Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 09 21:41:02 EDT 2003 | Dean
You could send the boards out for contract cleaning. Saponification and DI wash. I take it your rework process does not keep track of serial or ID numbers? What about tracking lot codes on the replacement part? maybe it's unique enough to isolate
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 30 17:45:56 EDT 2003 | davef
Q1: Do you use some sort of commercial software for traceability? Or do you have an huge database and some self programmed data-collection tools for each machine? A1: We use commercial database software. Q2: So just why do you have to trace? Just be
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 16 18:14:35 EST 2003 | jonfox
You can still get support. I was in that deal before Tyco decided they didn't need Multitronics field engineers playing with Quads. Anyway, most of the original Quad personnel are stil running service. Based by region, in the West or Central US, c
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 15 12:00:10 EST 2000 | Chris May
John, The customer is always the next guy in the chain, so, yes your disty would be your immediate customer. However, unless they actually "use" the product, will they know if it is faulty ? Obviously "customer returns" will come from the end user,
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 26 06:39:19 EDT 2001 | nifhail
How do you guys monitor your feeder's history/record. Is there any database available in the market to keep track feeders in your line such as caliration's due date, last calibration dates etc. ( basically the historical data for individual tracking)
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 03 08:20:49 EST 2000 | JAX
Once you have the capabilities to track a board from the initial stages in kitting all the way out the door in box build the possibilities are endless. You will now have: 1. An exact count of your companies WIP. 2. The exact location of every board i
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 20 19:59:27 EST 1999 | se
Printer and Pick/Place manufacturers will often take used equipment in trade from potential customers that want to buy new, if they know they can sell it. Inquire to the manufacturers for used or refurbished models they sell and support. If you buy a
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 21:49:46 EST 2001 | davef
For an accounting standpoint, there is nothing you can do to affect depreciation, aside from selling the machine, as mentioned by a previous poster. From a physical degradation standpoint, there is nothing that you can do to stop operators and techs
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 01 04:31:08 EDT 2004 | pioneertechnology
Hi Marcel I bought four BTU ovens a couple of years ago at auction and had the same problem where two of the ovens had software and two did not. I loaded in the software I had onto the two ovens and this only partially worked as the software is con
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 17 14:13:31 EST 2007 | jax
You might want to try going to the manufacturer about getting a refurb unit with a warranty. All of the manufacturers listed provide refurbished equipment deals that can be packaged with feeders. If you go with a broker or 3rd party rebuild hous