Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 01 12:20:16 EST 2006 | cvoyles
Hi Bruno, I am an equipment reseller in business since 1994. I have a Smart Sonic MG3000 ultra sonic stencil cleaner in inventory. It is a stainless steel model with Delta Sonics brand ultra sonic generator. It is the guillotine type that raises a
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 24 13:04:17 EST 2006 | patrickbruneel
Hi All, The change over to lead-free is as easy or as difficult as you want to make it The big problem I see with this lead-free transition is that there is no benchmark of acceptability and no defect data (yet) related to visual appearance of a sol
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 17 18:29:03 EDT 2006 | lit
There is learning on all brands requiring fine tuning the test parameters. The first point is not to allow defects to escape. Many brands can do a good job with preventing escapes. The struggle with all the brands becomes false calls. The companies r
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 17 16:58:52 EST 2006 | mikecollier
We are currently struggling with a particularly difficult component selection form our designers. This is a custom BGA, 592 balls, metal cover with a very large bead of adhesive using to retain the cover. We have had significant fallout (greater th
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 30 07:44:06 EST 2006 | samir
Is your customer hands-off when it comes to what type of process materials you use on their assemblies?? In the world of Contract Manufacturing Hell, you'll have a mixed bag of customers...some, who don't care what materials you use - after all, YOU
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 31 11:36:26 EST 2006 | fastek
Smart- The UP2000 is one of the most durable and easiest to operate fully automated printers ever to be designed. I would almost venture to say it was the best printer MPM ever made. Issues with them usually revolved around good or bad maintenance p
Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 03 01:35:31 EDT 2006 | darby
I have a less than perfectly designed pcb requiring double sided lead free reflow. Several components from either side will detatch using the standard process. If I was using Sn63Pb37 I would just dispense some adhesive after paste and cure at the r
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 21 23:17:29 EDT 2006 | SD
Well, my first thought is that you need to consider lead-free rework. Depending on the alloy, some stations may not be able to reach the correct temperature. The best stations I have seen have a prism & shows both the pads and the BGA on a single v
Electronics Forum | Thu May 25 10:47:40 EDT 2006 | Chunks
My my my, where do I go with this?!?!? SMT Guru Expert Superior Process God, I agree with you about "thinking outside the box". We do that at my facility everyday. But there are times when you need to "jump thru hoops". It's a fine balance in co
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 05 14:01:48 EDT 2006 | Brian
I have used, Siemens, Juki, Fuji, Universal, and Assembleon. All of them can do the job, depending on the machine mix selected. I personally prefer MPM screenprinters, after using both DEK and MPM. BTU, Vitronics, Heller, and Ellectrovert all make
