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Efficiency Rate...

Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 13 12:49:15 EDT 2004 | WALSTIB

Russ is correct, The efficiency number, or machine operating ratio, is more relevant in a HVLM environment than a HMLV senario. I have found that in HVLM, a desirable number would be cetianly 80% plus. Low 90 is not unrealistic. One must consider

NEW to Philips Topaz-X need help programming

Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 19 12:18:57 EDT 2008 | mikesewell

Assembleon/Philips has their own offline programming software (PPS Gemline) to take you from CAD (they should have a gerber utility) to machine program. A lower cost aproach is something like GC-Preview with the "Plus" option to extract centroids, t

Just wondering have anyone tried to build two/three same boards in parallel of one SMT line...

Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 08 07:41:12 EST 2020 | pekingkiwi

I have a typical SMT line setup with three machines, two Yamaha YS24s, and one YSM20. A simple board with only three components, four placements, but a large order quantity. At the moment, the line is only using one machine to place all the parts wit

CP5 users...

Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 21:28:24 EST 2006 | fastek

Alex- You deserve an award for being the only user in the world still utilizing one of the all-time Edsels of pick and place machines.

What pressure is recommended to clean AMT boards after reflow

Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 07 15:20:27 EDT 2001 | ksfacinelli

We have two batch systems installed from Aqueous Technologies and have been very please with there performance and reliability. One machine is utilizing a 5hp pump and generates 60psi the other is a 3hp version and is about 40psi. I think the most

Used Equipment from China

Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 03 08:06:11 EDT 2005 | Stefan

I got my hands on a used, refurbished machine out of China, which didn�t look quite as advertised. Machine plates, logbooks and other documents are missing. According to the machine supplier, the plates are swapped from older machines to trick custom

Used Equipment from China

Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 03 08:21:30 EDT 2005 | danhui888

I got my hands on a used, refurbished machine out > of China, which didn�t look quite as > advertised. Machine plates, logbooks and other > documents are missing. According to the machine > supplier, the plates are swapped from older > machines

NEW to Philips Topaz-X need help programming

Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 19 16:54:29 EDT 2008 | snsmt

Assembleon/Philips has their own offline > programming software (PPS Gemline) to take you > from CAD (they should have a gerber utility) to > machine program. A lower cost aproach is > something like GC-Preview with the "Plus" option > to extra

Cost Per Placement

Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 12 13:07:20 EDT 2018 | SMTA-Shafiq

Thanks Evtimov. I was actually looking for both. 1. Cost per placement For SMT: Your proposal is the following? (Hourly labour rate of operator + hourly machine & maintenance cost + hourly utilities cost) / # of components placed per hour 2. This

Barcode Label Feeders

Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 29 14:48:46 EDT 2004 | nxt

I was interested in obtaining any information from anybody who is utilizing a barcode label feeder in their SMT placement machine process. I have heard a lot of good things about Hover-Davis and was wondering if anyone had input on other barcode lab


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