Mel systems and services offers the pcba inspector series of x-ray inspection system. This is a high-resolution micro-focus x-ray system dedicated to the inspection of printed circuit board assemblies. This system comes with a maintenance-free x-ray tube having a capability to scan a large area with very high magnification of 100x. The system comes with an xy movement control and with tilt control mechanism so that the objected of interest can be inspected with ease and from various angles. The manufacturer of this system, phoenix technologies of germany, has a unique mechanism of oblique viewing and this, coupled with high magnification helps analyse most of the typical faults that occur in the pcb assembly or soldering. This system is mainly used for bga soldering analysis and the system comes with bga analysis software, which automatically detects the shorts, excess solder, opens, etc, on the bga joints and highlights the defects.