Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 05 09:01:59 EST 2013 | emeto
Hi, you will train him exactly as much as you want him to know. Do you have somebody who makes all the programs and tunes the machines for each product? If so let him just load feeders and push the green button. I have worked on different places and
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 21:40:26 EDT 2002 | ianchan
We are a local enterprise with limited resources, just like you described, so hope this experience sharing helps : we place a production Visual Mechanical Inspection (VMI) inspector at the end of each Reflow Oven area, complete with magnify scope 30
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 26 00:39:21 EST 2008 | fastek
When I left the industry about 15 years ago in the Bay Area, good SMT technicians were making $85K per year at OEM's. The process and manufacturing engineers where I worked were all making $125K and more. Real estate was 1/3 the cost it is today. Gla
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 08 01:31:19 EDT 2002 | fastek
It should be easy enough for you to do your own study to determine if you need more people or not. The first thing that I would do is optimize or balance your line to the optimum efficiency. That is not a difficult task. Once that is done, analyze yo
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 15:20:13 EDT 2005 | jh0n!
I'm also looking at a CAM system for our NPI process, but want a system that scales up through data collection off the machines, and from our technicians. The Aegis suite of software looked awesome, but not at into a six-figure pricetag.
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 22 11:54:47 EDT 2001 | jdtpfacreate
OEM Boy, This is an excellent question. Since I am on the "I-want-to-sell-you-equipment-side" I do not have the hands-on experience that you do but, I do have a many engineers back at our factory who have dedicated their lives to these issues.
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 09 16:10:26 EST 2018 | wnb_peman
Hello everyone, We're a CM that utilizes both the Zenith AOI and 8030 SPI platforms. High mix, relative low volume so we're told by KY that our library is very large comparative to their other clients. Of all the SMT equipment we own, the KY softw
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 18 13:07:12 EDT 2006 | mika
Please specify your needs. If you want to use a Fuji CP6 ship-shooter for chip placement on a pcb that are already glued before in an earlier process; the answer is yes. But the CP-6 itself can't handle the glue process, since it is a pure placeme
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 02 12:41:46 EDT 2008 | amcross
Arman, We are hoping to stay US, but would consider assisting with a Visa to get the right candidate. To clarify, we have a TECHNICIAN who does a very nice job of fixing basic problems, but DOE/Cause and Effect/new product engineering recommendation
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 15:23:05 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
I have recently signed onto a company with very little board assembly experience. I am trying to develop a process control and continuous process improvement program for a new surface mount line, but have run into several people who are not really i