Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 04 18:08:26 EDT 2008 | comatose
We are a small OEM that runs a high mix/low volume environment. Typical runs are a couple or five hundred boards, one or two products per day. Currently, we are using a Quad DeHart SLC-20 semi-automatic stencil printer. (alignment is manual, printing
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 27 17:32:51 EST 2016 | billthebuilder
We do High Mix, Low Volume and are looking for the best inline AXI with the criteria of industry-leading automation capabilities. The abilities to program offline, automatic conveyor width adjustment and board alignment are important to us. We want t
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 22 13:34:10 EST 2025 | procidaj
Hello Everyone, I am looking to purchase an AOI for PCB inspection. Its intended use is not for a production facility but more of a research facility, so it will definitely be low volume usage. Currently I am looking at a NovaScope NS-1818 or a
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 22 13:39:48 EST 2025 | procidaj
Hello Everyone, I am looking to purchase an AOI for PCB inspection. Its intended use is not for a production facility but more of a research facility, so it will definitely be low volume usage. Currently I am looking at a NovaScope NS-1818 or a
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 23 07:40:17 EDT 2019 | spoiltforchoice
A fair price.... well its the feeders that retain value. I know if you were to sell an Essemtec distributor a machine with say 10 banks of CLM feeders that old, they would give you perhaps only £10k. Refurb CLM feeders are ~£3k gbp (or about 1/2 of n
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 11 17:36:44 EDT 2009 | dyoungquist
You are looking for a complete SMT assembly line plus possible X-Ray inspection and rework equipment. The 3 components of the SMT line are stencil printer, pick-n-place machine and reflow oven. How small are your components? 0603? 0402? What is the
Electronics Forum | Tue May 15 13:08:53 EDT 2012 | deanm
Dittos from A Very Frazzled Man. Money spent on a better process is almost always more advantageous than better inspection. As for manual TH insertion, have you considered a semi-automatic machine like the Contact Systems CS-400? While the "E" serie
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 05 07:14:04 EDT 2021 | oxygensmd
The question is that what do you want? An automatic/semi-automatic machine or a hand-prototyping printer? Using metal-sheet or complete (framed) stencil? Manual printing: For example, Eurocircuit's eC-stencil is pretty nice or there are cheap hand-s
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 07 07:43:56 EST 2005 | pjc
No way I've ever heard to remove mositure from solderpaste. What is the R.H. in your factory? Are you in the tropics? Does you printer have an enclosed print area like on an automatic machine, or is it semi-automatic and exposed to the room air?
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 07 12:37:43 EST 2006 | Fawad
We are using Semi-automatic PNP machine from Fritsch model SM-902...presently there is a problem with the machine and the production is held up becoz of that...i have tried to contact Fritsch on their website...but they have not replied yet...sorry t
