Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 23 15:55:23 EST 1999 | Larry
Edgar, Check the Archives, there was someone else a while back who posed this type of question. I'm sure Dave F with his wealth of knowledgs will be able to tell you the thread name. Seems to me that the consensus was, that to enter this market you n
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 04 09:24:18 EST 2003 | moncav
Because of my invovement with one of the companies mentioned, I will try to be as unbiased as posible. There is an incresing trend toward using this type of support tooling and there are a few players in the game. They each have their own niche in
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 25 08:55:43 EDT 2007 | stepheniii
It's a test technology. It's quite different from either ICT or functional. It's also called boundary scan. The board has to be designed for it. You basically plug the J-tag tester into a port built into the board. It has it's own special niche b
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 07 08:34:19 EST 2009 | rgduval
So far so good over here. We did 60% growth over the past two years; and the early indicators are that another 30% is doable for us. We're a small CM; just at 10 employees; but growing. Good mix of industries served. I think that and our niche of
Electronics Forum | Tue May 14 05:35:16 EDT 2019 | spoiltforchoice
You'll be lucky if there is I would guess. I think two places tried and failed to sell them in the UK and it looks like Manncorp gave up in the US too? Presumably that means they primarily exist in asian markets where they have some niche application
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 07 09:06:06 EDT 2000 | Stefan Witte
Compared to paper tape, I find a higher defect rate on 0402 components in plastic tape even without the PSA tape. The plastic tape appears to be less shock absorbent and this may be the reason for feeding problems on small components. PSA tape has it
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 26 12:40:51 EDT 1999 | Jennifer
Just out of curiosity, who's holding the market for the semi-automatic screen printers these days aside from Transition Automation? I know MPM offers some printers in that price range, but are they holding any real market share in that niche? DEK an
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 22 12:50:04 EDT 1999 | Jennifer
I use a Transition Automation Semi- Automatic stencil printer with laser cut frameless stencils. Just out of curiosity, who's holding the market for the semi-automatic screen printers these days aside from Transition Automation? I know MPM offers
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 11 00:12:57 EST 2002 | caldon
Pick a niche i.e. Fiber cable splice or BGA replacement service. There are tons on EMS providers and with very cut throat prices. I gaurentee you if you had a BGA rework station and an xray - and offered services in this area you will make a killing
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 14 20:05:48 EST 2002 | davef
Before you spending very much time [$$$$] on this project, consider: * This might be the wrong audience for your contractor market requirements questions. - Probably 50% of the posters on this forum are contractors. [And as Cal says, that number pro
