Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 17 09:43:59 EDT 2021 | lay1014
Application of vacuum technology VACUUM FURNACE Metallurgical industry: The vacuum technology used in the metallurgical industry includes molten steel vacuum processing, vacuum melting, vacuum induction melting, induction shell melting, vacuum arc re
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 18 11:59:38 EDT 2012 | jackofallmasterofnone
1) At this time we do not have a design engineer. I have contacted the PCB manufacturer about changing the drill file to close up the diameter on the holes a bit. This should allow the wings on the leads of the component to rest on top of the holes i
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 18 15:03:48 EDT 2012 | rway
2) Start with the PLC. What do the indicator lights tell you. Is your entry sensor working? Your PLC has status lights that should go on/off with the input/output conveyors. Can you be more specific about "not operational?" This is a broad stat
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 16 10:06:46 EDT 2012 | jackofallmasterofnone
Hello all, First off let me start by introducing myself. My name is Dan and I work for a contract manufacturer. During a job search I had heard from a previous co-worker that there was a packing job available at the facility where he now worked. I
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 20:34:12 EST 2000 | Dave F
Ashok: The real concern about moisture sensitivity is in plastic packaged parts. The plastic packaging used to manufacture surface mount technology devices absorb moisture from the environment. The high temperatures involved in vapor phase/reflow
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 20 21:53:53 EDT 1998 | Martin Plourde
About 1 1/2 month ago, I discovered this SMT forum and I am quite pleased about it since I've learned quite a bit through it all. Unfortunately, there are a few people who seem to have everything they need "equipmentwise". Well, I am glad for you. I
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 23 07:57:45 EST 2001 | wbu
Hi William, well I guess SMT was invented accidentally when for what reason ever (be CAD related or PCB shop related) those PCB�s with no drillholes at all appeared in the assembly. Ah, you know these fella�s who are never short of a quick solution
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 10 11:24:50 EDT 2015 | cusackmusic
I've been running Quads for over 10 years, and I love them. I've had almost every model, from the 100, to our current IVCs, and QSP2. We are getting busier, and I'm thinking about upgrading. I have TONS of feeders, so the simple solution would be t
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 19 13:16:15 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
Some things to consider 1. can one operator keep up with manual operations and not slow the line down? If yes, great. If no you will need a way to allow more than one operator access to the next board coming down the line to not create a bottleneck.
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 12:06:58 EST 2007 | pjc
5 Steps to Eliminate Bridges: 1. Establish (wave) Parallelism First and foremost, you must establish board-to-wave parallelism. This is the prerequisite to any wave solder process control. For an understanding of the power of this approach go to ht