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MPI Selects Scienscope's X-Scope 6000 X-ray Unit for Exceptional Value
August 4, 2015 | Scienscope InternationalEstimated reading time: 1 minute

Scienscope International, a complete inspection solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Microboard Processing Inc. (MPI) has purchased a Scienscope X-Scope 6000 X-ray system. MPI, a 33-year old, woman-owned EMS provider, installed the unit at its Seymour, CT facility.
“The Scienscope X-Scope 6000 is a great value for a technologically advanced X-ray inspection system,” commented Dane Wentworth, Senior Vice President, MPI. “We recently replaced an older competitive system and find that the X-Scope 6000 gives us an edge in getting challenging solder profiles developed for high mass boards with many hidden solder terminations. The quick process feedback, sharply focused images and easy-to-use software has made this machine a big hit with the engineering team!”
The electronics manufacturing industry's most demanding customers trust MPI to manufacture their mission-critical electronic assemblies for electronic warfare, avionics, high-speed network products and life-saving medical equipment. For more information about MPI, call (203) 881-4300(203) 881-4300 or visit www.microboard.com.
The X-Scope 6000 is a digital, fully programmable CNC controlled X-ray inspection system that allows operators to program inspection and measurement routines with point-and-click ease. It features a high power 130kV 5 micro closed X-ray tube, 70° camera tilt for oblique extreme angle inspection and 1,000X system magnification. Scienscope also offers various 100 percent automated inline platforms such as the X-Scope 8000 to meet the needs of many different industries.
For more information, please email Scienscope at info@scienscope.com, call 1-800-216-18001-800-216-1800 FREE or visit www.scienscope.com.
About Scienscope International and Scienscope GmbH
Scienscope was founded in 1994 to meet the growing need for reliable and affordable general-purpose optical and video inspection solutions for the electronics and PCB industries. The company began with basic stereo zoom microscopes used for SMT inspection and rework of circuit boards and electromechanical assemblies with a commitment to quality, value and support. Over the past 20 years, Scienscope has evolved to become a complete inspection solution provider, offering both offline and inline X-Ray systems, Video coordinate measurement systems, Video inspection systems, and microscopes to meet a wide variety of applications and manufacturing quality requirements.
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