Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 05 15:47:50 EDT 2003 | Hoss
Hello, We're an EMS provider doing low volume/high mix production. We've found a hole in our ECO and revision control systems that needs to be fixed. Within our ERP system, whenever possible, we try to keep the customer rev of an assembly as our i
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 16 15:47:17 EDT 2003 | davef
First and most important, it doesn't matter dip who is down-wind of the rendering plant. The customer said, "I want bla bla bla." The supplier said, "I want to supply to the customer's order for bla bla bla and will deliver to that specification on
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 30 17:45:56 EDT 2003 | davef
Q1: Do you use some sort of commercial software for traceability? Or do you have an huge database and some self programmed data-collection tools for each machine? A1: We use commercial database software. Q2: So just why do you have to trace? Just be
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 17 13:18:08 EST 2003 | SMTnet Admin
Several message have been deleted from this thread and it has been locked. Threads like this have the dubious distinction of making insider news for this community while, at the same time potentially vilifying corporate decisions to the point of sla
Electronics Forum | Sat Dec 20 23:13:14 EST 2003 | Dean
Hi Tommy. A clean printer has always been a hot button with me as-well. Solder paste is like a can of paint. As soon as you open it up you will get it on all the things you wanted to preserve as clean. The cleanliness and condition of your sten
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 08 11:06:40 EST 2004 | russ
If I read this correctly you have two identical ovens that were setup the same ie zone temps, fan speeds etc... when you ran the same board through each of them one showed a lower board temp. Is this correct? Is the temp of the board 7 deg. lower t
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 08 16:43:43 EST 2004 | Dean
Unless your machine (internal) thermocouples are each calibrated and compensated no two machines will deliver eactly the same results. Here are your challenges: 1. Data acquisition equipment A-D converter errors 2. PCB measurement thermocouple (t
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 03 06:52:45 EST 2004 | paul_bmc
About 2 years ago our company tried to go with a post reflow AOI inspection. This AOI was suppose to be able to inspect to a level class 3 product. **It is impossible** You cannot inspect for a heel fillet and inspecting for poor wetting is a very
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 11 12:38:11 EST 2004 | peterson
As someone who has worked for a contract manufacturer in China, I can tell you that regaining manufacturing jobs in the US will be a difficult task. Difficult, but not impossible. Many companies are discovering that manufacturing has only ONE advanta
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 17 04:52:13 EST 2004 | John W
There's normally a number of reasons people want to know what melts 1st, 1 - to see if you know, 2 voiding issues - whole can of worms 3 device alignment. One of our collegues has said that most balls are Eutectic, that's in fact not totally correct.