Manual Soldering Tips

 

Soldering is a supremely useful skill to have in your repertoire. It's a prerequisite for fixing or maintaining almost anything electrical or electronic, from major appliances to tiny cell phones and MP3 players. All that's required is the appropriate soldering iron for the job, a steady hand, and the patience to do it over again until you've mastered the process. Soldering irons offer a wide range of tips, temperatures and other features, so selecting one requires some thought.


Tips

    If you solder on even an occasional basis, it's worth investing in a few basic accessories. A desoldering tool can speed repairs, and make it easier for you to correct mistakes as you learn. Purchase solder in two or three diameters, so you'll have fine solder for fine work and larger solder for coarse work. Clip-on heat sinks can protect delicate components while you work nearby, and adjustable clamps can provide additional "helping hands" to hold things in place while you work.


Warnings

Soldering irons can cause serious burns if they're handled carelessly or dropped, and they have the potential to cause fires. Purchase a heatproof rest for your iron, or have a designated place to set it down while you work.
  
Always solder in a well-ventilated area, and avoid inhaling the fumes. Most types of solder contain lead, and the rosin core inside the solder can also create toxic fumes.

Soldering Robot (Japan Unix)

Fixtures:
The key to successful robotic soldering is the design and fabrication of fixtures.  The fixture must allow for soldering tip access, be easy to load and unload, and hold the assembly very securely during soldering.  Fancort has been designing and fabricating precision tooling for the past forty years and we understand the requirements needed to make these solder robots perform at their maximum capability.

If you would like to see some of the fixtures we have designed and built, please go to this link or call us to learn more about the Japan UNIX soldering robots and Fancort's fixturing capabilities.

Features:

    One head can do point-to-point and line soldering
    Solid core solder tips with 0.5mm of plating retain heat from point-to-point
   Change tip in 30 seconds by removing the heater block assembly
    Standard 200W cross heater with built-in thermocouple, 300W optional
    Graduated angle setter with tooling pins to accurately reproduce solder feed position when changing programs
    Precisely feeds solder wire from 0.5 to 1.2mm diameter; optional 0.2mm
    Program robot path, speed and all soldering conditions on teach pendant, up to 63 soldering conditions
    Tip temperature range to 450ºC
    Alarms: out of solder, solder jamming, heater control
    Four desktop models with work area up to 510mm x 510mm x150mm
    For in-line automation three robotic options. Each system comes with a controller, teaching box and solder tip cleaner.
    Individual components can be purchased for integration to your automation cell.
    Options
    FAB (Features, Advantages and Benefits) of a Japan UNIX Soldering System

Laser Soldering

LASER SOLDERING
makes possible automation where previously not practical.

Technology is evolving quickly. Mainstream is no longer applicable as evidenced by the emergence of ultrafine electronic circuit boards and multi-layered electrical components.
Laser soldering makes possible ultrafine area and other types of soldering that are difficult using tip soldering.



     Laser unit features
    ・Visible shooting position*
    ・Coaxial CCD camera*
    ・Software controlled shutter
    ・30W, 45W (optional 15W, 75W )
    ・Level 4 laser classification, requires safety cover.


Laser soldering mechanism

Tip soldering,"Thermal conduction" and laser soldering "surface heat generation" have different heating principles. The laser and soldering characteristics must be understood, otherwise the advantages of each method won't be realized.

UNIX-412G

Compact type

    ・Working area: 200mm×210mm
    ・Super-rigid and dust-proof construction
    ・X & Y axes: 5-500mm/sec
    ・Z axis:　2.5-250mm/sec
    ・R axis:　6-600°/sec
    ・Built-in a dedicated program for soldering


CONSUMABLES (soldering tips)

Select the suitable one from over 2,500 types

Selecting right soldering tip is the key for qualified outcomes.
The tip must be selected based on a variety of factors, such as circuit board material, components and their size.
Japan Unix has a wide range of high-performance iron tips developed for automation.
Manufacturer custom orders are also available for exclusive works.

Soldering Table Top Robot

The mta® soldering table-top robot TR300 is controlled by an industrial PC and allows semi-automatic selective point-to-point soldering operations.

The increasing demands of our customers in terms of quality, precision and repeatability lead to increasing levels of automation. However, when production batches are small or products widely dissimilar, the cost of sophisticated equipment can place automation beyond the reach of many would-be users. In order to satisfy this need, mta automation has developed a table-top robot which combines flexibility with the required high levels of process quality and repeatability, all at reasonable cost.

The 3 or 4 axes can be fully programmed, as are the soldering parameters for each soldered point.

The table-top robot TR300 platform can be equipped with one of our established techniques such as the soldering iron, micro-flame or induction.
     



Technical description

    Designed for semi-automatic soldering operations
    Work area: 300mm x 300mm
    Operating system: WINDOWS XP Embedded
    Cartesian robot with 3 or 4 axes (option: axe T)
    Shift of axes: point-to-point
    Reproduction of positioning: ±20µm
    Open architecture for the integration of a large number of options

Robotic Soldering

Fixtures:
The key to successful robotic soldering is the design and fabrication of fixtures.  The fixture must allow for soldering tip access, be easy to load and unload, and hold the assembly very securely during soldering.  Fancort has been designing and fabricating precision tooling for the past forty years and we understand the requirements needed to make these solder robots perform at their maximum capability.

If you would like to see some of the fixtures we have designed and built, please go to this link or call us to learn more about the Japan UNIX soldering robots and Fancort's fixturing capabilities.

Features:

    One head can do point-to-point and line soldering
    Solid core solder tips with 0.5mm of plating retain heat from point-to-point
    Change tip in 30 seconds by removing the heater block assembly
    Standard 200W cross heater with built-in thermocouple, 300W optional
    Graduated angle setter with tooling pins to accurately reproduce solder feed position when changing programs
    Precisely feeds solder wire from 0.5 to 1.2mm diameter; optional 0.2mm
    Program robot path, speed and all soldering conditions on teach pendant, up to 63 soldering conditions
    Tip temperature range to 450ºC
    Alarms: out of solder, solder jamming, heater control
    Four desktop models with work area up to 510mm x 510mm x150mm
    For in-line automation three robotic options. Each system comes with a controller, teaching box and solder tip cleaner.
    Individual components can be purchased for integration to your automation cell.
    Options
    FAB (Features, Advantages and Benefits) of a Japan UNIX Soldering System

Fancort soldering solutions include two methods of non-contact soldering for applications where contact soldering is not suitable. These include  laser soldering using a UNIX soldering system, and microflame soldering with Spirflame technology. The laser system incorporates a 30W or 50W laser diode system with built-in CCD camera for extremely accurate soldering of small points of contact. Microflame soldering using Spirflame technology produces a flame up to 3000ºC for applications requiring a large amount of heat, very fine points of contact, or very fast cycle time. Fancort can integrate soldering systems into a desktop robot, a SCARA robot, or a custom system. Contact us today to discuss your application.

Soldering Robot

 

Version PRO 3tc 30 Watt Laser Soldering Cell - 4430

Work Cell: 1000 mm L x 1300 mm D (For in-line production of products within pallets]
Frame Style: Heavy duty, precision extruded framing with powder coated vanity panels
Description: This diode laser soldering station combines superior performance, easy to use software, and precise movement to selective solder top side applications. The Version PRO 3t work cell comes with an in-line conveyor system, lift and locate device (that includes positive location pins and top side guides). Fixtures are not included but may be designed for the system.

Standard Features:

    30 Watt Diode Laser (Fixed fiber size at .4 mm – can defocus for larger spot sizes)

    Multi Axis robot safely enclosed in high technology work cell (X, Y & Z  movement) 

    Allen Bradley PLC, Laser Power Supply and 24 VDC circuitry

    Automatically controlled solder feeder with patented “Geyan” feed system

    Micro Camera interfaced into a High Resolution LCD panel for “Real Time” viewing

    Control Pennant (Windows Excel based format) “Teach method” programming

     Recipe storage for up to 32 programs

    Conveyorized system with Positive Stop, Lift and Locate device

    In-line steel roller chain conveyor with variable speed

    Brilliant overhead light with master On/Off switch

    “Easy Roll” wheels with leveling feet

    Audible alarm and 3 color light tower

    Full safety enclosure w/door safety switches – Class 4 laser safety compliant

    Fume extraction vent provided (8 inch round)

    Optional – Computer interface software with computer, monitor and keyboard

    Optional – custom pallets for lift and located (designed to customer’s products)

Product Soldering Capability:

Edge Contact: N/A

 Length: 2.0” – 15.7” (50 mm  - 400 mm)
 Width: 2.0” – 11.8” (50 mm – 300 mm)
 Thickness: 0.045” (1 mm) minimum (less deflection)
 Above board clearance: .59” (15 mm) Laser focal point
 Below board clearance:1.1” (30 mm)

 Facilities Requirements:

 Electrical: 110 VAC – 1 Phase 15A
 Air: 71 PSI (clean filtered) = 5 BARS
 Working Height: (37.5”) +/- 1” or (950 mm) +/- 30 mm
 Footprint: 1000 mm Long by 1300 mm deep