Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 05 19:56:56 EDT 2008 | hegemon
We did extensive side by side (by side) testing of three AOI machines Omron, YesTech and Mirtec. In the end, even with weighted scores, the difference in the top two machine was still only four/tenths of a point. Third place was a distant 14 points
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 26 15:39:49 EDT 2008 | kpm135
I am not positive about this but I have been told that you cannot use acrylic and urethane coatings in systems that have had silicone run through them. It was explained to me that you can never fully get the silicone out of the existing system and th
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 25 15:40:58 EDT 2008 | dyoungquist
I am seeing poor quality solder joints, mostly on 0402 components. The problem is that while the pad on the pcb is getting fully wetted, the solder is not flowing up the sides of the 0402 component, i.e. the 0402 lead is somewhat de-wetting. The re
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 02 15:35:55 EDT 2008 | modernprecison
I have a Siemens S-27 and I'm having occasional issues with 0201 components in particular. I'm using the 12 segment head and 902 nozzles with them. I'm making sure the magnet is clean of debris and the feeder is sitting flat. Most of the time they
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 03 07:49:19 EDT 2008 | grantp
Hi, I just saw the new NXT machines at globaltronics in Singapore, and mostly they are faster. However what was interesting is Fuji shows a prototype of the new XPF machine, but it was called XPF-W which handles really large PCB's and uses the sam
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 18 08:17:40 EDT 2008 | hussman
Use a Cpk study on your screen printer. Deviation from print to print. Most reutable surface mount machine companies will supply you with their Cpp study they performed on your machine before they shipped it. On ovens use your profiler. You can
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 29 13:53:52 EDT 2008 | andrew_11
Hello Reese, I had an opportunity to look at the Yestech B3, Mirtec MV-3 and the Landrex Optima. Although I was looking at Desktop AOI Systems, Landrex was very persistent in getting an in line system in front of me at the time. The first machine I
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 23 08:28:16 EST 2008 | orian
Wow im amazed by the amount of replies I got, thank you all for your time. Davef, Mika, and eetour Thank you all for the websites, I've found googling homebrew to be most useful there really is alot of content, too bad I didn't search for that in th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 13 12:54:11 EST 2009 | boardhouse
Emil, Part of the problem it sounded like is that the color was not clearly defined as light or dark in Matte or gloss. Your example of car paint would have the same issue if you just ask them to paint your car green. What color of green would y
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 17 06:32:32 EST 2009 | sachu_70
Hi Carlton, I'm sure you are a good person who wishes to explore something new, each time. Your attitude is absolutely human, but is not always appreciated by the professional world. I read your resume and would like to advise the following: 1. Since
