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PRODUCT SHOWCASE Fully-automated PCB prototyping Electronics developers prefer to create their printed circuit boards directly in the laboratory. This is fast and easy with the new circuit board plotters from LPKF Laser & Electronics AG. Whether the all-rounder LPKF ProtoMat S64 or the special system for HF applications, LPKF ProtoMat S104; the fully-automated machines guarantee the production of fine structures to 100µm. Automatic tool change, camera-controlled fiducial recognition and integrated milling width control keep operating time to a minimum. For the etch-free process, neither special knowledge nor special laboratory equipment is required. Thanks to digital control via easy-to-use software, the layout can be flexibly adapted at any time. The user has control of every process step, the ideas remain in-house and no coordination with external service providers is necessary. The LPKF ProtoMat S64 is the reliable and fast working basic system for almost all in-house PCB prototyping applications. The high-speed milling spindle allows the production of structures up BAC Systems – Storage Solutions for Electrical Technicians With a wide range of award-winning drawer cabinets available to choose from, it is hard to go past a BAC Drawer properly set-up with internal drawer partitions of plastic bins. Any student, technician, or store person will find that there is no more effective way of storing small parts than in a BAC Drawer Cabinet. Whether you work at a university, as an auto electrician, on a factory floor, or out of a van, there is no doubt the electrical parts are very small, and that there are lots of them! Trying to keep these parts in order, to keep them clean, Contact: and to have easy access to BAC Systems Pty Ltd them is easily accomplished 193-195 Power St Glendenning NSW 2761 with a set of BAC Drawer Tel: (02) 9832 2777 Web: www.bacsystems.com.au Storage Cabinets. as small as 100μm. The included dispenser and vacuum table makes the LPKF ProtoMat S64 the perfect addition to any development environment. The LPKF ProtoMat S104 sensor-controlled material and copper thickness measurements are carried out automatically and enable the exact determination of the required milling depth. The milling width adjustment also automatically ensures a constant width of the milling contours. Thanks to the vacuum table and the highperformance spindle, which operates at up to 100,000 RPM, the LPKF ProtoMat S104 is also suitable for HF applications and thin laminates as well as substrates with sensitive surfaces. Contact: The system software Embedded Logic Solutions P/L also takes into account Level 3, 144 Marsden St Parramatta 2150 the special requirements Tel: (02) 9687 1880 of RF materials. Web: www.emlogic.com.au APEM Q Series Indicators with new RGB LED options Control Devices is the official APEM distributor for Australia and NZ. The Q series indicators are designed and manufactured to meet high standards of endurance, performance and environmental tolerance. The latest range of sleek RGB LED indicators are highquality and energy-efficient as one LED provides seven different colours. Using glare-free diffused flat and round LEDs, the Q series give the customer limitless adjustable uniformed lighting options. Deep rich colours give better illumination than existing RYG option Contact: with 100,000 hours Control Devices of lifetime. Unit 17, 69 O’Riordan St Alexandria NSW 2015 Engraved custom Tel: (02) 9330 1700 text on light sections Web: www.controldevices.com.au is also available. LEACH: from PCBs to finished product in one factory In China, there are thousands of contract manfacturers providing PCBA/ OEM/ODM services (most of them are in Guangdong province). Because many factories focus on consumer products, they need huge quantities to keep their SMT lines running for 24 hours. The Chinese market has a large demand for consumer products. But the risks are also high: so many companies develop very fast, then, disappear suddenly. Regular SILICON CHIP readers would recognise the name “LEACH”, a China-based company who advertise regularly in the magazine. LEACH was founded in 1999. It is not huge factory but has a total of three SMT lines, two through-hole lines and one box assemsiliconchip.com.au bly line. Since they focus on industrial and commercial products, they accept any quantity of orders. Their work lines can switch a maximum of 25 types of boards per day. With a stable and capable team of 88 employees, all multiskilled, LEACH can purchase from global suppliers and deliver to the entire world. LEACH focusses on industrial products and can accept high mix/low volume. Contact: They have engiLeach (HK) & Leach (SZ) Co Ltd neers to help with Floor 2, Block 2, Wandi Industrial Park, lay-out/DFM and Xikeng Lao Cun, Guanlan, Longhua New provide both fullDistrict, Shenzhen, China. 518110 turnkey serviceas Tel: (86) 755 8958 0259 well as partial-turnWeb: www.leach_pcba.com key builds. Australia’s electronics magazine July 2019  43