Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 21 11:45:15 EDT 2004 | dror
hello i am a stundent from israel, i work in a smt company, and my assignment is to reduce stup in the smt line. i need a flow chart of the assignment operators have to do during a setup for a pcb manufacture. or any other material i can use to reduc
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 10 00:02:14 EDT 2004 | Darren
Dror, If I understand your question correctly, you would like to know what the operators should be doing in what priority during setup or changeover? Simply stated if you are doing on line setup due to limitations in feeder quantity or manpower avail
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 27 15:09:08 EDT 2004 | Charlie
Hello, Take a look at some of the automatic tooling options that are available. These can dramatically reduce changeover time. These systems are available through many of the equipment manufactures like DEK, Ekra, Universal, Assembleon and others.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 03:54:01 EDT 2014 | enfrafer
how much time in average do you spend in set up time? how much % of productive time do you waste in setup? what smd equipment do you have?
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 06:54:36 EDT 2014 | alexeis
Hi, The answer is very complex depends on the type of machine, the operator's capabilities and process. There are machines that let you perform the above side then stick carts into the machine and produce. Event such a process is the length of a few
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 23 18:14:46 EDT 2014 | warwolf
We have worked out as a guide formula to help us calculate this. As we have products that range from 5 unique pars to ~300 parts it is tricky to answer clearly. we worked out an average time to change our feeders at 3 minutes (this includes removin
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 10 08:39:11 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
Here are some of the problems (and my pet peeves) that can be found during a machine set-up. I have run into each of these many times over the years. Wrong part value: This can usually be traced to a purchasing, incoming inspection, or kitting mist
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 05:16:49 EDT 2014 | spoiltforchoice
This number is going to vary hugely depending on the machine, how you operate and how many feeders you have. Smaller outfits might have a single operative whose job it is to setup, load, run & program the line. Regardless of how changeover focused t
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 09 16:25:26 EDT 2001 | meowen
Unfortunately 95% of our runs require both sides of our Universal HSP's. We also have carts that hold one carriage worth of feeders on each side. Parts that carry over from one product to the next are flagged and relocated in the machine per the ne
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 09 14:42:08 EST 2001 | vickt
Great advice!........Single tier feeder set-up carts are also available through Universal instruments directly for this exact purpose. Most people who really care about this changeover time have "pit-crews" that work in the component storage areas, o