing and processing of adhesives, coatings, polymers and plastics, sealants, biomaterials and other materials and for fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct global sales and service.  Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, construction, and general product assembly and finishing.  Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and support offices in more than 30 countries.