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September 17, 2015 | Optilia Instruments ABEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Optilia Instruments AB will have a strong presence at this year’s SMTAI conference and trade show, with optical inspection products on exhibit in Ascentech LLC’s booth #219 and in this year's SMTAI Special Feature area, supported by SMTA & NPL. The SMTA International Conference and Exhibition takes place in Rosemont, IL, Sep. 27 - Oct. 1, 2015. Ascentech, LLC is the North American Distributor for Optilia Instruments AB.
Optilia will exhibit its HD W30 Camera (Photo) and BGA inspection products in the exhibit booth, and demonstrate its HD camera in the Special Feature area. This learning area will include live printing of ultra-fine pitch solder paste deposits, 0201 and 01005 devices, inspection and measurement of different combinations of materials, and more.
“This will be a great opportunity for attendees to see the capabilities of the W30 full HD system in a real working task situation,” stated Alistair Gooch, Marketing and Sales Manager, in making the announcement. “The W30 that will be shown is a great example of how the combination of high specification, Full HD (60 fps) imaging and industrial quality mechanics make the task quicker and easier to perform.”
The W30 is a Full HD 1080p Inspection system with 30x optical zoom, swift auto-focus and 245 mm working distance. This versatile, configurable and ergonomic Full HD imaging system produces bright pictures for fast and reliable optical inspection in 1080p 60 fps high definition. Its swift auto focus enables clear examination of a very wide range of objects. Optilia offers a choice of control method (joystick control box or via PC program) and fully adjustable camera settings; e.g., they can be used in B&W or at 720P.
“The extensive range of cameras with both fixed and fully flexible operational specifications now includes a SDK for system integration, and is supported with a comprehensive range of accessories.
This provides Optilia users with special capabilities and guarantees being able to find the best solution to match task / performance requirements,” Alistair added.
The core features of any Optilia optical inspection solution are excellent vision, powered by one of the trusted range of Optilia Full HD inspection cameras, and the capability to place it anywhere needed using professionally engineered XY-translation hardware.
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