Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 08 09:05:09 EDT 1998 | Jon Medernach
Going to SMT from THT you will find a tremendous difference in machine reliability. All the chip shooters are 99.9+%. Fuji has the largest market share in the US so you will hear alot about Fuji. In the Far East the Create chipshooter by Panasonic
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 04 09:30:43 EDT 2004 | gregf912
Grant, The Fuji chipshooters are built with the same mindset as the hydraulic presses and huge motor lathes that were the CP ancestors. The first Fuji CP was a modified motor lathe. They are solid. I can move a Fuji across the country and not have t
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 14 04:25:20 EST 2006 | Rob
I wouldn't go with the AX-5 - it's overkill. To make a board in high volume that sounds that simple is a job for a second user chipshooter (Fuji or Pana)as the first reply mentioned. Stay away from FCM1's. I'm sure the AX-5 is a great machine, but
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 09 10:34:18 EST 2007 | Rob
Call me Mr Picky,... but you can still buy new Fuji Chipshooters: http://www.fuji.co.jp/e/SMT/smt_Products/cp842/index_cp8.html ...and they'll still be working when our kids have shoved us dribbling into retirement homes. In answer to your other
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 07 09:36:45 EDT 2004 | cyber_wolf
I put a posting in the equipment mart, but I figured I would put one here too. Is there anyone left in the UNITED STATES that has a CP43 left for sale? I am not interested having one shipped from Podunk, or Southern Madagascar. Regards.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 20 03:41:28 EST 2007 | Rob
A couple of Fuji 842E Chipshooters if you are buying new, they will eat this kind of work, major service every 3 years on a single shift, and you can leave them to your kids.
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 09 08:05:51 EST 2007 | gregp
you are correct Rob--my bad. I was thinking only of machines still being produced today. Plus the Ancient Fujis were capable of only a limited component range thus you changeover for the whole line could not be completed--only the chipshooter--or a
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 17 10:12:53 EST 2007 | fastek
If you have worked with Panasonic chipshooters in the past then you have all the experience necessary to make a wise decision.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 17 11:13:06 EDT 2008 | daxman
You had mentioned that your volumes will be low? How about the mix? will you be changing over to different products a lot? How many different products will you be running? Will feeder setups be done by the operators or will you have a another departm
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 10 10:54:34 EDT 2003 | pjc
It will vary by placement machine mfg. and type. I had 4x Fuji CP3 (turret chip-shooter) and 2x Fuji IP2 (split axis general app-fine-pitch)and tracked component shrinkage at 0.05%-0.5% on average. Above 0.5% triggered maint. & process eng. response.
