Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 02 17:35:03 EST 2017 | dilogic
You can register your machine with Universal Instruments for very reasonable fee (I paid ~500$) and get access to their web-based support. Well worth the money. Also, you will be able to order spares, which you will certainly need...
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 18 23:15:26 EDT 2002 | fastek
If Universal for example decides they want to implement a registration fee to pursade customers from buying used then why have they dropped their shorts from $20,000 to register a GSM in 2000 to $2,000 recently? Guess they were tired of losing custom
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 28 12:04:07 EDT 2011 | esoderberg
I would agree up until 2005 - 2006. Universal did not have a good SMT solution. Their GSM's were limited and combined with the sanyo chip shooter - software was a nightmare. What years did you have universal?
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 03 10:52:32 EDT 2014 | rgduval
Thanks for the suggestion, Arifa. However, it doesn't look like any of these are for the Universal Instruments GSM2 pick and place machine. The Keller-Druck link is for a GPRS Modem with a datalogger. The Sparkfun and Cybrotech sites seem to be
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 08 20:02:24 EDT 2000 | Dreamsniper
We have GSM1 model 1995. It's very stable. About their chip shooters, Robert Bosch here in Australia just bought 2 more chip shooters from Universal Instruments. And they already have 8 of those. Looks like it's quite okay. I just read that news abt
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 05 10:43:29 EST 2007 | MGC
Universal Instruments provides certified on-site training. You may contact your local UIC Sales or Service team or one of these numbers: http://www3.uic.com/wcms/WCMS2.nsf/index/Contact_Us_94.html
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 28 10:16:14 EDT 2013 | Trinka
You can contact 4TechUSA.com for ALL your Universal Instruments requirements. Watch our videos on youtube.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 06:42:08 EDT 2005 | lloyd
The only issues I have had in the past with the shuttle are 1. The transport conveyor into the machine was not aligned correctly causing pickup issue from the belt. 2. Operators not correctly loading parts in trays or updating the qty's, this meant
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 08 18:51:05 EDT 2000 | JAX
I haven't tried their chip shooters but I haven't found anything(SMT) that couldn't be placed by a GSM. They are very user friendly and come with good support. If you need specific answers to questions, feel free to ask.
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 29 03:37:41 EDT 2021 | ttheis
We have a few of these machines in service still. Let me know what you have 847-380-3067.
