Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 08:29:28 EDT 2012 | cobham1
The process is currently being performed by hand. I am trying to automate the process by switching to pick and place equipment and using AOI. Problem number one is getting my customer to sign off on switching from hand assembly to machine assembly.
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 12:52:07 EDT 2012 | rway
Well, I rarely ever start new threads on this forum, and here I've done it twice in one day. I am very pleased to have a forum such as this to seek help and lean on others experiences in the time of need. Thank you in advance. I've searched extens
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 11 12:44:34 EST 2012 | deanm
We recently acquired another machine and am faced with the same issue. We are a low volume/high mix company. I chose to run them in series so I can put the more common parts on the first machine and leave them there and put the parts that change from
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 23 22:49:38 EST 2013 | ercdave1
Asking the great minds with experience for some advise. I am looking to go from placing components with a low quality machine to a low cost production machine. I am tired of inspecting after placement and spending hours aligning the parts with twezer
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 31 15:58:27 EST 2013 | larrygroves
David, Its real hard to find a quality machine for 20K. Keep in mind that a machine with many years on it will need parts at some point and it can cost a lot to fix them. My advice for what its worth is: 1.check with the companys selling new eq
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 03 15:01:47 EST 2013 | marcelorotofrance
Hi, I just returned from vacation, I left some unfinished business I should resume. Our Quad 4c has a broken Align head (I was able to diagnose this problem thanks to the help of mr. Bobpan). Just after my first posting, I was e-mailed by PPM and I r
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 12 09:23:35 EDT 2013 | SMT Newbie
I was wondering if people could throw out some recommendations for what they think would be a good choice of machine for placing truely odd form components. Odd form meaning different types of custom shields ranging from rings to arcs. I know that
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 12 10:16:05 EDT 2013 | bocci572
Yes the components are flat and no larger than 50mm in size. Most are full rings or just an arc of a ring. I understand fully the best way to have the capabilities proven would be to have the vendor demonstrate. I am kind of looking at what people
Electronics Forum | Fri May 24 09:34:57 EDT 2013 | markhoch
I run the same profiles for Top and Bottomside assemblies for all of my products. Only in rare instances have I been forced to run a profile with cooler bottom zone settings. This was obviously driven by assemblies with heavier components on the bott
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 17 19:10:04 EDT 2013 | hegemon
You have not mentioned exactly how the BGA was reflowed onto the board. Was it sent through the oven again after the mini-stencil, or was it heateed up and reflowed using a BGA rework station, or other hot air device?? From the sound of it (outside
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