Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 15 04:00:11 EST 2004 | Base
Hi Serge, First of all: "i HAVE to buy"...? Sounds like someone is twisting your arm to buy a piece of iron you're not really enthousiastic about... But on a serious note: I've been comparing some machinery myself (also with Pana and Siemens) and I
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 13 09:55:44 EST 2005 | fasst1
Rob, I actually work for Philips / Assembleon. We have had machines out in the field for 18+ years that are still in production. The customer I mentioned has had the gear for 4 years. They also do multiple changeovers every day, and each one take
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 24 14:18:24 EST 2005 | pjc
Just stick to the facts. People�s opinions vary. Be careful that someone may be commenting on a machine that�s three years old. A lot can change in three years. Too many people use emotion in their decision making process, which often means price. Al
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 10 09:39:47 EST 2005 | jdengler
Primus, Operators should NEVER have the ability to alter patterns. The altering of a known good pattern is a serious event and should be given careful thought before it is done. I worked at a company that operated UIC equipment 3 shifts a day 5 da
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 27 10:02:05 EST 2006 | fredc
If your have enough hours on a machine that you have all the windmills off for maintenance, it would seem to be a good thing to check this height. It would take only a few minutes to put a dial indicator in and manually crank the machine to the botto
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 13 11:56:38 EDT 2005 | PeteP
This string is near and dear to my heart and anyone who can simplify this process will be a hero. Our Production Lot Traveler started with the initial intent of being able to track lot splits (traceability) of jobs and who worked on them (accountabi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 01 20:02:34 EDT 2005 | Tom B
1st Consider the time involved with upgrading and troubleshooting! Is it worth it? With prices of PC's near to nothing, it may prove cheaper and easier just to purchase new system! However, Your last Post mentioned mixing of 100 and 133 Rams! Unl
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 27 09:09:19 EDT 2005 | Bob R.
We've all been soldering Pb free parts for a couple decades. All your surface mount capacitors have probably had a Sn finish for years. Whenever one of our parts with a SnPb finish converts for Pb free we have the manufacturing site do a small buil
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 03 22:16:58 EDT 2005 | Ken
If that's the case, let your customer go. I have run into this situation recently. Q. Why do you not run a dedicated line for lead free? A. You (the customer) give less than 12 weeks forcast and expect us to have a dedicated line for your product?
Electronics Forum | Sat Nov 05 00:53:43 EST 2005 | mika
Hello again mr vickt, The thing I was thinking about is just that: the UPS S/W. There is a lot of programming codes in the s/w, I know that. There is a lot of specific operation of the base machine controlled by s/w, not to mention all the extra opti
