Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 24 12:02:06 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
Stoney, One thing you might do before you start dispensing epoxy, (...I know this might be a bit of a pain) is to run your boards on the mesh belt instead of the edge-rail conveyer. I used to have to do that with some very,very dense double sided mem
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 18 14:54:28 EST 2008 | hegemon
We evaluated OMRON, YesTech and Mirtec. Mirtec and Yestech close at #1 and #2. Omron was a little more distant due to programming time required. We are a high volume high mix OEM builder, so speed of programming was a heavier weighted score than co
Electronics Forum | Wed May 13 13:22:39 EDT 2015 | cohlmann
Hello Everyone. We are setting up our first SMT line and are looking for recommendations on printers and reflow ovens. Currently most of our manufacturing is outsourced and we want the ability to manufacture all of our products in-house. One impor
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 08 07:55:16 EST 2005 | davef
Your understanding of the situation is correct. In both cases, you solder to the nickel. The gold [Au] protects the nickel from oxidation. When soldering, the gold moves into solution in the solder and forms an intermetallic compound [IMC] with th
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 24 13:41:05 EDT 1998 | Bob Willis
Sorry guys have a look at this list of component weights and then work out the surface area of the lead/pad and then come back on the PLCC issue. Chip 0805���� 0.007g������ 2 Chip 1206���� 0.009g���� 2 Chip 1210���� 0.012g���� 2 SOT23���������0.008g�
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 25 20:47:09 EDT 2001 | davef
Much of the focus of pick & place machine supplier development efforts seems to directed towards either: * Head location detection, adjustment, and control. OR * Component location prior to pick-up. OR * Component position error correction after pick
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 27 08:29:21 EDT 1998 | Steve Gregory
| Steve: | Lets face it "there are no Free Meals:, but all of the OEM manufacturer's that I work with go the extra mile to satisfy the customers needs. This includes added attention to detail prior to the sale, good quality installations and trainin