Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 05 13:56:41 EST 2001 | csullivan
We currently use a "wax" ESD coating on our floor. It is cheap and easy to repair. However, the maintenace on it is extensive. It also needs to be re-"waxed" quite often. There are permant coatings out there. I have started to look into these pro
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 03 08:22:08 EST 2001 | G. English
Hi, all the best to you smt' netters for the forthcoming year. I am looking for a one stop shop for surface mount consumables, in particular, stencil IPA wipes, printer under screen cleaning rolls, gloves, dry wipes, squeegee blade replacements etc
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 08 21:36:42 EST 2000 | reg
Hi everyone!! I have less than one year in the US, and I had been working as a field smt engineer. I have almost two years of experience as a manufacturing engineer, but what I really would like to do is process engineering. Can somebody advice
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 06 16:34:59 EST 2000 | Ralph McDonald
I am the operations/production manager for a small contract manufactuer. I have recently taken the position with this company as well. I am searching for IPC Standards and info on ISO 9000 certification. I'm finding bits and pieces all over the pl
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 30 21:23:44 EST 2000 | Dave F
Design more products and get wealthy. Don't waste your time and energy in areas that others are accomplished. A friend designs boards, sells $10M [what that is in euro, funny money, I don't know or care] of them a year, with a company of five [in
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 29 20:32:08 EST 2000 | irwanm
I'm new in SMT and the company I'm working with has already purchased SMFL-3000 manual pick & place system with hot air and we don't have reflow oven. We are now starting design SMT board. My question is, how we reflow the solder? After all component
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 07 14:31:01 EST 2000 | John
My company manufactures a board for a heavy duty automotive application. One of the through hole parts on the board dissipates enough heat that it requires high temp solder. Does anyone know of or have experience with a high quality selective solde
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 02 18:00:52 EST 2000 | Peter
My company is is the process of outsourcing our SMT operation and we will ne salvaging (selling) our equipment - this is not a solicitation. I am trying to find a source to determine the value of the equipment. Is there an industry source for used v
Electronics Forum | Mon Oct 16 11:53:35 EDT 2000 | Howard C. Ohlhous
I would like to know what type of glue is used to hold down surface mount devices to boards before/during solder reflow. I would like to obtain said glue for evaluation and possible use in an assembly procedure. Please Advise: What company manufactur
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 06 08:22:05 EDT 2000 | jackofalltrades
BGA's are not difficult, but should be inspected no matter how careful you are. Here we have been doing bga's forever and x-ray 100%. Without an x-ray there is no good way to ensure the BGA is placed properly, without bridging or insufficients. If yo