Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 04 18:08:26 EDT 2008 | comatose
We are a small OEM that runs a high mix/low volume environment. Typical runs are a couple or five hundred boards, one or two products per day. Currently, we are using a Quad DeHart SLC-20 semi-automatic stencil printer. (alignment is manual, printing
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 23 12:34:27 EST 2014 | deanm
I'm sure you considered acquiring a second FX-D and run them inline, the first dispensing half the board and the second the other half. That would automatically double your throughput. You wouldn't have to worry about a new process, consumables, et
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 30 20:14:30 EST 2014 | jeff701
We've actually bought a second FX-D, which is intended to mainly handle smaller, higher-volume boards. That will still serve to improve throughput. But at the same time, we're also adding another pick'n'place machine which has a rated speed that's 2
Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 19 08:00:13 EDT 2016 | eplankey
I’ve been tasked with acquiring both pricing and specification information on potential X-Ray units. If possible I would like to gather information on both low-end and high-end units. Here is some information on our facility. I have been to facili
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 02 15:05:38 EDT 2011 | davef
A couple of points: * Just a nit, 'screens' fell in disuse 10-15 years ago. Old habits die slowly don't they? * Yes, DEK and MPM each hold about 50% of the solder paste printer market and about 4 or 5 others hold the rest. SOLDER PASTE PRINTER EQUI
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 09 19:21:13 EST 1998 | Bill Schreiber
Dave, Be careful if you plan to clean misprinted PCBs in a spray type batch cleaner. There is an article written by Dick Clouthier of AMTX Stencils regarding batch cleaners and their use for cleaning misprints. He describes it as a "solder ball nig
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 05 07:54:20 EDT 2008 | davef
You're correct, uV costs 1.7X solvent-based silicone. This high purchased material cost is counter balanced by uV requiring lower thickness due to higher solids and that 60 to 80% of a solvent coating is volitile and goes up the pipe between applicat
Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 15 17:13:55 EST 2015 | spoiltforchoice
I don't quite understand how these two very different machines would end up on the same shortlist. They are very different machines with very different markets. A Europlacer IINEO is very very flexible platform designed for rapid changeovers and comp
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 31 09:22:48 EDT 2015 | rgduval
I've always hated using machine specs....they're always best case scenarios, and nearly never capture actual through-put rates. Personally, I don't like using first-piece rates, either...unless you're looking for worst case scenarios. Usually, the
Electronics Forum | Thu May 10 10:33:46 EDT 2001 | Eyal Duzy
Genny, I would like to correct part of the things that you were told. As far as I know, X-Ray tools are not positioned as tools to find solder volume simply because it is not a strong point for them. An X-Ray image is either a projection (2D transm
