Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 13 09:36:46 EDT 1998 | RNLM
| Is cost an issue? I evaluated Siemens Siplace about a year ago and the price per placement was twice what Phillips Machinery has to offer. We too are a high mix/low PCb count shop. Also, Siemens has many hidden costs and the references I talked
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 12 01:17:52 EDT 1998 | Erhard
Are you using extra feeder tables that you can setup off line and than just exchange for the ones you had in the machines for the previous batch? This way the Siplace should not be too bad. Otherwise for fast change and low volume you might look at m
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 15 16:54:33 EDT 2005 | linny999
Siemens is an excellent platform. To reduce your scrap:- Carry out the specified maintenance, especially the segments and valve plungers; Calibrate revolver heads to benchmark. Remove the tables, smooth the magnetic strips, clean the mounting faces,
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 09 09:39:11 EST 2008 | stockley
You have my sympathy, the Line computer Station configuration screen is hard to get your head around. Assuming that you have configured the station correctly you might need to re-compile the station and/or consistency check it to see of it passes.
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 09 13:53:21 EST 1999 | Tom B.
We use Siemens equipment at our plant. I agree with what everyone said in the forum. These machines are primarily made for fixed or specfic PCB runs. The feeders are very well built as others have metioned. If you plan on excessive change over's,
Electronics Forum | Tue May 28 10:37:34 EDT 2002 | Mark Susol
Maybe we should better define the type of line and the expected utlization? Are you a contract mfg. or is this your own product line? Are you hi/low mix - hi/low volume? I have a hi-mix/low volume Siemens line (S23/F5) that I am able to get 40-60% u
Electronics Forum | Thu May 10 13:53:36 EDT 2001 | stefwitt
If you get the price for the tray and holder from Siemens you will follow Dave's recommendation. To get the 0 point for the tray ( from where you measure the first pick position )you set up the tray on the 7th track ( type 51 ). After you sent the da
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 30 10:19:11 EDT 2001 | anthonyb
According to your web site, "engineering is working on refining a module that will be compatible with lower height systems found in other printers, placement machines, and dispensing equipment. Our list includes the following as of June 2001: MPM Pr
Electronics Forum | Wed May 22 10:27:33 EDT 2002 | stefwitt
Fiducial recognition on the Siemens machine works like the Mydata. Once you select this option, fiducials will be recognized when a new program is send. You can also select recognition as part of the feeder refill function mode. There is no automatic
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 24 22:43:07 EDT 2004 | FengAng
Hi Rob, We use the most advanced equipments in front end, but the back end we always use manual assembly, including display, LCD, casing. It's all because we should balance the cost & efficiency. I think if you are the boss, you will also do thing
