MIRTEC's MV-3L Desktop AOI System Wins a 2009 NPI Award

OXFORD, CT � April 2009 � MIRTEC announces that it has been awarded a NPI Award in the category of Test & Inspection-AOI for its MV-3L Desktop AOI System. The award was presented to the company during a Monday, March 30, 2009 ceremony that took place in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas before the start of APEX 2009.

The MIRTEC MV-3L Desktop AOI System is the industry's most widely accepted Five Camera Desktop AOI system.�The MV-3L is configured with a four mega pixel top down camera with 9.8 micron resolution and four side-view cameras. The new configuration has a 2-D camera bar code reader and an auto-clamp option.

The MV-3L also features the Intelli-Beam Laser System. This system provides the �The Third Dimension� in inspection capability � the ability to precisely measure the Z-height of a given region of interest. This advanced technology provides four-point height measurement capability for co-planarity testing of BGA and CSP devices as well as enhanced solder paste measurement capability.

Premiering in 2008, the NPI Awards program is an annual celebration of product excellence in electronics surface mount assembly. Premier products based on the finest examples of creative advancement in technology are chosen by a distinguished panel of industry experts.

MIRTEC is a leading global supplier of Automated Optical Systems to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry. For more information please contact MIRTEC directly. Phone: 203-881-5559  Fax: 203-881-3322  Web: http://www.mirtecusa.com.