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Re: Surface mount machines

Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 16 05:01:37 EDT 1999 | Charles Stringer

| Anybody using trolleys with the pick-n-place machines and do you splice to the empty reels? Does it work ? | Yes we run Siemens Siplace with wheel in trolleys and splice tool. +ve Quick change over of a large number of components typically less t

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Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 20 21:17:58 EST 2005 | dlkearns1

HI Brad, I'd stick with QUAD, I believe they are no longer known as quad. It's what you know, a different brand would mean learning it and the time to do so. I've never seen any problem with QUAD, that could not be resolved. The C series is kinda ol

Re: Surface mount machines

Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 17 03:33:26 EDT 1999 | Scott Davies

Anybody using trolleys with the pick-n-place machines and do you splice to the empty reels? Does it work ? ================================================================= I can totally support Charles' comments with regard to reel splicing, ie. if

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Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 19 20:02:47 EST 2005 | HOSS

Brad, I went through the arduous process of selecting new P&P equipment last year. I looked at all of the same machines you are considering in addition to Juki and Europlacer. We are a high mix low volume shop as well and were running Quad "C" mac

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Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 21 05:20:06 EST 2005 | Rob

Find out your maximum feeder loading (number of slots taken up, not number of feeders - 8mm, 16mm, 44mm, waffle packs tubes etc), and your likely long term max feeder loading (ie what is in the pipeline, or could be). Next find out your required run

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Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 01 19:52:11 EST 2005 | smtuser1234

Brad, If I were you I would not take advice from anyone on any forum. What you need to do is have all your requirements on a spreadsheet (i.e. part sizes, # of feeders, etc) and then call 2 to 3 minor players in the Pick and place arena and then call

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Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 06 20:22:32 EST 2005 | smtequip

Hi Brad - You have just opened Pandoras box. EVERYONE seems to have their own favorite machine for their own reason, and I imagine you will get an opinon from just about everyone. I have represented several lines of equipment new, and now am in the

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Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 16:11:52 EST 2005 | Grant

Hi, Your right, and that's the thing I liked about MYDATA, even though we are selling ours now, and putting in Fuji'. I would still by a MYDATA if I was starting again, and doing low volume. When we started we kept our first product as simple as po

idle machine time

Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 05 13:00:27 EDT 2000 | mike d

Hi guys, Anyone have any good ideas on how to fill up idle surface mount machine time? We are currently between projects and have idle time which I need to fill. Any good tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike D.

PickNPlace machine suggestions?

Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 23 23:53:27 EDT 2007 | danielg

I have been had doing surface mount boards for a while and am now looking for a cheap fairly small footprint machine to help get more boards out. The problem is I don't know a lot about pick and place machines and there are so many different kinds s


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