ASC International, a leading manufacturer of 3-D solder paste inspection and automated optical inspection (AOI) systems, announces that SVTronics has purchased a VisionPro AP500 SPI system. SVTRONICS is an electronic design and manufacturing services company based in Plano, Texas. The sale was facilitated by Dee Claybrook, President of Southwest Systems Technology, Inc., the leading manufacturing resource for the Southwest.

SVTronics is focused on quality, and solder paste inspection is one of the companys target areas. The company selected the VisionPro AP500 for inspecting BGAs as well as complete board inspection. SVTronics selected the VisionPro AP500 for its ease of use and the capability to inspect more than one production line. The VisionPro AP500 SPI system incorporates the most advanced, rapid 3-D inspection technology within a stylish vibration-free, fully automated platform. Designed with feature-rich software including onboard real-time SPC run charts, customized data reports and simple-to-use GerberProTM conversion programming software, the VisionPro AP500 is the most desired offline SPI solution around the globe.

Chris Dickey, VP of Sales/Marketing at SVTronics, commented, SVTronics is proud to announce the addition of the VisionPro AP500 to our line of high-quality, value-added services at SVTronics. This new automated solder paste inspection machine, with its increased accuracy and speed, will give us a significant technological advantage over our EMS competitors. The ability to increase our first pass yield rates will directly benefit every stage on our production line. We anticipate a tremendous ripple effect of reduced time and cost savings that we expect to pass on to our clients. We have high expectations of implementing more innovative machines from ASC in the future as we strive to meet the high demands of our industry and high profile clientele.

SVTronics provides expert design and engineering services covering electrical engineering, PCB layout, design verification and validation, compliance testing and Industrial design. SVTronics state-of-the-art manufacturing facility provides prototyping, manufacturing services, and works with the design team to ensure manufacturability of each product. For more information about SVTronics, visit www.SVTronics.com.

For more information about ASC International, visit www.ASCInternational.com.