The new WXsmart is the first soldering station to bring intelligent productivity, connectivity, and safety features to the industry in a space- and energy-saving design. This comprehensive, all-in-one station acts as the core of a workbench, bringing together all soldering applications with smart soldering tips and tools. WXsmart is compatible with all IoT standards for complete traceability and remote control access via mobile device.
 
Global production is growing exponentially, especially in the electronics, medical, and aerospace sectors, and components are becoming increasingly powerful. Weller is meeting this demand with a new generation of smart tips that include an integrated chip in each soldering tip, thus offering new value-added features to operators.
 
These chips modernize Weller soldering tips to deliver greater precision and improve the collection of traceable data, such as soldering iron usage, temperature variations, and operating time for each user. Locking functions make soldering processes repeatable and transparent.
 
These are some of the key features of Weller's WXsmart intelligent handheld welding platform, available now for fast delivery in Farnell:
• Process control: Parameter lock functions on the tip allow users to achieve complete process control and prevent welding errors.
• Integrated data storage with built-in connectivity: Each smart welding tip features integrated data storage with a unique serial number for complete traceability and calibration history. This enables the integrated Total Process Control (TPC) intelligence to manage the entire welding process from tip to station. The collected data is not natively stored in the cloud. Instead, the platform allows customers to securely collect, store, and use the data to meet their application needs.
• Accurate data results with tip compensation function: The sensor's reference point can be easily adjusted using the "tip compensation" function. This allows operators to achieve efficient results with the highest degree of accuracy.
• Maximum precision and protection: The short distance between the tip and the handle, along with its optimized shape, offers maximum precision during the soldering process. RTUS smart soldering tips meet MIL-SPEC and IPC industry standards (IPC - TM-650 2.5.33 Measurement of electrical overload of hand-held soldering tools). This provides maximum protection for the printed circuit board and components, resulting in excellent performance and low operating costs.
• High compatibility: The platform can be used with the WXUPS MS smart soldering iron and the WXsmart soldering station, which automatically identifies each Weller-patented RTUS tip cartridge. The RTUS smart cartridge tips can also be changed quickly, safely, and efficiently without any additional tools.
 
James McGregor, Global Head of Test, Tools and Production Supplies at Farnell, comments: “As a leading global manufacturer of welding solutions, Weller is recognized for pioneering innovative technologies. The new WXsmart intelligent all-in-one handheld welding platform delivers high performance and high repeatability with enhanced data capture for quality control, traceability, and manufacturing efficiency.”

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