Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 12:13:10 EST 1998 | Wayne Bracy
Bill: Sorry for the mess-up on att and aat. No I am not an employee of either, but know the Smartsonic and AAT systems. Different approaches, results and what have you. Take care Wayne
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 09 10:03:51 EST 1998 | Jim Mitchell
Be very careful with rumors. MPM has bought SM-Tech. Quad and MPM now enjoy an excellent working relationship, but this is in the screen printer market not Quad's core SMT Assembly business.
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 08 21:40:10 EDT 2001 | fastek
I'm taking over a company that uses Topaz X's. Anyone have opinions, good or bad that they would care to share? It's a high mix, low-mid volume facility. Thanks...Rick
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 05 19:05:03 EST 2001 | Smiles McGee
Not sure the exact birth of SMT, but I remember that move and it was 1941, not 1943, but who cares... Good luck on your quest for the birth of SMT... :)
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 09 06:43:07 EST 2002 | joe
I find the most reliable method is soldering the thermcouple to the joint or between the pin and pad. One thing to take care of is not to use to much solder, which would increase the thermal mass.
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 21 22:07:23 EST 2002 | davef
It could be that it's been a long time since Siemens has sold a machine. Is it true that they licensed that twirly head S20 wachajigger from UIC?
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 25 19:03:30 EST 2002 | Mike M
Don't forget that the great American company UIC sells the wonderfull HSP machines, or are they Sanyo?
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 26 11:30:20 EST 2002 | dougk
Siemens guys say they bought the rights to the twirly thingy (and everything else) outright. I got the chance to work with both an early verson from UIC, and the next Siemens improvement on it. UIC should have been ashamed.
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 17 11:37:01 EDT 2002 | davef
Stu Leech Altos Engineering sleechatixdotnetcom. Alternately, search the fine SMTnet Archives by company for Altos Engineering to obtain contact infomation. [Be careful. Glendale is not in 'Engineering'. It's in 'AZ'.] Ask Stu about Croc-Clamps
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 22 19:56:28 EDT 2002 | francis khoo
Hello Pete, Thanks for your insight. I understand and appreciate the NDA situation. I now have a good understanding of the process requirements thanks to you and Dave. Take care and keep in touch. Warm Regards, Francis Khoo.
