Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 19 14:00:34 EST 2009 | jwolvans
Thank you for the customer's perspective, Alien. We actually send a short "wish-list" to our customers and includes such necessities as: 1. BOM. Must be Rev-controlled and contain, at minimum, a useable part numbering scheme, adequate description fi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 05 00:09:31 EDT 2009 | operator
I have been trying to get in touch with TI about their SMT RFID chips. I want to learn more about its capabilities and everything involved. I have read many articles on RFID in general, but finding specific info on the SMT application has been diffic
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 18 11:23:32 EDT 2009 | isd_jwendell
I know nothing about Xbox specific rework, but have a lot of experience with PCB repairs. "...maybe think its a bad idea now not knowing what im doing" Don't get discouraged, it's a learning process. If it was that easy everyone would be doing it.
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 13 08:27:43 EST 2009 | herman
Your customer is very unreasonable to demand void-free BGA SJs. Minor voiding is not a condition for rejection per IPC-A-610D, J-STD-001D, or even J-STD-001DS (Space addendum). Having said that, let me tell you that the voiding has little or nothing
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 10 08:10:26 EST 2010 | davef
Here is a posting by P Kinner at Humiseal ... Typically, there are three main approaches to avoid coating wicking into press-fit connectors (and other keep out areas). Wicking is a phenomenon caused by a combination of low viscosity of conformal coa
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 14 00:15:45 EST 2010 | dcell_1t
Well, not really... the index does not say much by itself, as you say, you can improve your cycle time by 5% but if you don't update the product rate in your calculation, then you're not providing accurate data so your performance is going to be high
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 29 22:56:04 EDT 2010 | deanm
There may be a better way, but this is how we do it: We have one SMT line and ALL SMT parts are kept in the SMT area. There is no kitting of SMT parts...only through hole, etc. For each SMT part in our ERP system, we set for backflush. That means th
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 12:15:24 EDT 2010 | rgduval
How do you track your current reel issue/utilization from stock to the floor? I assume you issue the parts to a work order of some description (probably tied to a sales order, and a customer purchase order, for accounting purposes). So...from your
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 23 07:16:46 EDT 2010 | deanm
We are a small company of 110 people and I am the only manufacturing engineer. We have "work cells", but they are not time balanced like a true work cell would be; they are a group of primarily benches arranged to build a particular product(s). More
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 05 16:38:51 EDT 2010 | tskim83
Our hole inspector gives this error message “Base Hole Error”. It is a flat conveyor-type hole inspection machine from YAYATech that scans PCBs, with an optic sensor and cameras on top of the belt and a light source on the bottom of the belt. And dur
