A component joining apparatus, which can realize positioning between a component and a substrate with high accuracy by avoiding influence of thermal expansion of the substrate at the time of joining the component to the substrate by heating at a high temperature, includes a component supply head holding a component and a heating stage heating and holding a substrate, in which a heating region where the heating stage contacts the substrate includes a joining region of the substrate in which the component is joined, and the substrate is larger than the heating stage and a peripheral part of the substrate does not contact the heating stage.

The invention details the designs of cleaning pad assemblies for use with heating tools including for example soldering cartridges and soldering irons. The cleaning pads of the assembly are designed to effectively remove and clean the solder from heating tools during and at the end of soldering operations, and allow the collection of the removed solder.

The invention details the designs of cleaning pad assemblies for use with heating tools including for example soldering cartridges and soldering irons. The cleaning pads of the assembly are designed to effectively remove and clean the solder from heating tools during and at the end of soldering operations, and allow the collection of the removed solder.

A welding system comprises a welding module and a moving module adapted to move the welding module to a predetermined welding position. The welding module includes a guiding device and a welding tool. The guiding device has a plurality of tubular guiding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tubular guiding heads are disposed close to joints of a plurality of cables so as to guide a plurality of welding wires to the joints of the plurality of cables. The welding tool has a plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads are disposed close to the joints of the plurality of cables and configured to simultaneously heat the plurality of welding wires guided to the joints of the plurality of cables, so as to simultaneously weld the joints of the plurality of cables onto a circuit board.

A welding system comprises a welding module and a moving module adapted to move the welding module to a predetermined welding position. The welding module includes a guiding device and a welding tool. The guiding device has a plurality of tubular guiding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tubular guiding heads are disposed close to joints of a plurality of cables so as to guide a plurality of welding wires to the joints of the plurality of cables. The welding tool has a plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads are disposed close to the joints of the plurality of cables and configured to simultaneously heat the plurality of welding wires guided to the joints of the plurality of cables, so as to simultaneously weld the joints of the plurality of cables onto a circuit board.

A system for creating a braze joint within a component. The system includes an environment operable to reach a braze temperature sufficient to melt at least a portion of a braze material. The system also includes a component within the environment, the component including a base having a base surface, a recess depending from the base surface into the base to an inner edge, and a braze material within the recess and forming a cap above the base surface. The braze material fills the recess from the cap to the inner edge. The cap has an exposed braze surface. The system also includes an insulation layer that at least partially covers the exposed braze surface.

The present invention generally relates to a device, a system comprising a plurality of devices and a method for controlled heat transfer, in particular by means of a condensing liquid, to workpieces, and in particular for soldering items to be soldered in a vapor phase zone. The vapor formed when the items to be soldered are immersed in the vapor phase zone is discharged and recovered. The immersion of the items to be soldered in the vapor phase zone and the removal of the items to be soldered from the vapor phase zone is realised in a simple manner.

The present invention generally relates to a device, a system comprising a plurality of devices and a method for controlled heat transfer, in particular by means of a condensing liquid, to workpieces, and in particular for soldering items to be soldered in a vapor phase zone. The vapor formed when the items to be soldered are immersed in the vapor phase zone is discharged and recovered. The immersion of the items to be soldered in the vapor phase zone and the removal of the items to be soldered from the vapor phase zone is realised in a simple manner.

The control device includes a brazing controller configured to control a brazing material moving mechanism so as to retract a tip of a brazing material from a heating position to interrupt the brazing, during execution of the brazing, and a movement controller configured to, when the brazing is interrupted, control a movement machine so as to retract a heating device or a base material in a direction opposite to a movement direction during the execution of the brazing, and subsequently advance the heating device or the base material in the movement direction again. The brazing controller resumes the brazing by controlling the brazing material moving mechanism so as to cause the tip of the brazing material to reach the heating position at the same time when the heating device or the base material advanced by the movement controller reaches an interruption position at which the brazing is interrupted.

The control device includes a brazing controller configured to control a brazing material moving mechanism so as to retract a tip of a brazing material from a heating position to interrupt the brazing, during execution of the brazing, and a movement controller configured to, when the brazing is interrupted, control a movement machine so as to retract a heating device or a base material in a direction opposite to a movement direction during the execution of the brazing, and subsequently advance the heating device or the base material in the movement direction again. The brazing controller resumes the brazing by controlling the brazing material moving mechanism so as to cause the tip of the brazing material to reach the heating position at the same time when the heating device or the base material advanced by the movement controller reaches an interruption position at which the brazing is interrupted.