Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 10 15:42:20 EDT 2010 | flipit
I had 2 Contact 3AV and 2 Contact 3Z machines. Basically the same as 3AVX machines. Both models are good machines. They are perfect for small production and even medium production size lots if you have multiple machines. Super easy to operate and
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 05 18:22:18 EDT 2013 | Adam
We have two ZipaTec 460s Selective Solder Machines, one for Lead and one for Lead-Free. This morning we noticed the solder pot was covered in solder balls, and after asking the operator what they had run, the answer was "Nothing." The operator had al
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 20 19:51:40 EDT 2006 | darby
Are you trying to tie someone to an agreed wastage level or are you being tied? What machines are you talking about? What components are you talking about? The only acceptable wastage level is zero: but you can't get to zero until you've had some was
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 05 13:38:22 EDT 2021 | ppcbs
For Linear Tech LGA's we solder bump the LGA using a .30mm solder ball then reflow with a tacky flux. This will provide a void free solder joint and adds a little height to the solder joint in case you use a flux that you want to clean from under th
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 18 11:40:09 EST 2006 | james
Just wanted to see how everyone else out there saves their misfed components from the machine. Our operators dont have a clue how expensive components are that they sweep up in the vacuum on a daily basis. Most of it is pure laziness. Is there any
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 10 20:58:21 EDT 2014 | andrespena
Smaller companies many want to rent a machine, but may not necessarily use it 24/7, and a smaller machine may require less expertise to use. If many small machine can work fast enough, it can operate for less time and reduce operating costs. (I'm mo
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 08 16:00:04 EDT 2014 | comatose
The boards are expensive because they are your product... covered in circuitry. A 2% scrap rate costs twice as much as a 1% scrap rate. Say the parts on your consumer electronics board cost $5. A machine that makes 99% good boards and 1% bad boards
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 14 10:49:44 EDT 2013 | babe7362000
Have others seen a higher rate of machine downtime due to the cover tape on parts not pulling back properly. We have the same problem on the Jukis and Quads. About every 3 minutes the machine stops and the operator has to pull the tape back. And in
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 10 00:52:46 EST 2014 | mmdashti
Dear Madam/Sir; 1)Unfortunately after some installations and commissioning SMT and THT machines from Beijing Torch (Termway) company in Iran , the quality and operation of these machines seems so so... bad in quality. Because we have some advertise
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 20 00:22:41 EDT 2013 | jvadillo
Thanks for the comment regarding the CPH. In fact, the benchtop oven we have takes 7 minutes to complete a batch soldering, so you can imagine that our production volume will not be very high. We can parallelize PCB assembly and oven phase. But defi
