Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 06:44:38 EST 2003 | ldzaugis
One shop picked up productivity with walkmen. The hand assemblers were jammed in tight and frequently face to face. It cut down conversation significantly and reduced complaints about music in general. The policy was eventually changed to only one he
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 14 15:35:33 EST 2004 | patrickbruneel
I found an article that might be of interest to all of you. I believe we as consumers will have to take interest in country of origin when we buy products. U.S. corporations are picking up the pace in shifting well-paid technology jobs to India, Chi
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 02 15:12:15 EDT 2004 | jdumont
Try checking out the AT-707 from Advanced Techniques. They are based in Philly. http://atco-us.com/rework707soft.html We've had our for about a year now with pretty much no problems. The website has a video of the operation. Contact Steven Pitkis
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 20 08:58:10 EDT 2004 | patrick
Good point Rob, The vast majority of PC Boards and components is manufactured in China and Taiwan, so evidently they cut the middle man. The strength of any country is recourses and local manufacturing and manufacturing is fading at a fast pace in
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 27 13:05:32 EST 2005 | reash
Thanks for the feedback. I'd still like to know what you guys think about Pace. Maybe we'll look into their MBT-250-SDPT Repair System (http://www.paceworldwide.com/_ShowSystemDetails.asp?ProductGroupID=2∏uctID=26 ). Or maybe even a very low-end R
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 12 12:35:11 EDT 2005 | cambriadj
Small manufacturers in America are for the most part dealing in gurrilla warfare. We need to have economic, adaptive and easy to use equipment, or we die. Scientific and engineering innovation results in improvisation, revisions and new prodcuts. The
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 01 13:01:21 EDT 2005 | carterhoward
Hi All, We are currently evaluating solder irons and I was looking for some input. The two irons we are look at are the PACE WS-100 and HAKKO FP-102. The reasons for these choices are, ease of use, control over temp and the usual big ones, cost an
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 15 16:52:18 EST 2006 | mafc65
We already have a BGA rework station but doesn't have a vision system for alignment before place, so we are looking for equipment with vision sys.I would like some feedback from users of PACE TF 1500 or TF 3000, is the cheapest I found.Appreciate a l
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 23 16:18:50 EST 2006 | James
If you would be so kind as to share what you ended up going with and why I would really appreciate it. I have to implement a rework station at my company but I don't have as much time and resources as I would like to evaluate all the available syste
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 23 17:45:18 EST 2006 | Robert Joosten - PrintTec
Before doing anything; contact http://www.ape.com and ask for Casey Schue; he will tell you and show you the real bga rework equipment; the other brands just lack the power to do the job properly; I've seen too many people already buying inefficient
