Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 03 10:28:21 EST 2003 | gregp
The advantages of bulk feeding vs. tape and reel are numerous. Who is currently employing bulk feeding? If you are, what is the application (HVLM, etc..)? If you are not, why not? I am leaving this question very open initially in order to recieve a
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 03 17:30:12 EST 2003 | gregp
Thanks for the reply Jon. You say your "advantages did not cancel out or out measure the disadvantages". What were the disadvantages other than lead time? Another question...you say your are not currently using bulk. Does this mean that you used b
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 12 10:03:47 EST 2003 | stefwitt
Greg, you pointed out yourself the many advantages of bulk feeding. I would like to mention that the higher component accuracy and the feeding track accuracy of the bulk feeder contribute to an improved pick failure rate of small ( 0402�s ) component
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 04 12:50:36 EST 2003 | gregp
OK Jon, now let me speak hypothetically. We are in agreeance that bulk feeding can save money through increased machine up time. If this cost savings alone could pay for the bulk feeders (it is just a matter of time before it would) and the minimum
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 07 17:05:57 EST 2003 | gregp
Pick up correction (as far as position) is already available on newer model chipshooters. This doesn't address upside-down fed resistors. The link I provided for Murata tells a story of increased reliability and reduced cost. As components get sma
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 03 16:58:14 EST 2003 | jonfox
Application...oh, we are a high volume, low mix (HVLM). Forgot to answer that one earlier.
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 21 00:34:59 EST 2003 | fastek
Why don't the component manufacturers simply mark the values on both sides of the resistor? Can't be that difficult.
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 06 17:16:41 EST 2003 | gregp
I do not know about the cost issues but as I recall the tolerances are tighter on bulk components and this usually means higher cost. I cannot find my bulk feeding summit information but these links give you some idea what was discussed. I don't kn
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 20 12:59:29 EST 2003 | gregp
Claude, I know alot of equipment manufacturers that would like to talk to you about replacing all of your chipshooters! Of course, this will never happen. There probably won't be any sold until all of the used chipshooters are absorbed from the use
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 10 10:24:43 EST 2003 | gregp
The Universal chipshooter (Sanyo) has automatic X-Y pick-up correction as standard. Are the upside-down resistors an issue for inspection purposes? Do you use AOI? Can you really read markings on 0402 resistors?
