Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 06 14:54:52 EST 2003 | vortex
Hello Mike, Recently a customer questioned why my company does not perform SPC readings. My answer was simple, we collected data for about a year without any major problems that couldn't be determined by simply looking at the pcb. It has been ab
Electronics Forum | Mon May 19 18:10:43 EDT 2003 | msjohnston
A chemical change is needed to reduce VOC�s in our spray-in-air stencil cleaner. Items that are to be considered to effectively find a replacement chemical that works as well, or better than the current chemical include, but not limited to, the foll
Electronics Forum | Tue May 20 12:20:58 EDT 2003 | billschreiber
Hello Mike, We have just sent out the press releases. 440-R SMT Detergent, the only chemistry to complete the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program, as part of the Smart Sonic Stencil Cleaning Process, is now available for use i
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 03 09:04:38 EDT 2003 | Mike F
Do a search in the archives on conformal coating and silicone conformal coat. A variety of companies make conformal coatings and the equipment to apply it. Coatings can be applied by dipping the board into the coating, brushing it on, or spraying i
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 13:57:30 EDT 2003 | jgregory
Yes, I am a customer. I've bought brand new machines from this mfr. before. Many times, actually (through sales reps.). And when their tech support helps us troubleshoot a problem down to a component, we actually pay the three, four, five times the a
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 09 16:01:10 EDT 2003 | russ
Mike, the one pad that is "small" definitely appears to be over etching (It looks like it was supposed to be much larger). What is the dims of this little bugger as compared to the Gerber? i would also tend to believe that there probably is some mask
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 27 00:45:35 EDT 2003 | kenBliss
Bman Each area and process has a unique machine for a reason. Professional engineers at the various OEM�s have thought these things through and there are specific reasons why you don't wash stencils in a board washer, bake pizzas in your reflow ove
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 13 12:16:05 EST 2004 | Mike Konrad
Ashok, It is most likely not the DI water that is attacking the aluminum rather it is the saponifier. DI water is only in contact with the parts for a relatively short time. If your cleaning process provides for a rapid drying cycle, you should be
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 07 18:02:20 EST 2004 | Mike Konrad
Hi Steve, The Windows 98 version of the SMT800-LD software provides for two levels of password protection. One for general use (creating, editing, deleting programs), and the other for maintenance functions (individual device control, machine confi
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 04 20:50:26 EST 2004 | Mike Konrad
There are several companies that manufacturer stencil cleaning systems. They include: Aqueous Technologies www.aqueoustech.com Smartsonic www.smartsonic.com EMC www.emcgti.com PMR www.pmrsystems.com JNJ www.jnj-industries.com UnitDesign www.un
