Wave Solder Optimizer

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What is the Wave Solder Optimizer?
The OPTIMIZER is the most advanced, accurate, easy-to-use and popular wave solder process tool in the world. It is the only device that directly measures the critical parameters at the heart of the wave solder process: The direct interaction of your board with your wave.

The OPTIMIZER runs through your wave machine just like your boards do. Patented board-wave contact sensors on the bottom of the tool experience the wave just like leads on an assembly. An on board temperature sensor card allows for daily thermal profiles. A special Flux Distribution Window lets you determine if your flux is being applied thoroughly and evenly.

What Data Does the Optimizer Provide?
Today's complex boards require more complete management of wave solder process control. Wave soldering is more than temperature management and machine settings adjustments.

BOARD-WAVE DATA

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Daily use by both Engineers and Operators will provide information to quickly develop a repeatable and optimized process.

Main Wave & Chip Wave

• Board To Wave Parallelism
• Dwell Time in the Wave
• Immersion Depth in the Wave
• Contact Length in the Wave
• Conveyor Speed Measured Independently

FLUXER PERFORMANCE

• Thoroughness of Flux Distribution
• Eveness of Flux Distibution
• Weight of Flux Applied

TEMPERATURE DATA
Top-Side & Bottom-Side

• Preheat Temperature
• Maximum Temperature
• Maximum Preheat Slope
• Delta T (max temp - preheat temp)
• Maximum Slope Over Wave

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So easy to use, results are immediate.

How Do You Use the Optimizer?
Simply turn the unit on, place it in your conveyor and let it go. That's it. Full process measurements are taken in a single pass, and with four run memory you can do this four times before downloading your data to a PC.

The OPTIMIZER is designed for daily use by both operators and engineers.

Its unique display immediately provides you with the results of each run at the touch of a button.

A single run through your wave solder machine obtains all data. This information permits on-the-spot adjustment of wave machine and fluxer settings.

The OPTIMIZER is convenient and user friendly, traveling through any wave solder machine just like a printed circuit board. No hook-ups or connections required.

Why is the Optimizer Essential for Process Control?

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Traditional methods of assesing board-to-wave parallelism, dwell time, and immersion depth are highly subjective and broad, depending on human reflex and visual observation.

Older methods cannot produce reliable measurements, true repeatability or real optimization of process parameters. The same holds true for devices that attempt to measure just one facet of your board's interaction with the wave, such as a glass plate or temperature profiler. The result, regardless of actual defect rate, is exaggerated production costs, impaired assembly quality and staff frustration.

The OPTIMIZER'S precise data enables you to identify the exact optimal parameters for any PCB assembly. Correlation of OPTIMIZER data with your board quality will clearly show which combination of dwell time, immersion depth and contact length produces the lowest defect rate for each PCB assembly you solder.

Because the OPTIMIZER produces electronically documented measurements, you will have a tightness in your process and a consistency previously unattainable. This by itself will significantly reduce your defects.

How Will the Optimizer Help You?
The OPTIMIZER makes your wave solder process easier and more efficient, with less hassles and better results, by providing data on all of the parameters that determine the quality of your wave soldering. By identifying all of your optimal parameters and maintaining precise repeatability, the guess work previously required is removed, rework hours are reduced, rejects are virtually eliminated, and set-up time is shortened. Result: Better boards, better operations and a significant reduction in your daily hassles.

Today's complex boards make wave solder defects among the most expensive and aggravating process failures in the PCB assembly industry. Defects are responsible for the high cost of inspection, touch-up, rework and field failures. Not to mention the frustration of the engineers and operators.

Qualities
A durable carrier board with built-in, direct wave contact sensors for parallelism, dwell time, immersion depth and conveyor speed. Customer selects custom carrier board width.

An electronic control unit with video display and four run memory provides instant information at the wave. Excellent SPC software permits easy data tracking and graphing.

Temperature data is obtained by a convenient thermal sensor board, or by affixing thermocouples directly to your own PCBs. You may also choose to cut your own PCBs and place them directly on the OPTIMIZER.

Flux distribution is easily determined with the OPTIMIZER's unique Flux Distribution Window built right into its carrier board.

User selects data to appear in metric (millimeters /centigrade) or English (inches/Fahrenheit) measurements.

TIC Technology Information Corporation
11820 Parklawn Drive, Suite 350
Rockville, MD 20852 USA
(240)-221-0590
Fax: (240)-221-0591
Optimizer@WaveSoldering.com
www.WaveSoldering.com