Electronics Forum | Wed May 02 11:22:19 EDT 2012 | aj
waste of time - get your materials manager to work on the smt floor for a week and see how ridiculous this approach is! saving pennies while adding time between setups, looking for parts and as you said issues with pickup etc....
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 19 11:40:07 EDT 2012 | davef
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Electronics Forum | Fri Aug 31 11:27:53 EDT 2012 | markhoch
We actually use a turnstyle that you'd see in a subway terminal, connected to an ESD Tester. All operators must pass through this turnstyle everytime they step out onto the production floor. If they don't pass the ESD Test, the turnstyle will not all
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 02 14:28:24 EDT 2013 | hegemon
If you move to the spray bottle, be sure to label it so there is no mistake as to the contents, you wouldn't want unlableled materials on the production floor, for a couple of reasons...
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 10 15:35:08 EDT 2013 | rgduval
In general, I've always considered solder paste a part of the overhead costs, along with wire solder, and other consumables utilized on the shop floor. It's a part of the cost of the assembly, but, I don't calculate it directly as a part of quotin
Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 13 13:46:23 EST 2013 | markhoch
I agree with Dave. Much better to store as he suggested then to store them in piles on the floor. Ha! Piles of boards... never ceases to be funny.... :-p Funny though...my customers don't seem to find it as funny as I do. I wonder why....
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 05 18:36:19 EDT 2015 | caurbach
John, I assume you mean 60%, not 65%. J-STD-033 has a derating table for floor life which accounts for conditions other than 30C/60% RH. Table 7-1 is what you're looking for I believe. Adam
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 18 07:59:38 EDT 2015 | mun4o
Thanks FCM, we remove the metal plate and make a new ferro-concrete base.Under foot put ESD rubber.Now machine working perfect - without any vibration. Thank you very much and success.
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 29 10:14:51 EST 2016 | swag
We use Access database. Works well but you have to custom build everything you want to track as it's not specifically designed for electronics mfg. You need someone in house who's good with that stuff.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 17 10:01:37 EDT 2017 | jpenner
To add to what Rob has said, Have you considered an ESD safe environment? Floors, Racks, tables, etc.... Also the humidity level of your area incase you use MSD parts? Just a thought.
