PCB Assembly Machine Offline Programing, Measurement & Inspection Software – ScanPLACE™
- Category: PCB Reverse Engineering, Redesign, & Repair Software
- Manufacturer: ScanCAD
A fully integrated, off-line programming, inspection and measurement workstation.
A sophisticated and user-friendly alternative to complex CAM software packages and inaccurate and time-consuming manual inspection and programming methods that cost assembly houses productivity, time and money.
About the PCB Assembly Machine Offline Programing, Measurement & Inspection Software – ScanPLACE™
Why use ScanPLACE?
- FLEXIBLE - Use one workstation to produce assembly files for multi-vendor Surface Mount, Insertion, Test, Inspection and Dispensing machines.
- POWERFUL - Use one workstation to inspect stencils, screens and bare or loaded boards.
- FAST - Decrease programming time from days to hours.
- EASY - Windows-based system
Programming
Using a calibrated, high-resolution, color imaging system, ScanPLACE produces assembly programs and process documentation for Surface Mount, Insertion, Test, Inspection and Dispensing machines.
Import / Scan
- CAD, Components, Boards, Film, Stencils, BOM and Gerber Data.
Output
- Component Pitch, Rotation and body dimensions
- X/Y Component Centroid
- Reference Designator & Package ID
- Part, Feeder/Magazine Number
- User Defined Data
- Gerber Data
- Process Documentation
- Multiple machine specific CAD files (IMC, SMT, TEST, AOI) and Stencil file generation during one programming session
- Component Information for Vision Databases
In-bound Board & Stencil Inspection
ScanPLACE increases production efficiency by using off-line comparison of actual PCBs and Stencils against Gerber files and/or a "golden board." Pre-production check verifies revisions against each other before the first production run. Eliminate surprises.
Build Component Libraries
Scan a component to automatically calculate and register the following information:
- Lead Pitch, Lead Size, Body Size
- Lead Groups, Pick Up Location, etc.
- Specific Vision Data outputs for Fuji SMD3 and Siemens SIPLACE
- Generic Vision ASCII files for other suppliers
Offline Inspection & Measurement
ScanPLACE uses a combination of editing functions to ensure that all information has been inserted correctly. This off-line verification significantly reduces first article setup time. Overlay CAD and/or Gerber data and compare:
- Loaded Boards
- Bare Boards
- Stencils
- Components
- Wet Glue / Solder Paste/ Epoxy
First Article Inspection
ScanPLACE increases productivity with the ability to scan the first article and compare it to the Centroid data.