MIRTEC Wins a Global Technology Award at Productronica 2011 for its Revolutionary MV-7 2D/3D In-Line AOI Series

OXFORD, CT – November 2011 – MIRTEC, “The Global Leader in Inspection Technology”, announces that it has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of Inspection Equipment – AOI for its MV-7 2D/3D In-Line AOI Series. The award was presented to the company during a Tuesday, November 15, 2011 ceremony that took place at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany during Productronica 2011.

The new MV-7 2D/3D AOI machines are configured with MIRTEC’s exclusive 15 Mega Pixel ISIS Vision System. This revolutionary optics system is comprised of a 15 Mega Pixel Top-Down Camera and a Precision Telecentric Compound Lens. This proprietary vision system is designed and manufactured by MIRTEC for use with its complete product range of inspection equipment. ISIS is an acronym for Infinitely Scalable Imaging Sensor. As the name implies, the resolution of the ISIS Vision System may be scaled or modified to address the specific inspection requirements of virtually any production environment without sacrificing speed or performance.

MIRTEC’s revolutionary 3D Multi Frequency Quad Moiré Technology provides true 3D inspection of SMT devices on finished PCB assemblies using a total of four (4) Moiré Inspection Probes. This proprietary system yields precise height measurement used to detect lifted component and lifted lead defects as well as solder volume post reflow. Fully configured the new MIRTEC MV-7 machines also feature four 10 Mega Pixel Side-View Cameras in addition to the 15 Mega Pixel Top-Down Camera.

At the award ceremony, Brian D’Amico, President of MIRTEC’s North American Sales and Service Division stated; "We are very proud to accept the 2011 Global Technology Award on behalf of MIRTEC’s extremely talented engineering team for their outstanding performance in the design and development of our new MV-7 2D/3D AOI Series. We are confident that this Advanced Technology will not only provide unprecedented speed and performance to the electronics inspection industry, but will undoubtedly set a new standard by which all other inspection equipment will be measured.”

Premiering in 2005, the Global Technology Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts.

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MIRTEC is a leading global supplier of automated optical inspection systems to the electronics manufacturing industry. For further information, please visit www.mirtecusa.com.