Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 30 10:43:21 EST 2004 | Robert
I could use some help too. I have a bunch of SMD 4 Pads Inductors from Central Technologies. The dimensions of the part is 11.30x13.9x6.9 . I've called four companies already and none were able to find a carrier for this part. These parts are on plas
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 11 12:37:56 EDT 2006 | realchunks
Rob is right. ESD flooring is "Conductive" which means it can drain ESD from the body. But if you have an insulated shoe, it does not good, the ESD remains on the body. Now if you wear a smock, then you can rub ballons in your hair and touch any
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 04 13:34:02 EDT 2007 | rgduval
I'd be happy to tell my customers that they need to provide more parts...the problem is, we specialize in short runs. So, if the customer pinches pennies, and only buys 50 pieces for 50 piece demand, I need to be able to deal with it. Hence, the
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 29 11:37:52 EDT 2015 | robl
Hi Marlyn, We use durastone pallets over a wave - so areas machined out so the solder can get to the pins but not the SMT. You can also get fancy selective solder machines, but I'm guessing that as you're asking you haven't got one. Hope that help
Electronics Forum | Mon May 07 22:29:52 EDT 2001 | davef
4 wire per sec ... you figure how many you need] Encapsulation ~$120K for a dispenser [10 sec per die ... you figure how many you need] plus a cure oven ~$100k Throw in a another ~$100k for marking and cleaning Check the September 2000 SMTnet New
Electronics Forum | Mon May 05 22:24:17 EDT 2003 | jlipton
We are investigating a system, using 2-D matrix code, that will identify and track every PCB throughout our factory, starting from bare board. As a low-medium volume manufacturer, would labels or laser marking be more cost-effective? How difficult is
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 21 04:23:16 EDT 2009 | smtbox
R series Features FCS (Flex Calibration System) highly regarded easy maintenance just got even easier! The optional FCS calibration jig is a simple to use system to re-calibrate placement accuracy. The machine automatically picks and places jig comp
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 06 17:39:15 EST 2005 | Darby
1st law of Surface Mount. You WILL run out of parts on the last board going through before a long weekend. 2nd law of Surface Mount. Touchies WILL touch. I'm with Russ and Rob. Touch up is EVIL and should only be tolerated in exceptional circumst
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 26 12:23:11 EDT 2006 | Rob
Yep, Book a holiday and let someone else sort it out. Otherwise e-mail me and I'll talk you through pallets, rigidisers, printer tooling, spray mount, Kapton tape, local fiducials (panels can strech & shrink) etc. Oh, yeah - for the connectors you
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 22 20:32:40 EDT 2006 | davef
Fixed position (mounted) [In-line] laser bar code scanners: * microscan 800.762.1149 info@microscan.com [Ken SMTnet] * symbol technologies symbol.com [Russ SMTnet] * Keyence and RVSI inline scanners [B Norman SMTnet] * Datalogic TC1100 bartec-systems
