Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 30 01:06:51 EST 2018 | dgassier81
Hi, In our shop we've always baked out PCBs and moisture sensitive parts prior to electronic assembly using a gentle ramp rate of 2 degC/minutes going hot (93degC) and same ramp rate going cold (back to room temp). We're trying to outsource that pro
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 15 15:34:19 EST 2019 | bandjwet
Does anyone know of a recent benchmark of EMS service sales price services on the major assembly markets. I am trying to find the typical shop rate of EMS services in US, Mex, China, Vietnam. Thanks Bob/BEST
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 21 09:24:33 EST 2007 | rgduval
Andy, I think you'll find as many answers to your questions as you have people that post them. To that end, here are mine: Planning to pay off the machine...we took it as an overhead cost, and didn't directly correlate cost of the machine to job co
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 22 13:56:55 EDT 1999 | Deon Nungaray
| I was wondering if anybody could give an estimated cost of equipment maintenance per year for a complete SMT line for | a medium volume facility? | Deon Rresponse: Hi John, Your question is very generalized. I think that in order to make a good
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 16 19:01:44 EDT 2008 | boardhouse
Hi Mariss, The Main Problem with China is that they are constantly in training mode due to extreme turn over of employees. There are good shops their but you need to look hard. The Company I Sale for owns Two shops, 1 in Taiwan and 1 in china. We
Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 10 13:26:02 EDT 2017 | dleeper
In my past life, I worked at a CM that used Mirae "Meridian" machines Universal Instruments "Genesis" machines. The universal instruments machines were much, much faster. What sort of head configuration did your Advantis machines have? The 30 spindl
Electronics Forum | Mon May 19 10:35:58 EDT 2008 | samir
I agree with RealChunks. The application of any of these "wave solder process control tools" is dependant on how the shop is run. At some shops, PM is inconsistent and slacked off on. At other shops, there is no technical expertise at the operator
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 24 20:33:44 EDT 1999 | Ron Gillam
| | | The machine is a Universal 6796 DIP inserter. The driver card for the X axis burned a couple of resistors and a trace, probably a couple of power transistors too. I had a spare card and put it in. Now on powering-up the machine, the X-Y tabl
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 21:44:27 EST 2000 | Dave F
Horace: Area you in the rainy or the dry portion of the South? ;-) Now, excuse me from mincing words with you ;-) �, but buying a manufacturing software package is a serious (expensive) endeavor that will leave no part of your company unscathed. I�d
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 24 21:44:27 EST 2000 | Dave F
Horace: Area you in the rainy or the dry portion of the South? ;-) Now, excuse me from mincing words with you ;-) �, but buying a manufacturing software package is a serious (expensive) endeavor that will leave no part of your company unscathed. I�d