Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 06 07:21:43 EST 2003 | Evtimov
Hi Mike,I thing the most important question is what's the series of your production? Is necessary to buy a huge line or you need middle or even low class machine? The costs are very different. If we're talking about 1-2 million cmps/month you can get
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 15 15:47:51 EST 1999 | Steve Schrader
| Are stencils universal from one printer to another? We are looking into the possibility of going from Solderprint 1414 manual printer to a more automated printer. We are also considering bringing some boards we currently outsource in house. I w
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 12 21:20:48 EDT 2002 | OhioD
Could this be the contract-house effect? As OEM's outsource their builds to more and more contract manufacturers, the old way of thinking for the electronics industry will diminish. The picture of the old union shop with long-term contracts, job secu
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 08:21:54 EDT 2002 | pjc
All DEK 248 semi-auto printers have been built in China for quite some time (years). Its shipped to the UK from China. All DEK ELA models are now built in China (past 6 mos.?). Thats the fact Jack. All MPM models are built in Mass. Its the savings in
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 09 18:02:48 EDT 2003 | slthomas
Just when you think you're getting somewhere... QA sent me a vendor response to our corrective action request. They stated that their normal process for this product includes an ultrasonic cleaning cycle of 20 MINUTES minimum. It might be 30, we'r
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 12 19:28:44 EST 2004 | adlsmt
YesTech is new but its the CRTechnology guys and they hired some other Photon guys. So my personal opinion is they know the software end of it with no investment in it and the hardware platform looks good to me but they do outsource it. So they have
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 19:10:11 EST 2004 | wport
I work for a small OEM. We have outsourced our SMT in the past and considering purchasing some used SMT equipment. My knowledge is limited in this area. Someone in my company has found a Zevatech 575 machine. Our run size is from 25pcs.to 500pcs.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 09 11:39:44 EDT 2004 | rtaft
Hi Chris, We use RMA but are considering changing to OA if it will help us acheive our goals of high quality and low cost. Our boards are requred to meet IPC class 3. Again, I am new to this so any advice about flux is appreciated. We are current
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 03 09:38:39 EDT 2004 | Danny
We are a small PCBA contract manufacturer based in Malaysia. Sometimes, our customers request us to provide X-ray inspection on BGAs. Due to our production mode is towards high-mix low-volume, it is a bit difficult justifying purchase of X-ray inspec
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 01 18:07:46 EDT 2004 | Bryan Smith
Hello Dave, Yes, this is a patented commercial process in our MEMS Foundry and we are already working with several customers. I posted my question because we only recently have started widely promoting our AuSn plating services and we're still grasp
