Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Reflow Oven Machine: Lead Free, Cost-Effective and Time-Saving

Thermal processing of solder for manufacturing electronics takes place in a reflow oven. 

The evolution of the reflow oven machine solved the problem of excessive time consumption involved in manually soldering of electronic components to printed circuit boards. Modern convection reflow ovens offers high thermal transfer efficiency, allowing for shorter profiles and more consistent even heating compared to earlier models.

A reflow oven is basically a small batch (box) style oven for small lab scale operations. For larger manufacturers, an inline or conveyor belt reflow oven is the suitable choice. Earlier, in electronics manufacturing, infrared (IR) heating technology was applied. Later on, the manufacturing industries switched to convection heat transfer. Convection reflow ovens had many benefits including vast improvements in heating uniformity. The most modern reflow ovens use closed-loop convection.

1 Click SMT has a wide range of reflow oven machines to meet all your production and manufacturing requirements. You can also opt for a customized reflow oven to pace up your productivity.

Configuration of Reflow Oven Machine:

Reflow oven machines are configured with numerous heating zones followed by cooling sections. On the basis of the length and throughput of the oven there might be few zones. In the reflow process, zones are programmed with a thermal set point.

Reflow oven machines can process circuit boards in air atmosphere or in a controlled Nitrogen or Forming Gas environment. The application of Nitrogen Gas is meant to eliminate oxidation of the assembly during the heating process. The Oxygen levels in a Nitrogen reflow process could be as low as less than 10ppm, but might be higher than 500ppm for some less critical processes. Nitrogen capable reflow ovens are basically equipped with an automatic gas sampling system and an Oxygen Analyzer.

Applications of Reflow Oven Machine:

Reflow soldering is generally used in attaching surface mount components on to a circuit board. It can also be used for through-hole components (THT). Comparably, wave soldering is simpler and less expensive for pure through-hole boards.

A reflow oven machine can help in reducing the costs involved in assembling of boards containing a mix of both through-hole boards and surface mount boards. It assists in the protection of electrical components, removing the potential for damage caused by overheating during the soldering process.

A reflow oven’s main application is to create strong solder joints while adhering to the tolerances set by the relevant solder paste, component, and substrate vendors.

Benefits of the Reflow Oven Machine:

Transparency in terms of process transparency which leads to “making it right the first time” and having no “skeleton in the closet. That leads into higher quality, removal of rework and scrap, reduced risk and cost. The consistent results are irrespective of model type, personnel, geographical location and PCB assembly.

Flexibility of the machine leads to faster NPI and less downtime associated with production changeover, as well as much shorter time to market. It allows a given factory to dramatically maximize the amount and variety of products being made, keeping track that the productivity is being maintained.

Automation ensures as well as secures consistent quality, labor-cost reduction, maximized productivity, removal of running the production blind, process traceability and a lot more.
Real-time data permits productivity improvements all along the supply chain, and it also allows customers access to comprehensive information about the production of their own products, along with peace of mind.

Efficient energy use reduces cost and it moves the factory towards a sustainable operation.

Significant production cost control.

Reflow oven machine is composed with: industrial PC control system, automatic lubricating design by pressure pump, flux recovery system and cooling system.

At 1 Click SMT you will find vast range of reflow oven machines, which are equipped with latest technology. The reflow oven comes with one year warranty and free accessories.

If you are looking for a lead free reflow oven machine, to boost your production; Order 1 Click SMT’s reflow oven and watch your production get maximized.

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