Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 04 18:38:31 EDT 2004 | older/wiser
The very first thing is service. The current crop of machines will alleet your needs. They will also need service at some point. Where do you get it? If there are one or two service persons in the US, run, don't walk, away.
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 12 16:14:47 EST 2001 | davef
Yes!!! How can we assemble boards with 20 pitch when we allow 0.008� error to the master art? Excellent question!!! IPC-D-300G has nothing to do with assembler requirements. It is written by and for fabricators, so that they can be comfortable.
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 16 18:05:08 EST 2002 | davef
Without a direct answer to your question, this may give you an angle on finding a supplier. Consider: * Contacting the sales-types for either tape and reel equipment or cover tape. * Asking the sales-type for contacts for service companies like you
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 02 20:36:48 EDT 2004 | Ken
I personally would not get involved with any technology as old as the Q4C. I worked in a factory that had about 20 of those and was not impressed. It seemed like there was always some problem (electro/mechanical) and their service was not "world cl
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 25 10:11:03 EDT 2008 | bandjwet
We recently sent some PCB assemblies along with the schematics to a test services provider. Afer paying for the NRE tooling charges we were paying $75.00 per hour for the service providers Level 1 test technicians. Does this sound like a fair rate (w
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 16 22:45:29 EST 2005 | MG Cyr
Thanks for the positive feedback. In addition our standard manufacturing validation, all of our Platform SM products (GSM, Advantis, Genesis etc.)include "on-board" CPK validation and "self calibration". In addition we do have a global relationship w
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 11 16:11:32 EDT 2003 | stefwitt
The question new or used was discussed several times. If you start fresh and have no experience with one or the other machine vendor, I would get a new machine, whose supplier has a service tech in driving distance. If you select the used machine pa
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 03 20:15:23 EDT 2004 | Ken
My Machine guy was a 4 year ex-quad Service Engineer. Prior to that he spent 6 years in a CM programming and servicing quads from QX toQ3c/4c q100 series. These are opinions. Nothing more. I have noticed that the smallest players in the market
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 28 22:29:42 EST 2005 | msivigny
Appreciate the feedback SMTUser & link referral PeteC! Late 2004, EAGLE-EYED ONE changed its name to CeTaQ Americas. Still the same business, people and quality products and services. Changed for global synergy with our German parent and in support o
Electronics Forum | Tue May 11 17:56:15 EDT 2004 | longpham246
Hi Grant! I think the Fuji machine is better and far beyond the others base on technology, service, spare part and friendly use. Talk to end user and find out their comments. Regards! LMQ
