Great ideas for the practitioner of high technology, high performance assembly. Looking at: Dispensing Selected for: Dispensing - it can be crucial INTERTRONICS has introduced a new air-controlled dispenser, the IJF SL101 Digital Liquid Dispenser. Designed to be highly repeatable and accurate, this dispenser is also priced to bring digitally controlled dispensing to all budgets. Easily programmed and user friendly, this dispensing controller offers three modes of operation (Manual, Timed, and Cycle) as well as 10 memory positions to give the user optimum control and flexibility over the dispensing process. It features a "teach & learn" facility for programming, and an auto-cycle mode for semi-automatic use. The SL101 is suitable for use with a wide range of liquids, from low viscosity, water-like ones such as cyanoacrylate adhesives to heavy greases, silicones or solder pastes. Equipped with suck-back control, this dispenser can help prevent drips after the dispensing cycle. Each IJF SL101Digital Liquid Dispenser comes complete with an accessory kit to facilitate its setup and use, and is CE certified and RoHS compliant. Contact our Sales Office to find out how little it costs to bring accurate and repeatable digital dispensing to your process. We are known for our expertise in the application of adhesives for crucial applications, so we are aware of the need to maintain dispensing equipment in peak condition. Applications such as electronics and medical assembly put this at a premium – especially with UV curing and cyanoacrylate adhesives. Both these adhesive chemistries require disposable products suited to their properties and caution should be exercised in selecting the right syringe and needle system to deliver the material. We have a readily available, extensive range of tips, needles and syringes from I&J Fisnar which are ideally suited to these situations. Guidelines for consumable selection include being aware that UV curing products will vary in sensitivity and it is therefore possible to use a less opaque or translucent barrel, so that fluid levels can be observed, whilst still UV blocking; however it is important to check the specification with the material supplier. The tip or needle should always be manufactured using a high grade of stainless steel. Similarly, cyanoacrylate adhesive requires polyethylene and/or PTFE disposable parts. The polymerisation of cyanoacrylate is a reaction which occurs when the adhesives comes into contact with humidity or metal ions present on the substrates. PTFE inserts can be provided within a stainless steel needle to avoid metal contact. Good and reliable bonding comes from accurate and repeatable dispensing. For example, cyanoacrylate adhesives work best in thin bondlines, so an excess deposit from poor dispensing will affect bond strength. This makes it especially important that consumables match the original equipment specification in terms of precision and wear characteristics to ensure consistent, reliable quality over the lifetime of a production cycle. From concept through development to end of life – INTERTRONICS' consultative approach helps to achieve optimum quality and output by ensuring adhesives and dispensing equipment are correctly matched to the process... and to each other! Give us a call to discuss your applications for crucial dispensing. Alternatively, come and see us at the Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition, this Thursday, April 26, at RAF Museum Cosford. Pre-register through this link and win a free flying lesson! Unit 17 Station Field Industrial Estate, Banbury Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1JD, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1865 842842     Fax: +44 (0)1865 842172 e-mail: info@intertronics.co.uk    www.intertronics.co.uk Read our latest news Please don't send any more of these great ideas, thanks!