Nordson DAGE, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), announces that it has been awarded a 2014 NPI (New Product Introduction) Award in the category of Test and Inspection - Functional Test for its Camera Assist Automatic Bondtesting. The award was presented to the company by Circuits Assembly Editor-in-Chief, Mike Buetow during a Tuesday, March 25, 2015 ceremony that took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center during the IPC APEX EXPO.
Based upon a pedigree of automatic bond testing technology spanning more than two decades, Nordson DAGE has developed the latest camera assist automation as a feature of the award winning 4000Plus bondtester platform. Built around a unique multi-function cartridge, the camera assist automation system is ideally suited for applications such as pull and shear testing of wafer interconnections, lead frames, hybrid microcircuits or automotive electronic packages. Easy programming using fiducial camera assist and vector stage nudge buttons provides precise X-Y alignment and facilitates rapid changeover for a variety of bond testing applications.
Nordson DAGE President, Phil Vere commented " Nordson DAGE is very pleased to be recognized with this award. The release of this automation capability on the 4000Plus is a significant milestone which will offer our customers real tangible benefits in terms of running costs and performance."
Premiering in 2008, the NPI Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts.
Nordson Corporation specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of equipment and systems for the precision dispensing, application and control of adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and biomaterials. Net sales break down by business area as follows:
- industry and consumer durable and non-durable (52.9%): precision systems and accessories for the application of adhesives, coatings, paints, finishes, sealants and other surface treatment materials (applicators, automated spray guns, etc.);
- electronics, medical industry and high technology (47.1%): Surface treatment, controlled material and fluid dispensing, testing and post-dispensing inspection systems used in production processes (coating application and inspection equipment, mixers, syringes, cartridges, nozzles, fittings and connectors, tubes, balloons, catheters, acoustic and optical inspection systems, bond testers, curing modules, dryers, extrusion systems, cartridge filling systems, micromaterial testing systems, etc. ).
At the end of October 2023, the group has 42 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: America (43.7%), Asia/Pacific (30.3%) and Europe (26%).
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