Electronics Forum | Wed May 13 13:22:39 EDT 2015 | cohlmann
Hello Everyone. We are setting up our first SMT line and are looking for recommendations on printers and reflow ovens. Currently most of our manufacturing is outsourced and we want the ability to manufacture all of our products in-house. One impor
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 10 05:23:17 EST 2021 | karl_willoughby
Hello. I am sourcing machines for an SMT line (for the first time) and would like to understand features of current and earlier model SPI and AOI machines. In the intended application, a high volume of PCAs aren't required to be processed but there
Electronics Forum | Mon May 21 17:32:23 EDT 2001 | davef
I said: "Our electronic circuit board fabricators seal the boards in moisture barrier bags [MBB]. We discontinued the use of desiccant bags in these MBB because of concerns about the desiccant releasing materials that would affect the solderability
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 24 00:04:55 EDT 1999 | Scott McKee
| | | There is a practise within the industry of an Inspector inspecting a board, and that same Inspector performing touch-up. My opinion is that the Inspection and Touch-up operations should be separate functions whereby the Inspector is not perform
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 23 09:38:52 EST 2011 | blnorman
More agreement with screen print adhesives. Back in a former life time we did do pin transfer on one of our product lines. If you had to go with pins, make sure your adhesive rheology is suited for it. Different adhesives are designed for specific
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 12 22:16:59 EDT 2000 | Dreamsniper
Hi Guys, I'd like to share this to all of you...you can start playing with the rests...Stated prices, if not indicated, are in Aussie $ or Singapore $. Stencil Printing Adhesive Pros a) Less Capital Equipment Cost (Short Term). In reality it is f
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 06:53:05 EDT 2002 | CH
1) For solder short, pls check the paste height. Too much vol will cause short. For 15 mils use 5 mils thickness stencil if possible. Check profile preheat time to prevent hot slumpof the paste. 2) type 4 powder will be better for 15 mils pit
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 28 11:43:20 EST 2007 | realchunks
Marcin, Think outside the box. If you are glueing the SMT part down, why not have an aperture cut in your stencil (or recut a stencil) between the SMT part and thru-hole. Wave solder hates SMT glue. This will get rid of your solder short problem
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 17 15:03:33 EDT 2002 | ccross
I am working with fine pitch components (15-20 mil) and having soldering problems and would appreciate some opinions. 1) How much of an effect does pad size have on bridging? 2) How much of an effect does solder paste grain size have? What is the re
Electronics Forum | Thu May 02 07:11:10 EDT 2002 | davef
They probably the same. Most likely someone is saying immersion gold [immersion Au] as a short hand for ENIG [ Electroless Nickel - Immersion Gold]. It is very uncommon to plate gold directly on copper, because gold and copper form a brittle interm
