Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 18 09:54:49 EST 2014 | gregp
Hi Adam, Good question. I know I am seeking a lot of details. Here's the deal. Five years ago I acquired the assets of Contact Systems. Since then I have been re-manufacturing the CS-400E machine which if you are not familiar with is a light guid
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 29 13:30:43 EDT 2016 | gregp
Versatec specializes in the remanufacture of Contact Systems machines, most notably the CS-400E component locator with programmable cut and clinch. these machines are field proven over the past two decades and provide many benefits when utilized: 1.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 09:20:58 EDT 2002 | huey
Having been the G.M. of Universal's remanufacturing division for 10 years I am familiar with the "Third Party Support Policy" as I was the primary author of it. The primary reason the policy was developed was to make it more difficult for other rese
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 22 23:27:09 EDT 2003 | severs
By "hacking" do you mean altering the performance of the board or something else? This reminds me of something I saw a while back. Better termed counterfeiting than hacking, it may have some relevance to what your friend is trying to do. The probl
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 10 16:23:11 EDT 2004 | davem
Hi Grant, In previous positions I've had experience with the Fuji CP43, CP6, CP642, CP643, CP65, IP3 & QP242. In operating, training and process engineering capacities. Presently, I'm working with 2 SMT lines (in a process engineering capacity) wit
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 12 15:51:29 EDT 2013 | gregp
Hi Dean, Thanks for the feedback. I suppose I should reveal the nature of my query. Contact Systems was founded by my father back in 1970. I worked there from 1983 until we closed the doors back in 2009. I acquired the assets and intellectual pro
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 09 09:38:56 EST 2018 | dleeper
You want 1)Used 2)dirt cheap 3)no hassle. Item 3 is mutually exclusive to items 1 and 2... On a more serious note, both Juki and UIC make excellent equipment which is why there are so many dinosaurs still in the field. There are plenty of people in
Electronics Forum | Fri May 04 08:53:48 EDT 2007 | davem
I have been working with the UIC GSM platform for 6 years now in an EMS environment. Operating, programming, configuration, and line installation. I do not work for Universal or represent them in any way. UIC is a 1st rate company with excellent and
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 19 09:06:00 EDT 2016 | davef
We used to use those, back in the bad old times. basically, it's a router with a blade on it that is used to trim the leads of PTH components that are mounted on boards. Nasty process. Difficult to control. Messy, firing cut leads all over the plac
