Dec 03, 2009 
APS Novastar, LLC (http://www.ddmnovastar.com), the global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of OEM solutions for the short to medium run SMT and PCB assembly market, today announced the availability of its new EWS-310 Wave Soldering Machine. The EWS-310 Wave Soldering Machine delivers the lowest total cost of ownership in a compact footprint. With continuous PCB width adjustment, the EWS-310 accommodates boards up to twelve (12) inches or 310mm in width.
The EWS-310 provides the same level of process control and parameter monitoring found in more expensive machines. The total machine power consumption of the EWS-310 is at leawst 10% less than comparable models. The EWS-310 employs a durable "L" finger handling mechanism allowing for efficient, pallet-less board transport. Continuous width adjustments allow for quick change over for all board widths up to and including twelve (12) inches or 310mm. The new on-board LCD touch screen with graphic user interface (GUI) provides user-friendly operational control of programming and parameter adjustment. The streamline design of the EWS-310 makes maintenance and cleaning easy and the durable, welded steel frame construction will provide years of reliable service.
"The new EWS-310 Wave Soldering Machine addresses customers' need for a pallet-less conveyor system capable of addressing PCBs up to twelve (12) inches or 310mm in width," states John Malboeuf, Vice President of Global Sales. "The EWS-310 will provide customers with a low cost of ownership, without compromise to process control, at a price value short-run applications demand."
About APS Novastar
APS Novastar, LLC, established in 1982, recipient of a 2009 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award, is the global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of OEM equipment for the short and medium run surface mount technology (SMT) and printed circuit board (PCB) markets. APS Novastar's products include stencil printers, automated pick and place robots, reflow ovens, wave and selective solder equipment, component counters, and lead forming equipment. APS Novastar has installed over 20,000 product solutions in the telecom, defense and aerospace, security, transportation, automotive, medical device and diagnostics, personal computer, display and academic markets. For more information, visit http://www.ddmnovastar.com or call +1.215.938.1000.
