Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 14 22:19:34 EST 1999 | Chris G.
| I need to buy modestly priced pc layout software for very infrequent use for very simple microwave and analog surface mount multi-layer boards. Can any one recommend a software package which is easy to learn, runs on a Windows PC and interfaces wit
Electronics Forum | Thu May 21 22:25:39 EDT 1998 | Mike Konrad
Your experience is typical. The degradation curve of resins resembles the track of a Six-Flags roller coaster. Water quality remains high (10 MW+) for 80% of the resin's life. For a very short time, quality will drop to 7 - 8 MW, then, without noti
Electronics Forum | Wed May 06 15:05:00 EDT 1998 | Justin Medernach
| | Dear Freinds, | | DOES ANY ONE OF YOU WILL BE KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE SOME INPUT ON DOUBLE SIDE REFLOW OF COMPONENTS WHAT ABOUT BOTTOM SIDE COMPONENT HOLDING DURING 2ND SIDE REFLOW? ANY IDEA OTHER THAN USING SLDERPASTE WITH OFFSET MELTING POINT, EPOX
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 24 18:09:44 EDT 2001 | davef
Allowing the board fabricator to define the board you expect to receive is fine, as long as they do a good job. Regardless of the existence of a clear product definition or not, it�s reasonable for you to argue that your receipts must meet the requi
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 10 12:17:42 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
Genny - one more reply from the chorus. Do consider why Contract Manufacturing came into vogue in the first place. It allows OEMS the opportunity to focus on what they do best, design and marketing/sales. It also reduces the overall costs of doing bu
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:34:15 EDT 2003 | caldon
Amen Jason- I have been fortunate and worked on both the Customer and OEM side. Regardless of who, what, why, when for the machines A customer is a customer is a customer and all should be treated on an equal level (unless that customer becomes a li
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 11:57:34 EDT 2003 | aadams
Using the used car analogy... A used car can be serviced and parts can be acquired for it almost anywhere but, you make choices to protect your investment. You theoretically can purchase the 2 year old BMW from anyone and get it serviced at Uncle Be
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 13:01:08 EDT 2003 | ServGuy
Yeah, what Techsuppguy said. But further there are a few more points. The first is in the current market situation far less new machine are being purchased and far more are just changing hands. In the past the ratio of warranty machine service pho
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 12 14:34:50 EDT 2003 | Steve
Varied opinions on this thread spread faster than wild-fire. First, I must say that analogies to auto dealers are a bit flawed. Business to Consumer is one thing. Business to Business is a completely different ballgame . . . no sense of comparing t
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 01 16:53:05 EDT 2003 | johnpatricelli
We use Mydata PNP equipment, and are quite happy with it's speed and accuracy, especially with the latest version of the Mydata Tpsys software which includes a prototype version of their emergent auto-teach function for package sizes that can handle
