Electronics Forum | Wed May 07 01:40:41 EDT 2008 | andrzej
What techniques do you use practically to reduce rearmament time of SMT line in high mix production ? There was such post on forum about it but I would like to gather all techniques in one post so everyone can add some ideas which are already applie
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 23 12:49:10 EST 2010 | gregp
Dilbert is correct. The CS-400E machine is the machine of choice. The component insertions are light guided, the components are automatically presented to the operator and the leads are automatically cut and clinched at programmable lead length and
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 19 13:32:21 EDT 2013 | rgduval
In the past, I've used kapton tape for masking, as well as masking tape and solder mask as you've described. I've also used dummy connectors, or connector caps to cover connectors/pins. In the end, though, I'm not sure any of these methods decrea
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 21 08:33:53 EST 2000 | Tony Di Mauro
Kurt, When I was working in a captive manufacturing house we had been to migrate toward tenting all vias under the BGA to eliminate not only shorts but insufficient (Starved) joints. Tony
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 27 12:22:05 EST 2000 | charlie
Where is the best place to get exact dimensions for waffel trays? The trays themselves give the support dimensions n each pocket, but as you know, having the exact pitch makes it quicker to program a tray,by eliminating the measuring and estimating o
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 13 06:08:48 EST 2000 | jackofalltrades
We have seen this type of problem. After eliminating possibility after possibility we corrected the problem by throwing out the glue and starting fresh. It was not expired, just bad for whatever reason, we could not asertain what went wrong with it.
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 29 16:21:26 EST 2000 | Lee
How's the form flex working? I'll looking at the DEK line of printers and the ablility to eliminate machined tooling plates. This sticky pin thing worries me???? Lee
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 03 23:11:04 EDT 2000 | Patrick Ng
hi, We are receiving PCBs with gold fingers "discolored". The "discolored" gold fingers can be removed if rub with soft eraser! We are working with suppliers to determine the root cause and eliminate this issue. Pls assist if you have encountered si
Electronics Forum | Wed May 03 14:29:21 EDT 2000 | Micah Newcomb
I agree with lucky that there are fields to watch wich will improve optimization but still to get maximum throughput you may have to manipulate a little. One thing that might help is to be sure that "consider part height" is not selected, this will e
Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 21 08:33:53 EST 2000 | Tony Di Mauro
Kurt, When I was working in a captive manufacturing house we had been to migrate toward tenting all vias under the BGA to eliminate not only shorts but insufficient (Starved) joints. Tony