7 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Inspection System Manufacturers in 2024
This section provides an overview for printed circuit board (pcb) inspection systems as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 7 printed circuit board (pcb) inspection system manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked printed circuit board (pcb) inspection system companies as of April, 2024: 1.Saki Corporation, 2.OMRON Industrial Automation, 3.Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd..
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What Is a PCB Inspection System?
A PCB is a device that inspects for problems such as misalignment, disconnection, shorts, cracks, floating parts, and soldering of components mounted on the board. This inspection is called board visual inspection.
In addition to functional testing of electronic circuit boards to ensure correct operation, board visual inspection (also called board inspection or mounting inspection) inspects whether each electronic component is mounted in the correct position without defects.
Electronic board inspection is called AOI (Automated Optical Inspection).
If there are no problems in the board visual inspection, a functional inspection is performed to ensure that the product actually works as designed.
Function testers are used for this functional inspection.
Uses of PCB Inspection Systems
Until now, board visual inspections have been performed visually by human eyes.
However, with visual inspections, the criteria for acceptance or rejection may differ depending on the subjectivity of the inspector.
In addition, the more inspection items are required, the more personnel are needed, resulting in higher labor costs.
In addition, electronic circuit boards are generally manufactured in a factory on a production line. Visual inspections have a limited processing capacity, and this limits the speed of the production line.
PCB visual inspection systems are introduced to increase efficiency and reduce costs by automating inspections that were previously performed by human labor.
Principle of PCB Inspection Systems
Since PCBs use a machine to perform what was originally done visually, it requires "eyes" to see the appearance and "brains" to judge whether it is good or bad, just like a human being.
Therefore, the PCBs consist of a camera as the "eye" and a computer equipped with image processing software as the "brain".
The most common defect in board visual inspection is soldering defects.
The PCBs determine whether soldering is good or bad by using a straight line connecting the boundary of the solder adhesion surface and the electronic component adhesion surface as a threshold value and whether or not it exceeds this value.
Since the threshold value varies depending on the shape of the component and other factors, such as the electronic board, it is necessary to input all kinds of threshold data into the image processing software.
In recent years, to alleviate this complication, three-dimensional imaging with multiple cameras and the use of X-ray cameras have made it possible to detect defects that cannot be detected with ordinary cameras.
False Alarm Rate
The false alarm rate is one of the most important indicators for inspection equipment.
Although it is as old as 2009, here is an article describing the false alarm rate data from a survey on the current status of product inspections conducted by the Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging to Japanese manufacturers of printed circuit boards and electronic devices.
Inspection of Board Mounting by PCB Inspection Systems
Electronic boards manufactured by manufacturers can have various types of defects. For this reason, various types of PCB inspection systems are used to identify boards with defects. There are various types of board defects, the most common of which are listed below.
1. Component Defects
- Component Not Mounted: Component is not mounted in the correct position
- Component misalignment: A component is removed from the pad and mounted out of the correct position.
- Component floating: Only one side of the component is soldered and the other side stands up.
2. Solder Defects
- Disconnection: No solder is applied
- Short: Excessive amount of solder adhering to adjacent pads
- Void: A defect caused by air bubbles during soldering
- Poor wetting: Solder is clean but electrical contact is incomplete
- Solder ball: A ball-shaped lump of solder
- Bridging: Solder is connected between adjacent IC pins
- Cracks: Cracks on the surface of the solder
- Imo-solder: Solder does not bond well and the solder is bumpy like a potato
What Is AOI?
AOI stands for Automated Optical Inspection. It is an automated visual inspection in which an electronic board is photographed by a camera or other means to inspect for serious defects and quality defects. Because optical inspection is non-contact and non-destructive, it has been introduced in many board manufacturing processes. Methods used in automated optical inspection include camera-based imaging, laser reflection, and X-ray transmission.
Visual inspections used to be performed by human operators, but they are now widely used for a number of reasons, including the fact that it is no longer easy to distinguish between small, integrated boards due to the increasing integration of circuits, cost reductions and productivity increases due to labor and manpower savings, and quality value enhancement by reducing human error.
List of 7 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Inspection System Manufacturers
*Including some distributors, etc.
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YASUNAGA CORPORATION
Substrate, sheet
Manufacturer Overview
Yasunaga Corporation, founded in 1923 and based in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a manufacturer of engine parts, machine tools, as well as wire saws, and electronics systems. The company's core business are on precision machining of engine components, with connecting rods being a primary product. It has been serving the automotive, semiconductor, and electronic parts industries, delivering machine tools for various processes, including boring, drilling, slicing, assembly, and inspection.
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Saki Corporation
Automated inspection systems
Manufacturer Overview
Saki Corporation, founded in 1994, is a developer, manufacturer and producer of automated optical and X-ray inspection systems for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA), semiconductor package or power module. The company has deployed over 10,000 automatic inspection systems worldwide and inspect as many as 150 billion parts on 15 million PCBs every day. Saki Corporation has received Quality Management System JIS Q 9001:2015 / ISO9001:2015 and Environmental Management System JIS Q 14001:2015 / ISO14001:2015, and has subsidiaries in China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and India among others.
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Taiyo Kogyo
Visual Inspection System
Manufacturer Overview
Taiyo Kogyo is a manufacturer of tensile membrane structures and equipment established in 1946 and based in Osaka, Japan. The company offers tensile membrane (TM) tent warehouses for temporary storage applications, TM truss space frame systems for structures spanning larger areas, and TM tarpaulins for material quality preservation during transport or freight operations. It also offers TM-fabricated materials for construction projects, including canopies and film partitions. The company’s products are commonly used in the logistics, civil engineering, and construction industries.
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Omron
PCB Inspection System
Manufacturer Overview
Omron Corporation, started in 1933 and headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is a manufacturer of automation components, equipment, and systems, and it developed the first contactless proximity switch in 1960. It has four domains, including industrial automation, electronic components, healthcare, and social systems, and it provides products and services in around 120 countries and regions. Some of its products include microsensing devices, access control systems, industrial robots, surveillance cameras, and blood pressure monitors. In 1971, it developed the first online cash machine, and in 1972, it established Japan’s first welfare factory.
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GÖPEL electronic GmbH.
Automated optical inspection(AOI) system
Manufacturer Overview
GOEPEL electronic, established in 1991 in Jena, Germany, operates as a manufacturer and supplier of test and inspection solutions for electronic and mechanical components. Its offerings encompass boundary scan test systems, automotive test systems, embedded JTAG solutions, optical inspection systems, and X-ray inspection systems. These tools are pivotal in fault detection, diagnosing issues, verifying functionality, and upholding quality standards across applications like printed circuit boards, automotive electronics, industrial automation, and aerospace. The company has been certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 by TÜV Rheinland since 1996.
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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
PCB inspection system
Company Overview
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., founded in 1955 and based in Iwata, Japan, is a manufacturer and distributor of motorized products. Its product range includes several lines of motorcycles, scooters, and motorized bicycles. Its motorcycles feature an electronic control system for stabilization and a responsive braking system for safety. The company also offers, recreational off-highway vehicles, outboards, and snowmobiles. The company has received several accolades such as the Red Dot Design Award for 12 consecutive years and operates the Yamaha Technical Academy for technician certification.
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OMRON Industrial Automation
PCB inspection system
Company Overview
OMRON Industrial Automation is the UK branch of OMRON, originally founded in Japan in 1933. OMRON Industrial Automation serves food and beverage industry, panel board design, automotive manufacturing industries among others. OMRON Industrial Automation products categories include automation systems such as industrial PCs and human machine interfaces (HMI), safety such as safety switches and safety logic control systems, switching components such as solid state relays, motion & drives such as motion controllers, sensing such as photoelectric sensors, software, robotics, quality control & inspection systems, as well as control components including power supplies and digital panel indicators.
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Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Inspection System Manufacturer Ranking
*Including some distributors, etc.Ranking as of April 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
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| 1 | Saki Corporation |
23.9%
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| 2 | OMRON Industrial Automation |
15.2%
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| 3 | GÖPEL electronic GmbH. |
13.0%
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| 4 | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
13.0%
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| 5 | Omron |
13.0%
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| 6 | YASUNAGA CORPORATION |
10.9%
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| 7 | JUKI AUTOMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
6.5%
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| 8 | Taiyo Kogyo |
4.3%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the printed circuit board (pcb) inspection system page as of April 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: 52,554
- YASUNAGA CORPORATION: 1,762
- GÖPEL electronic GmbH.: 240
Newly Established Company
- Saki Corporation: 1994 (30 years ago)
- GÖPEL electronic GmbH.: 1991 (33 years ago)
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: 1955 (69 years ago)
Company with a History
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.: 1955 (69 years ago)
- GÖPEL electronic GmbH.: 1991 (33 years ago)
- Saki Corporation: 1994 (30 years ago)
Global Distribution of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Inspection System Manufacturers by Country
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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Japan
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3 | 100.0% |
List of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Inspection System Products
4 products are listed.
Omron
Bachelor exterior inspection device type VT-S1080
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Feature The VT-Z/S series is full lineup on the unified platform Upgrade is possible by retro fit * 4 in the series. *Five Program converts are als...
Eyotec
Assembly checker AI-1007
The imaging analysis is confirmed by imaging that there is no connector terminal "foot removal" of the implementation board supplied from the previ...
Shin -Electronic Co., Ltd.
Image recognition type Batch-type appearance inspection device substrate inspection device ESV-7000
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It is an image recognition type batch exterior inspection device. In this device, the camera unit moves in the x, z direction, and the table Y dire...
