Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 10 01:08:21 EDT 2002 | Ken Bliss
In response to the original question, �Does anyone know what the industry standards are for machine utilization on a SMT line or across a shop floor?� Ceeris International published a report showing an industry average of 52% utilization of staffed
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 10 01:25:25 EDT 2002 | Ken Bliss
By centralizing to your stockroom all your feeder setups so that one team is assigned to just that, to keep all your 7 lines up and running will reduce the amount of personnel you need and increase throughput. Keep in mind a key factor. The bottlen
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 30 23:08:25 EST 2002 | caldon
Jeff as far as ladder Logic it should really be quite simple for JOT to configure in fact most people with PLC experience can get this machine running. Look at the PLC in side AB Slick 50, Gould/ modicon, GE, Siemens are a few options of the PLC insi
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 01 11:50:08 EST 2003 | rdr
Dave, thanks for the info. This sounds like it would verify the presence of an open. We have verified that these balls are open and I am trying to figure out if we are fracturing or not wetting. causing these opens. I would use the die method on ne
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 11 22:56:10 EDT 2003 | jgregory
OK Terrapin, Here it is, roughly half hour after I vented on your reply. I still don't like your attitude to "school" me on this subject. I've been doing this way too long. But I decided that I would satisfy your attempt at "learnin" me. First, I
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 17 13:18:08 EST 2003 | SMTnet Admin
Several message have been deleted from this thread and it has been locked. Threads like this have the dubious distinction of making insider news for this community while, at the same time potentially vilifying corporate decisions to the point of sla
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 23 12:25:13 EDT 2004 | Cal
JD- I have used a few of GlenBrook's machines.. Jewel Box 70, Jewel Box 90, and RTX-113. Currently we have the RTX -113 on our shop floor as we speak. I like the machine but wished I would have went for for the angle viewing option or even the BGA so
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 11 18:47:54 EST 2005 | davef
JD: It's important to note that FR-4 does not contain PBB or PBDE. The bromine in FR-4 epoxy comes in the form of tetra-bromo-bisphenol A [TBBA], which polymerizes and become part of the cross-linked epoxy. Bromine, in the form of hydrogen bromide, i
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 12 03:51:54 EDT 2005 | Base
You mentioned you only do 1-4 boards per program per year, and that you're doing 8-14hrs per board. Does that mean you're only doing a couple of boards per week in total? In other words: consider the amount of running time you expect to get on the ma
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 24 11:05:44 EDT 2005 | patrickbruneel
Javi, The reason you have an exemption for your product is because there are reliability concerns for lead free and it is impossible at this stage to guaranty backward compatibility. If a cell phone, TV or radio fails, no lives are at risk, you just
