Electronics Forum | Mon Apr 28 11:52:28 EDT 2003 | hruiz
Thanks for your responses, as gregp says, one hour in changeover is not good when you run only 10 panels, we alredy do from 10 panels to 2500 boards per run, depends on the product, we already have a pre-kitted area mounted in their respective feeder
Electronics Forum | Fri May 16 13:30:10 EDT 2003 | T.Vick
Tom, You've recieved some good feedback so far... keep in mind that both models of machines you have utilize a 4x40 configuration. This allows for even greater flexibility if your jobs are small enough. We also offer Dual Track Feeders to shrink t
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 04 06:37:10 EDT 2003 | cdowny
I am looking into pick and place for medium to medium-high production with semi frequent changeovers. I have been looking for a little while and nosed around at APEX also. I am not interested in any used products, I have been down that road before
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 18:29:35 EST 2004 | Tom B
I agree with Fastek. Universal tooling is the way to go if you got high changeover. Another option is Grid Loks support system (http://www.grid-lok.com/) Basically remove the ztower and add this system. It'll cost ya about 10K. Get board snugge
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 05 09:06:34 EDT 2004 | vinitverma
It surprises me that most of our friends have forgotten to keep updated with the latest equipment available these days! For a dream line with a "blank check" why not consider factors like speed, flexibility, changeovers, ease of operation, ease of pr
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 15 22:24:48 EDT 2004 | rohman23
I am interested in getting feedback from anyone who has or is reeling different parts on the same reel for pick and place. Our department is extremely high mix, extremely low volume. I am also very new to surface mount, and any experience with this
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 16 09:03:40 EDT 2004 | russ
A couple of thoughts, 1. buy larger quantity reels and load more trays of the same P/N if your problem is replenishing the machine. 2. If you're talking about changeover I would suggest that the feeders be set up in the kitting process and deliverd
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 25 09:36:24 EDT 2004 | gregp
I have to chime in here. When I read some of these posts its seems as though alot of people are dealing with outdated equipment (or at least equipment that was not designed for today's manufacturing environment). Gone are the days that you could h
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 08 06:11:24 EDT 2004 | Rob
Hi Peter, We're typically seeing 60% on the average subcontract job, but on high volume, high density & well laid out boards we are seeing up to 95% on our chipshooters. The things that usually kill the speed for us are: multiple circuit panels (3
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 21 11:22:20 EDT 2004 | rlackey
Hi Arvydas, Do you want a machine specified at 20K per hour or to run at 20K per hour? Regarding Chipshooters I've worked with Siemens, Philips FCM's, Fuji's, Panasonics & Sanyo/Universal and the best in terms of reliabilty by a long way were the J
