Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 29 09:08:03 EST 2002 | caldon
Barcode!! The Siemens machines can have bar code Options added.On the Siemens Machines the bar code S/W is a little archaic. In theory You would have a bar code on a reel of part and a barcode on the feeder location (They are the black codes on the s
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 01 17:50:31 EST 2002 | stefwitt
the good and bad days are normal results of statistics. You enter some variables like number of feeders, length of part numbers, day of the week, sexual satisfaction of the operator a.s.f. , you get some statistical distribution. It tells us that on
Electronics Forum | Sun Jul 14 00:54:49 EDT 2002 | caldon
There are jobs out there....you just need to know where and what. If you are looking at Original Equipment manufacturers (Fuji,Siemens,exc.....) or CM's good luck! 1) you must be able to travel a fair amount 2)you may need to relocate. With that sa
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 27 00:27:41 EDT 2002 | fastek
Cal- Your statement about Fuji owning the market in the 80's is not quite true. If you look at what was happening in those days...before CM's had any penetration, Panasonic was the big dog because they targeted the OEM's and crapped on the CM's. Mad
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 31 01:40:46 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
Cal and everyone else on this forum I completely agree. Everyone needs to keep in mind, not everything is going over to China. The press says it is, they also told us the stock market was great and then they said the stock market was bad. The medi
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 05 13:49:05 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
Cal- I am so ass-hamed for getting right to the end user stuff and forgetting about the process parameters. You are so right in pointing out the obvious lack of technical data. The raw materials include Hostess Twinkies, frying oil or grease and pow
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 13 22:46:37 EDT 2002 | caldon
OK another nugget- Those not wanting to hear anything from a Rep do not read on.--------------------------------------- Lets not forget what has has made this forum successful (those who have not read or have forgotten): Who are we? SMTnet.com is
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 14 13:05:42 EDT 2002 | stockley
I think Cal was only joking about posting resumes and in depth profiles... you were... weren't you? I really only work on the fringes of the SMT world these days and read the forum for amusement mostly. Aside from obscure facts about old Siemens mac
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 18 21:23:55 EDT 2002 | caldon
David- You are correct!!! DING DING DING!!!! Here is an overview from the ACI website: ACI offers solderability restoration services by using Reduced Oxide Soldering Activation (ROSA) technology to remove the oxide layers from circuit boards or comp
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 18 21:42:04 EDT 2002 | caldon
We did weekly and monthly. Final assembly (Heavy use) recieved weekly. Field service area, sub assembly, low volume, ..... we went monthly. I wrote the ISO specs to read "Calbration of screw drivers to be monitored and logged"( this Simplified of
