Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 01 12:03:10 EDT 2003 | Anonymous
Am I the only person who believes it is a conflict of interest for a manufacturers representative to also be representing a contract manufacturer? Especially since they manage registrations and dictate pricing to suit their personal needs. Granted
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 04 10:19:55 EDT 2003 | Sat
Shortlisted a Samsung machine CP45FV for purchase for a medium speed application. Any feedback on your impressions of Samsung machines in general and also in terms of company, service, support, software etc. that you would like to share would be grea
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 05 10:01:42 EDT 2003 | Sat
You are welcome and thank you for all the inputs. You are right in that these new machines have the camera vision. Like I said in my other post, my engg's like all the machines but prefer Universal and Mydata for a bit more available flexibility like
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 06 10:25:28 EDT 2003 | mleber
Thanks to all who have responded. The boards we are waving are approximately 14X14. SMT bottomside, lots of Dips topside, M39014 caps, and a variety of resistors and diodes. Lead to hole ratio looks good. Board thickness is .090". Picture frame palle
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 08 14:21:10 EDT 2003 | bman
Hello all, I'm working at a CM with less then ideal material storage shelving when it comes to ESD protection. I've got ordinary painted shelving units that I need make ESD safe. I'm considering dissipative mats or spray coatings for each shelf, t
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 26 21:20:58 EDT 2003 | iman
You may check with the TDS of respective "active parts" IC manufacturers for their recommended no. of thermal cycles permissible in the reflow process. Last I checked 3 cycles for our RF-apps IC was still allowed. For 48pin-QFPs this can be allowed
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 20 10:31:41 EDT 2003 | billdampier
We have some new customers that are requiring class 3 IPC standards, and my question is, how would that translate into a labor rate increase as compared to class 2 rates? I'm assuming the labor quote would increase by at least 15-20%, if not more. An
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 21 21:10:19 EDT 2003 | davef
Tax laws vary from state to state, but we pay no takes on capital equipment. It could be that since you don't have a tax certificate yet, the seller is just playing it by the book and aiming to stay out of trouble. So, they'll charge you taxes and
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 03 15:49:18 EDT 2003 | terrapinstation
From the equipment side in the last 10-15 years ? I suppose the whole push toward modular machines. Less floor space, increased capability in a single platform - speed of a traditional chip shooter, common spares, blah blah blah. Some of the recogn
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 04 10:03:13 EDT 2003 | Rick B.
I'm attempting to develop paste in hole process so that I can reflow a few plated through hole components on a mixed tech board. Tried various pastes, profiles and stencil thicknesses. Would appreciate any insights and/or pointers anyone can share on
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