Electronics Forum | Fri May 22 10:32:51 EDT 2009 | patrickbruneel
By law any forthcoming legislation in this area needs to be in compliance with http://www.nepa.gov/nepa/regs/nepa/nepaeqia.htm This requires an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be prepared. Such a report has been done by the EPA in 2005 �Solders i
Electronics Forum | Fri May 04 13:42:11 EDT 2012 | spoiltforchoice
The Manncorp machines are Autotronik machines re-branded. These are Chinese built while pretending to be German, they are seemingly capable enough and do come in at very attractive price points. The FLX from Essemtec is in many ways a slicker machine
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 07 18:10:55 EDT 2020 | SMTA-Robert
We have been operating under SIP restrictions since March 16, and we expect them to last until at least April 30. Those "essential" business that continue to operate in our area (SF Bay Area) must follow strict health protocols, and post warning no
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 06 10:40:49 EST 2007 | patrickbruneel
Darby, To my knowledge no case of RoHS (lead) violation has ever gone to court in the EU. The only documented RoHS (lead) violation (again that I�m aware of) has been settled out of court in the UK. Check here: http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/s
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 22 14:57:34 EDT 2000 | Lee
Mike, when you ask if companies afford to place additional environmental constraints on the manufacturing process, perhaps we should ask whether they can afford not to pay attention to environmental issues. I know this sounds a little flippant, but i
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 21 19:55:12 EST 2001 | davef
References on corrosion are: * "ASM Corrosion Handbook No. 13" [0871700077]. * "Electronic Packaging and Corrosion" ME Nicholson [0871702916]. Please explain how you determined that you have silver-sulfide contamination. Where is the silver comin
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 07 20:43:55 EST 2001 | davef
Sure, the rolling action of the paste creates a weak magnetic field surrounding the paste. This is similar the field created by electric current flowing through a wire, as first described by James Maxwell. After creation of the magnetic flux, the m
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 05 10:31:40 EDT 2001 | raton
I am glad someone in education is getting a clue. I thank you for caring enough about education to ask some great quesstions. My brother-in-law got his Phd a few years ago and teaches at the college level, he agrees with many out there that if educ
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 09 11:56:59 EST 1998 | Stefan W.
At least I can imagine what happens and it may solve your problem. If the vacuum is already turned on above the component there will be an airstream above and around the component. This might even suck the air out of the cavity, which supports the co
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 11 09:00:04 EST 1998 | To Steve Herring
Steve, The PD isn't the problem. The QFP240's place fine. It is just that dont pick from cavities 10, 12, 13, and 15. When the sub-robot picks from the other cavities, they place fine. The robot comes down over the above listed cavities, but does