Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 11:19:23 EST 2001 | CAL
Precision parts and precision boards are nice for the initial evaluation but are costly for routine monthly accuracy tests. I know for a fact all the Siemens machines leaving Germany are evaluated with precision parts and board and placements are eva
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 07 20:57:31 EST 2001 | Kyle
What are you placing on this equipment? If you are placing flip chips, you need to have a glass plate test system to verify your machine is accurate and repeatable. If you purchase new equipment and plan to place flip chips or ultra fine pitch, it
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 21 18:07:00 EST 2001 | billschreiber
Hi Ramon, The obvious answer you might expect to here from me is that you could probably reduce your misprint problem if you had a good stencil cleaning process. Please see my response to the question by MarkT on �Cleaning Materials� because it i
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 19 14:17:21 EST 2001 | bschreiber
Hi Mark, If you are a user of stencils, you already know that there are literally hundreds of stencil manufacturers out there. If you found one that will allow such hot temperatures, I would be interested in learning who it is. However, I have only
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 19 12:43:16 EST 2001 | billschreiber
I�m going to reference Mr. Clouthier�s article again. It seems that the information contained within his article is answering many of the questions that are being asked. I highly recommend that everyone reads it. A copy can be found at the followi
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 08 09:38:35 EST 2001 | blnorman
We've been using pre-printed labels on our PCB's for years, with 8 - 10 hours a week down time associated with them. Last October we put a CO2 laser marker on one of our lines. In 6 months we've had a total of 30 minutes down time. We use a 2D b
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 27 18:58:36 EST 2001 | Mike Konrad
Hi Kerry, You are putting too much emphasis on the EPA�s �ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION STATEMENT� Consider the following EPA statement taken from the specific EPA report that you site: �� the end-user should contact his/her local, state,
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 29 15:29:11 EST 2001 | johnw
measuring Paste volume or at least paste height is an essencial part of any SMT process. You've got to control those input's.... Paste volume determines how much solder is available for your joint so theres a direct to joint reliability / PCB reliabi
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 30 18:17:16 EDT 2001 | ianlg
Hi Barry Unable to assist on specifics but I can tell you that some 74 100is machines were built. The majority residing in China Imported in by Wong King Kong Ltd ( Johnson lee Tel 00852 2357 8888 ) Most are at either Flextronics or Roslare. You mi
Electronics Forum | Tue May 01 12:16:25 EDT 2001 | kaoni
I really appreciate your advice. Dave did not offer much in the way of real advice, his response was mostly diatribe. I am looking at visual inspection at this time as AOI might be overkill in my case. I believe that it, in combination with the machi
