Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 08:07:13 EDT 2014 | emeto
I have seen it all. from OEM that has 12 assemblies and the setup is always on the machine to a 5-6 setups a day in a CM environment with small quantities.
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 03:54:01 EDT 2014 | enfrafer
how much time in average do you spend in set up time? how much % of productive time do you waste in setup? what smd equipment do you have?
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 09 10:36:32 EDT 2002 | gregp
I assume there are a variety of people that participate in this forum, i.e. contract manufacturers, OEM's, in a variety of job functions related to the production of surface mount boards. I have read about many concerns regarding the wrong part issu
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 06:54:36 EDT 2014 | alexeis
Hi, The answer is very complex depends on the type of machine, the operator's capabilities and process. There are machines that let you perform the above side then stick carts into the machine and produce. Event such a process is the length of a few
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 17 21:59:14 EDT 2002 | dougt
So when you big guys have a reel of parts on one line and your only placing one part per board while on another line you need this reel (last one in the building) to place 30 parts per board, do you steal it and short it on the first line? How is th
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 23 18:14:46 EDT 2014 | warwolf
We have worked out as a guide formula to help us calculate this. As we have products that range from 5 unique pars to ~300 parts it is tricky to answer clearly. we worked out an average time to change our feeders at 3 minutes (this includes removin
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 10 08:39:11 EDT 2002 | Alan W.
Here are some of the problems (and my pet peeves) that can be found during a machine set-up. I have run into each of these many times over the years. Wrong part value: This can usually be traced to a purchasing, incoming inspection, or kitting mist
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 05:16:49 EDT 2014 | spoiltforchoice
This number is going to vary hugely depending on the machine, how you operate and how many feeders you have. Smaller outfits might have a single operative whose job it is to setup, load, run & program the line. Regardless of how changeover focused t
Electronics Forum | Sat Aug 21 11:45:15 EDT 2004 | dror
hello i am a stundent from israel, i work in a smt company, and my assignment is to reduce stup in the smt line. i need a flow chart of the assignment operators have to do during a setup for a pcb manufacture. or any other material i can use to reduc
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 09 12:04:37 EDT 2001 | Mike
Has anyone looked at setup reduction for machine feeders. We have made some gains through changing the flow of work but as lot sizes decrease the number of parts required remains the same. We remove all reels from the feeders after a job is complet
