Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 21 14:47:53 EDT 2017 | sumote
I commend you for doing your diligence. It sounds like you have a solid plan, and a few decisions to make. I have used Assembleon machines before, a Topaz X and a Emerald X. They seem to be a good compromise between speed and cost. If you are close
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 04 10:15:41 EDT 2023 | tommy_magyar
As far as I can remember, these always arrived in flexible plastic trays. The trays we designed were made of Durastone. The parts were then transferred at a tape & reel facility from tray to tray every 1000x connectors. If these are high volume for
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 07 12:29:57 EST 2006 | fastek
It makes sense if you think about it. Siemens was a dead company ready to fold up their tents back in the 80's and early 90's. To their credit they stuck to their platform...got somewhat lucky and the market sort of came to them as the wave of users
Electronics Forum | Mon May 22 11:29:45 EDT 2017 | rbickle
Hey all, We are a small electronics manufacturing company who has been using the solder reflow process for years, but we have been hand placing components. We only run the system 2-3 days per week. I have been looking at buying a used pick and pla
Electronics Forum | Wed May 24 07:27:06 EDT 2017 | stephendo
Hey all, > > We are a small electronics > manufacturing company who has been using the > solder reflow process for years, but we have been > hand placing components. We only run the system > 2-3 days per week. > > I have been looking at > buy
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 21 12:34:31 EDT 2017 | svfeingold
Hi Sumote, thank you for the advice! I actually visited the K&S service center, they are the company that now handles the Assembleon line. They have service/training techs there who have been around since it was part of Philips and are very familiar
Electronics Forum | Tue May 23 02:33:38 EDT 2017 | tsvetan
When you buy pick and place machine there are few things to consider: 1. Always buy fastest and greatest machine which you can afford, faster machines has lower cost per placed components and you have room for your business to grow. 2. Always buy m
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 11:16:33 EDT 2017 | svfeingold
Found it, it appears to be 15mm. I received a reply from K&S (Kulicke & Soffa) who support the Assembleon machines. They say they do offer full support and training. The support offer is $7,500 per machine for the first year, including: * Annual a
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 22 09:53:13 EDT 2019 | kylehunter
Hey all! As background, I recently purchased a full SMT line for my company. We have a DEK 265, an assembleon opal xii, and a Heller 1500. Currently our jobs are leaded, and the heller is working perfectly. An upcoming job that we are potentially g
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 18 09:29:54 EDT 2017 | svfeingold
That does sound like a great deal Tsvetan. Can you share any information about who/where exactly you purchased the machines, and which printer/reflow you have? I do have friends and colleagues in China that could ease the process if anything is comin
