Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 11 19:28:51 EST 2017 | spoiltforchoice
That's not really the point of dual lane feeders. As a general rule having a dual lane 8mm feeder means the machines "slots" are actually 16mm, dual lanes on a 8mm feeder helps keep the overall lane density of a machine higher, its much easier to bui
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 11:46:50 EST 2017 | emeto
Single feeders will always be your top choice. Any kind of package feeders will create issues in future. I used to have them in 10s, 8ths, 6es, 3s, 2s and the more they are the worst.
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 11:02:15 EST 2017 | dleeper
DeanM, What make/model of machines are you considering? As is evident by the feedback, your mileage varies greatly depending on who's' machines your using.
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 30 13:45:11 EDT 2012 | rway
JimnHky is pretty much spot on. We have a high mix low volume line of products (most anyways). We have experimented with lean quite a bit, and have achieved single piece flow on our most voluminous product. In fact, this is where I would recommend
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 27 08:02:18 EDT 2012 | jim_n_hky
We are in a similar situation with high mix low volume production. We are also using lean principles and the one piece flow mantra is always the target. In our plant though, we have not been able to achieve it. The guys who want one piece flow mostly
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 12:03:39 EST 2017 | dleeper
A lot of it depends on what machines you are using and how well they implement dual lane feeders. A few general comparisons: Pros: -You can fit more feeders on your machines. -One dual lane feeder is cheaper than two single lane feeders Cons: -two
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 22:22:04 EST 2017 | deanm
As mentioned above, Mycronic and Europlacer seem to be designed toward high mix so would consider them but would also like to consider a more traditional machine too. Right now I have around 220 feeder slots across two machines inline. Mycronic and E
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 17:34:39 EST 2017 | spoiltforchoice
A pattern emerges, but really I think it means plan/optimise for your day/week not a single job. Our machine uses 10's, this means there's a significant chunk of the feeder that is not easily accessible if something like a brass shim gets stuck or f
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 12 03:21:02 EST 2017 | tsvetan
I would stay away from dual line feeders. They make change overs hell. Each new board need much more time to re-locate the components on the feeders as you need to re-load them again instead to just move the feeder with loaded reel on new position.
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 14 01:28:23 EST 2017 | tsvetan
"I would expect that any intelligent feeder enabled machine would pull the correct part no matter where it is placed on the machine (not forced by the program)" this is true, but you have to tradeoff the setup time vs production time per board. You
