Nova relies on state-of-the-art technology when it comes to assembling your boards. We have three fully equipped production lines as well as a dedicated prototype line. With surface mount and mixed technology PCB assembly, we have the capability to assemble over 28,000 component placements per hour. With the use of Automated SMT Optical Inspection, we can assure that our products are of the utmost quality and precision so your standard will always be met.
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JUKI
We have four JUKI and Samsung machines that provide surface mount technology (SMT) capabilities—and speed. These allow for:
- Extreme precision
- Touch-free capabilities
- Multi-head vision
- Laser-centering
- Capacity to place 28,000 components an hour
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HELLER 14-ZONE CONVECTION
This re-flow oven has a mesh belt conveyor and board edge support conveyor for double-sided SMT boards.
- Supports high mix/ medium volume throughput
- 24 inches/minute
- Efficient heat transfer
- Wide process window
- Capacity to store up to 500 temperature recipes & 500 profile graphs
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HELLER 18 ZONE OVEN
This machine includes high-speed Z-axis motion, allowing for faster processing and reduced soldering time.
- Extensive mixed technology capability
- Laminar flow
- RoHS and lead wave soldering
- Camera Centering System
- Point-to-point selective soldering
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MIRTEC
Featuring four 18 Mega Pixel Side-View Cameras as well as a 15 Mega Pixel CoaXPress Top-Down Camera, this machine allows for high-quality 3D AOI.
- Automated SMT Optical Inspection (AOI) of part numbers
- Verifies soldering and polarity
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ERSA VERSAFLOW
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ERSA SMARTFLOW
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ESE STENCIL PRINTER
ALL EQUIPMENT
STENCIL PRINTING
- MPM Accuflex
- Juki GKG K2
- My600 Jet Printer
- ESE US2000X
Placement
- Juki 3020
- Juki 760
- Samsung 482 flexible Pick and Place with STF100S Matrix Tray changer
- Heller 14-zone reflow ovens
- Metal Scorpion BGA rework station
- Inline inspection stations Laser etch machine
REFLOW OVENS
- 2 Heller 1707 reflow ovens
- 7 top zones, 7 bottom zones
- Heller 1809 MK 5 Reflow Oven
- 9 top zones, 9 bottom zones
SUPER MOLE GOLD THERMAL PROFILER
- 6 Thermocouple inputs
- Ovenrider® to verify reflow oven temperature accuracy
MIRTEC MV3 OMNI DESKTOP AOI
- 15 Mega Pixel camera technology
- 10 Mega Pixel side view camera technology
- 10 micron/pixel precision
- Full 3D co-planarity and solder fillet inspection
SELECTIVE SOLDER CAPABILITY
- ERSA Versaflow 335 Global edition
- Auto fluxer
- Dual magnetic pump
- Top and bottom preheater
- Excellent process control
- Best for high volume jobs
- ERSA Smartflow 2020
- Auto fluxer
- Single magnetic pump
- Top and bottom preheat
- Excellent process control
- Best for small volume jobs
BOARD BAKING OVEN
- TPS Blue M LO-136 P Laboratory Oven
- Multi-step Profiling Temperature Controller
- Oven for board baking. All boards that go through the reflow ovens get baked first.
BOARD WASHING CAPABILITY
- Austin America Aqua-Therm 9200, 1-Aqueous Technologies AQ400
- Aqua-Therm 9200 – Open loop wash, Chem wash, De-I water
- Aqua-Therm 9200 – water/chemistry capable with 12 programmable recipes
INSPECTION CAPABILITY
- Tagarno FHD Trend
- Tagarno HD Uno
- Mantis Elite
X-RAY CAPABILITY
- XJ Electronics X-Quick Vi3
- Allows X-ray inspection for bottom terminated components such as QFN, LGA, and BGA. Manual inspection for opens, shorts and alignment not visible with optical inspection
- Count parts for accurate inventory control with image pixel technology
SOFTWARE CAPABILITY
- Misys for Manufacturing ERP software
- Viewmate Pro
- Labelmark 6 Pro
- MoleMap
- SmartSM
- Juki IS Intelligent Shop floor solutions
- AOI MV-7 offline teach tool software
- AOI Remote Repair Software
- T-OLP software for offline programming and optimization
- ADD: ERSA CAD Assistant 3
REWORK CAPABILITY
- Metcal Scorpion Advanced Rework System
- Pre-heater inner zone, outer zone reflow head
- Closed loop, temperature control
- Top & bottom heaters
- Top & side view high-resolution cameras