ICON Technologies, a leading screen printing company, announces that it will be highlighting significant advancements in process and productivity on its award winning Icon i8 Fully Automatic Screen Printer with distributor WKK, in booth 2C01 at the upcoming NEPCON/EMT South China exhibition and conference - scheduled to take place August 26 - 29, 2008, at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China.

When launched, the Icon i8 set the benchmark for assemblers seeking the lowest cost of ownership from their screen printing solution. The Icon i8 has delivered ever since, with superior performance and value, coupled with everything else expected from a high level printing platform.

New and improved Under Stencil Cleaner

ICON Technologies continuous improvement policy will now see advancements in the process and productivity of the Icon i8, including a new and improved under stencil cleaner. “We continuously talk to our customers to ensure our equipment meets all their needs,” said General Manager, Simon Leow. “In doing so we have been able to create the best possible under stencil cleaning solution for them.” The Icon i8 now features dual vacuum cleaning changers, as opposed to its original single option, which has created an even more superior clean. Additionally, the solvent holes tube is now even easier to remove from the main under stencil cleaner body, resulting in ease of maintenance.

Pad on Pad Verification (PPV)

Additionally, the Icon i8 now offers Pad on Pad Verification (PPV), a quick and highly reliable post-print inspection system which utilizes the Hawkeye camera and inspection software. Hawkeye is an automatic print verification technology, which provides a rapid go/no-go indication so that faulty boards can be automatically isolated in real-time.

With exceptionally high throughput and immense flexibility, Icon i8 has been specifically developed to meet the precise demands of the fast-paced Asian electronics market. For more information please visit the WKK booth 2C01 at NEPCON.