26 Apr 2016

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK - April 26th 2016 - Nordson DAGE, a division of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN), and the leader in X-ray inspection for electronics, announces the launch of its 4th generation, ultra-high resolution, off-line X-ray systems - the Quadra™ Series. The systems were showcased for the first time at the Nepcon China exhibition in Shanghai, China and SMT/Hybrid/Packaging, in Nuremberg, Germany. With its in-house, proprietary QuadraNT™ tube, Aspire FP™ detector, Gensys™ inspection software and QuadraGen™ power supply Nordson DAGE brings you the future of X-ray image resolution, reliability, performance and throughput.

Nordson DAGE's flagship system, The Quadra™ 7 with 0.1μm sub-micron feature recognition comes equipped with two 4K UHD displays and their 8 million pixels to fully show the 50μm pixel pitch and 6.7MP image size of the Aspire FP™ detector. 4K UHD offers up to 4 times the detail compared to standard HD display screens and supports 68,000X total magnification. Allowing you to see sub-micron level features without losing detail.

The Quadra™ 5 with industry leading core technology offers high performance and ease of use for 2D and 3D X-ray applications. 0.35μm feature recognition up to 10 W of power, with optional 20 W, makes the Quadra 5 the leading choice for printed circuit board and semiconductor package inspection.

Ben Peecock, Business Director, X-ray Systems commented, 'The launch of the Quadra Series X-ray systems marks the start of new and exciting chapter in inspection solutions for the electronics industry. We have continued to build on our solid foundations of leading edge technology development whilst maintaining a real focus on our customer's needs. Further vertical integration of the key elements within the systems has enabled us to remain competitive whilst pushing performance boundaries. We really believe the best has just got better and are looking forward to demonstrating the enhancements of the new Quadra systems to the Electronics market.'

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