Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 26 12:40:51 EDT 1999 | Jennifer
Just out of curiosity, who's holding the market for the semi-automatic screen printers these days aside from Transition Automation? I know MPM offers some printers in that price range, but are they holding any real market share in that niche? DEK an
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 03 13:08:53 EST 2008 | rrpowers
I have a couple old AP25 printers (circa 1994) that I inherited with an SMT process. I don't have a lot of details about the various parameter settings within the setup menus. I have the User manuals, but they only give very basic information. I i
Electronics Forum | Wed May 25 10:51:35 EDT 2022 | oxygensmd
We are using EKRA E5 and X5. Both of them are rock-solid and easy-to-use machines. Software of these EKRAs are really user-friendly. If you make the yearly maintenance and preventive maintenance they will work for years. I know a factory where are ar
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 28 17:36:28 EDT 1999 | John Thorup
| Just out of curiosity, who's holding the market for the semi-automatic screen printers these days aside from Transition Automation? I know MPM offers some printers in that price range, but are they holding any real market share in that niche? | |
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 19 09:21:54 EDT 2006 | Chunks
That's like asking who's Mom is the best Mom. Your main goal in choosing a screen printer is based on several things: Size for your boards. Speed of your line. Board layout in ref to edge clearance / use of breakaways. Post inspection 2D/3D of paste
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 26 09:19:29 EST 2002 | pjc
MPM UltraPrint 2000 2D Inspection Times: QFP 256 pin 16Mil pitch is 7.5 seconds BGA 225 ball 20Mil pitch is 1.8 seconds Find out the DEK times for these devices. Any UP2000 of 1995 mfg. date oand on can be upgraded to the latest software. Concer
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 03 07:57:27 EST 2002 | pjc
Price of DEK 248 and MPM UP100 are about the same, $22-36K range. MPM UP100 has programmable squeegee pressure. Precise, repeatable results with less operator involvement. Pressure parameters saved in board program file. DEK 248 has manual microm
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 01 11:57:34 EDT 2007 | kpm135
I've never worked with a MPM printer but I had something similar happen on a DEK printer. The problem was that screens were manually centered in the machine and the operators were not careful enough when setting it up so the settings were very close
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 03 16:23:37 EST 2006 | Phil
Our past experience with Frost and Sullivan is that they derive most of their data from interviews with the subject companies and press releases. That puts them a half a notch above asking the sales reps for info (except with F&S, the total won't be
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 07 09:24:42 EDT 2014 | tombstonesmt
Good morning everyone! I'm searching through tech sheets and equipment manuals to determine the recommended paste thickness on the stencil during operation. We use a MPM momentum screen printer using SAC305 paste. Board isn't too complex; one QFP, co
