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Verify Assemblies to BOMs First Article Inspection & Line Release
First Article Inspection
High-mix/low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing environments can save a great deal of time, money and lost opportunities by improving efficiency through AOI First Article Inspection. The FA Inspector is a flexible tool for achieving a broad variety of optical inspections, file validations and process improvements; thereby saving time, resources and capital.
Over 100 systems
sold in Europe
New to the U.S. in 2008,
low introductory price! Under $30K
Know the first board is assembled in accordance with the BOM
Know the pick-and-place machine is correctly configured
Identify device differences such as: labels, color / lot variations, etc.
FA-Inspector (AOI/Comparator) First Article Inspection Solution
Lease for $884/mo. w/ $1 buyout!
The FA-Inspector is a scanner-based optical inspection system used to automate Ffirst Article and production quality inspection tasks, without programming.
The FA-Inspector has two primary modes of operation: Comparator Mode and AOI Mode. Both AOI and Comparator Modes generate comprehensive reports complete with error location marks, fault classifications including the full PCB image or XY layout for easy rework. Reports can be viewed, printed, saved or emailed to customers for rapid prototype review.
Defect coverage includes, all SMT and PTH parts down to 0402, part presence/absence verification, part polarity and pin #1 orientation, part position and skew errors, laser marking, wrong part and device differences such as: labels, color / lot variations, etc.
Select component regions of interest & inspection criteria
Load next board and run test
Repeat test until all boards are inspected
Run inspection report
AOI Mode Summary
AOI Mode allows inspection routines to be “taught-once (tests are created on-the-fly) and can be run many times” semi-automatically, without programming.
After the board is scanned, the operator verifies each unique package type; this process builds an inspection routine while performing traditional First Article verification of all parts on the assembly.
The CXF Editor provides comparison and validation of Pick-&-Place (XY data) against the Bill of Materials (BOM) and generates a fully validated CXF file.
The resulting CXF file will be validated in accordance with the BOM and have all the data and descriptions available for the most comprehensive inspections and reports possible.
Excel™ is well-suited to view and manipulate XY data.
Import XY file into CXF template using Excel's File Import Wizard
Review and sort data
Export Final CXF for use in AOI Mode
Excel - Summary
Microsoft Excel™ is a useful tool for viewing and manipulating XY data. CXF files can be sorted to provide a logical flow of inspection points that can be easily followed during First Article review.