Mycronic vs. Juki: Your Opinions?

You'll get as many opinions as you get people who respond to this, and none of them will be wrong :D

My career has been on Mycronic machines, so, I know them best. I think Mycronic are hands down the best machines for high-mix, low-volume production. The feeder clips easily handle cut tape, change over is greatly improved, and the fact that you can pull magazines out of the machine without stopping production to me is huge. I also believe some of the on-machine tools are unmatched in the industry...manually placing parts, reviewing the boards with the downward looking camera, learning new packages, etc.

I haven't had a lot of exposure to Juki, but, in this application, I would probably rate the machine as better for higher volume/lower mix production. I expect the placement rate will be faster. I have heard good things about the machines, and if you're looking to run one product at relatively high volume, you likely won't go wrong choosing the Juki.

As for what I don't like about Mycronics? The cost of replacement parts from them is, in my opinion, pretty high. Service is generally good, until you need a tech to come on site. The techs do great work, but, if you're paying for travel, you'll find that they'll come on-site to diagnose your issue, then you'll need to buy the parts (and overnight them if you're line-down), and then need the tech back to install the part. Not because you can't install it, the machines are fairly easy to work on; but, if you install it, and it doesn't fix the problem, you own the part. If the tech installs it, and it doesn't fix the problem, you can return the part. I had this issue repeatedly when I was in New England, and the tech lived closer to my shop than he did to the Mycronic office. I still had to pay mileage from their office, and he still had to go into the office before he could come to the shop. Mildly annoying, to say the least.

I don't have enough experience with after-sale service/parts on the Juki to comment.

Cheers, ..rob

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Your request looks like a low volume machine will do it. Juki and Mycronic are both reputable manufacturers that make good quality machines. I did work with both and can say mainly good things about these machines. Now some interesting things to consider. Space requirements - Juki i smaller footprint, but Mycronic parts are all loaded from the front of the machine. Mycronic is very flexible in production - you can throw more feeders to the machine line anytime you want in any locations you want. Juki is very quiet machine. Mycronic machine has pumps that generate their own vacuum, while Juki will need external source. Both have clever feeder concepts. Mycronic tape feeder idea is unique, where you don't need cover tape to load a part.

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My experiences mirror most of the thread. Even though the Juki were nothing fancy, they also never gave me any major issues in the 6 years I worked with them.

6 years of MyData and I can't say the same. A lot more downtime and a lot more instances of replaced parts.

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Mycronic is very expensive. But it does have a lot of good options and feeder count.

JUKI I have always found to be limited to number of feeders and flexibility of individual machines.

If you are upgrading from MannCorp there may be better options.

The ASM e-by series is one, however it is EOL.

Yamaha have a good choice, I just can't remember the series name.

It really comes down to what will work for you. Entry level is a very limited market right now.

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