Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 28 12:35:38 EDT 2001 | seand
Hello Paul, Without all of the specific details of your product I would recommend providing the BOMs and samples to a couple of vendors and have them prove their capabilities. The Siplace platform is a solid platform for your application and the ap
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 18 15:35:23 EDT 2001 | jschake
A laser cut stainless steel stencil was used exclusively for the evaluation of the complete 0201 assembly process, which addressed printing, placement, and reflow. However, I have also conducted off-line 0201 print tests using a nickel electroformed
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 30 08:38:55 EDT 2002 | dasal
Truthfully, there are pro's and con's for both technologies. (put cost of ownership aside for one moment) Nitrogen won't dry humidified components as rapidly as a desiccant dry box. I'm talking about a self regenerating dry box that uses molecular s
Electronics Forum | Tue May 06 09:38:41 EDT 2003 | blnorman
We use both labels and lasers to mark our boards. Since implementing the lasers, the downtime attributed to bar code labels on those lines have dropped to virtually nothing. We still have problems with the labels wrinkling during reflow making read
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 02 18:46:02 EST 2005 | Austinj
The tendancy always has been "when in doubt, touch it up"... this is not the way to "verify the process" and is not the best strategy for multiple reasons (unessecary rework, additional labor costs, as well as making the solder joint more brittle, [i
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 16 13:18:47 EST 2006 | Ola
Why not? If You think it has a bussiness case so go for it. We are currently using a firm that has 24h delivery time if neccesary (we need to order before 9'clock in the morning)and we once in a while use this for some prototypes. Their regular shipm
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 20 01:12:50 EDT 2008 | chrispy1963
Look into a used Siemens F-4 or F-5. These machines can be had for a reasonable cost, they are easy to maintain, the footprint is small (7' X 7.5') and they are simple to program. These machines have a 12 nozzle "Star" revolving placement head for
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 15 18:37:15 EDT 2020 | unisoft
The point here is if you can't get the full CAD files or the XY rotation files and all you get his Gerbers and a BOM. Most all contract manufacturers and some OEM's at some time or another have to deal with Gerber only files. If you find yourself i
Electronics Forum | Sun Aug 26 12:40:59 EDT 2001 | stefwitt
I would like to enter the discussion by tossing some numbers in. First of all I don�t like the 3 Sigma value. 3 Sigma are 2000 defects per mio. if I remember correctly. This means, if you have 200 components on the board, then every 10 boards have on
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 08:34:03 EDT 2007 | rgduval
We have the same problems with cut/tape parts. But, we specialize in short-run prototypes, so I don't have much of a choice but to deal with it, and find a way to make it as easy as possible. We just demo'd a splice tool from Sierra Electronics (ww
