Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 12 07:22:10 EST 2005 | cyber_wolf
We seem to have an accountability issue when it comes to operators building defective product. Currently we are putting a piece of masking tape with the assembly #, work order, and operator initials on our black trays at the end of the reflow oven. I
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 15 11:29:05 EST 2005 | Brad
Hello everyone, look at the forum every day, and read all your comments and questions on alot of different subjects. My company is looking to invest in another P&P machine. We currently using Quad C series and have had some accuracy and repeatabili
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 24 12:27:20 EST 2005 | dougt
At the risk of siding with gregp....... I like how this machine looks http://www.contactsystems.com/C5s.htm Rather than read about this machine from people who have never used it I would like to have someone who has seen it run please give an hones
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 25 15:43:47 EST 2005 | TM
We are high mix low volume company and we use a MYDATA TP9. Very good machine that can place 0402's effectively. Issues we've had include: Maintenance - It is an older machine so, it has needed a little more than I care for. Cost of Feeders and Maga
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 25 09:15:02 EST 2005 | Marc A
Good info, thanks for passing along. The company I work for (equipment supplier) ran some tests with lead free material in air and N2 environements for reflow. In the air reflow environement it was noticed that the material does not spread, much li
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 26 15:38:46 EST 2005 | TomA
Jay, Yes, we did assigned new part numbers for our lead free components. Our concern was how do we know that this component is lead free. New part numbers was our only way. It made the component engineers cry, but offer them a box of Krispy Kreames
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 19:07:16 EST 2005 | primus
We are also looking for AOI machines, pre- and post-reflow. We already tried one machine from the UK (I don't remember the name, I perfer to forget we ever had it) and they told is it would do everything we wanted. Maybe so, but not well enough. It s
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 29 08:46:20 EST 2005 | davef
The RoHS Directive complements the WEEE Directive. * Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive [2002/95/EC] affects manufacturers, sellers, distributors and recyclers of electrical and electronic equ
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 01 15:54:53 EST 2005 | jbrower
Hi George, The simple answer is that if you're company only does business in the US, or South america or Antartica or any where else that you aren't frozen out due to RoHS and the WEEE directives, then going lead free may not make sense. Unless your
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 08 22:37:03 EST 2005 | davef
Your company has chosen to define its requirements for tracebility as it has. So, people there should be able to help you understand their purpose and intent. For instance: * We distinguish between 'repair' and 'rework'. Repair requires a MRB ac
