Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 13 11:01:46 EST 2017 | emeto
Hello experts, We have a XPM3m reflow oven and for certain boards, the oven is the bottleneck. I am curious if someone knows how to increase the throughput by decreasing the distance between the boards in the oven. It has to be in the software somew
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 08 13:39:54 EDT 2019 | davef
Be careful using charts like this to characterize the performance of a production line. The only part of the line that needs to be optimized is the bottleneck. Stencil printer probably.
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 05 09:01:15 EST 2000 | Dave F
JS: The issue is not how efficiently/effectively that you can run your placement machine, probably. The issue is how efficiently you can run that part of your assembly process that is the bottleneck. Other than improving quality, optimizing any pa
Electronics Forum | Wed May 12 23:33:04 EDT 1999 | Matt
WARNING: This is a plug. I have read post on this site where the question is raised: "My machine can do 80 units per hour, but I am only getting 35 - WHY?" Well I have written w95/database code that reads FUJI output files (CPII,CPII,IP2 etc) and d
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 19 14:44:11 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
It sounds like your inspector improved quality and pre-staging your feeders dramaticaly increased uptime on your machine, thats great to hear. One cautiionary note, be careful not to flood your production area with parts off of your SMT line. With
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 19 10:19:01 EDT 2013 | rway
We have inline reworkers, so this time has been factored in. We currently use Siemens S25/20 machines with M1 systems. The placement machines run a little slower than the AOI at times so there is time to perform review, most of the time. It's not
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 19 12:47:15 EST 2020 | emeto
Grandpa, You got it - Identifying the bottleneck operation is the key. The secret is to design a tool can predict accurately where this bottleneck is. In your formula you can use machine process time, PCB transportation time, part trim time, part in
Electronics Forum | Fri May 14 07:00:32 EDT 2021 | tommy_magyar
Hi Daisy, I have worked with Viscom AOI before, I am in training with Omron now, but there were many times when this happened to me in the past. Recommended things to do: - Check for duplicated analysis - the AOI might spend time with taking pictur
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 28 14:06:06 EST 2001 | kenbliss
Hi Paul There is free detailed information on how to reduce changeover time and to reduce bottlenecks on our web site at http://www.blissindustries.com then click on Bliss University, it is written as unbiased information on reducing down time du
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 18 06:23:34 EDT 2002 | bentzen
Hi Ken. It's always fun and a good exercise to debat on a interesting subject like this. I can see at your response that I have to clarify some of the issues. Yes, the placement machine should be the line bottleneck. And in a line with more placem