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Troubles, troubles, troubles. If it weren�t for bad luck, I wouldn't no luck at all, eh? Tough business.

Comments on your trouble are: * On machine vision errors from less than ideal capacitors: This is life. Reprogram your machine to either widen the package size tolerance or place on the center [centroid] of the device. * Excess solder on terminations: This is life. Reprogram your machine to either widen the package size tolerance or place on the center [centroid] of the device. * Poor delivery performance: Get your boss to make the buyer do his / her job. Buyers should be tracking orders, confirming and reconfirming delivery dates, and replacing suppliers that do not perform according to promises. * Partial reels: Get your boss to make the buyer do his / her job. If production requires full reels, (1) they should get what they need and (2) it should be cheaper for the buyer to buy the reels that way, rather than partial reels. Consider splicing reels. [Search the fine SMTnet Archives for previous discussions and suppliers]

There are many types of capacitors. Plants for fabricating these devices are custom made and very expensive. Contact the following suppliers and ask them for a plant tour to get started: * AVX Ltd, Long Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 7ER, England. Tel.: +44 1803 697 294, Fax: +44 1803 526 223, millmanb@avx-tantalum.co.uk, http://www.avxcorp.com

* AVX Tantalum Corporation, 69 Landry Street, Biddeford, Maine 04005, U.S.A. Tel.: +1 207 286 2174, Fax: +1 207 283 1941, http://www.avxcorp.com

* Epcos AG, Abteilung KO T, In den Seewiesen 26, D-89522 Heidenheim, Germany. Tel.: +49 7321 326 257, Fax: +49 7321 326 334, josef.gerblinger@epcos.com, http://www.epcos.com * Hitachi AIC Inc, 16 Kumagami-ohdaira, Miharu, Fukushima, Japan 963-7704. Tel. +81 247 62 8111, Fax. +81 247 62 2463, HCN03750@nifty.ne.jp, http://www.hitachiaic.co.jp * Kemet Electronics Corp, Box 5928, Greenville, South Carolina 29606, U.S.A. Tel.: +1 864 963 6307, Fax: +1 864 963 6311, charlesculbertson@kemet.com, http://www.kemet.com * Matsushita Electronic Corp, 25 Nishinaka, Kowata, Uji City, Kyoto, Japan. Tel.: +81 774 31 5818, Fax: +81 774 33 4251, PAN35551@pas.maco.mei.jp, http://www.maco.panasonic.co.jp * NEC Corporation, 1120 Shimokuzawa, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229, Japan. Tel.: +81 427 71 0761, Fax: +81 427 71 0877, http://www.necel.com * Nichicon-Tantalum Corp, 3rd Floor, Uehara Building, Oikedori, Karasuma Higashi-Iru, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto 604, Japan. Tel.: +81 75 231 8461, Fax: +81 75 256 4158, 4316, chijiki@nichicon.co.jp, http://www.nichicon.co.jp * Nippon Chemi-con Corporation, 6-4, Osaki 5-chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141-8605, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5436 7632, Fax: +81 3 5436 7491, taguchi@nippon.chemi-con.jp, http://www.chemi-con.co.jp * North American Capacitor Company, 7545 Rockville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46214, U.S.A. Tel.: +1 317 273 0090, Fax: +1 317 273 2400, info@nacc-mallory.com, http://www.nacc-mallory.com

* Sanyo Electronic Components, 1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka, Japan. Tel.: +81 72 890 6338, Fax: +81 72 870 6087, niwa021444@dt.sanyo.co.jp

* Vishay Sprague, P.O. Box 231, Sanford, Maine 04073, U.S.A, Tel.: +1 207 324 4140, Fax: +1 207 324 7223, pwmaden@ibm.net, http://www.vishay.com

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