Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 09:30:05 EST 2013 | tkotwal
Thank you for the advice Hegemon. I agree that there is a wide range of options available. I'm looking for something that can give me some repeatable surface temp control, is easy to work with, and has at least decent build quality. I don't necessari
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 27 10:09:10 EDT 2014 | gascon5383
I have experience with an essemtec pick and place machine that I also had to deal with minimal training. I had no prior experience in pick and place programming and we had the technician for 3 days of training, but out of the package the machine didn
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 15 17:13:55 EST 2015 | spoiltforchoice
I don't quite understand how these two very different machines would end up on the same shortlist. They are very different machines with very different markets. A Europlacer IINEO is very very flexible platform designed for rapid changeovers and comp
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 08 15:35:43 EST 2016 | fuji_user_2014
I am having problems with LGA solder balls under the devices. Here are some of the details: 1. There are only 2 affected parts @4 locations. 2. The parts are LTM4616EV#PBF and LTM4608AEV#PBF. 3. We are using a ramp soak spike profile. 0-100secs=r
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 13:26:02 EDT 2017 | dleeper
In my past life, I worked at a CM that used Mirae "Meridian" machines Universal Instruments "Genesis" machines. The universal instruments machines were much, much faster. What sort of head configuration did your Advantis machines have? The 30 spindl
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 09:52:48 EST 2018 | jmedernach
Rather than provide an endorsement of a particular brand, I'd like to give you some factors to consider in your selection: 1.) Bottom heater capacity and capability. The bottom heater is a key driver in a successful rework process. You want to even
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 04 10:32:10 EDT 2018 | dleeper
At an EMS I used to work for, our process for first article inspection was to have a human technician do a point to point comparison between the BOM and the PCB. They would verify component part #s were correct per the location, correct polarity and
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 06:59:30 EDT 2018 | philc
Here, there are two possibilities - either it is a new board to us (ie built elsewhere previously) or it is a new product for the company requesting the build. If new to us only, ask for a sample PCB. You will need CAD data for pick & place machines
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 11 11:25:57 EDT 2019 | don_julio
> If the board is just not reaching the temps you > need, you could place them in an oven to > "preheat" them. When I was building a > rather thick board with a copper core I had to do > this. Since we were only doing sma
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 06 23:30:59 EST 2021 | spoiltforchoice
Are we talking about this one https://www.indium.com/blog/the-return-of-patty-and-the-professor-uptime-part-2.php & https://www.indium.com/blog/the-continuation-of-the-professor-second-visit-to-acme.php posted on here not that long ago ? I run a sma
