Electronics Forum | Fri Dec 28 08:21:12 EST 2007 | clampron
Good Morning All, I am looking into solder paste inspection systems. I have used a solder paste height inspection system in the past. We have derived less than usefull information from this system as it will only measure the pad that was taught. I h
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 13:20:48 EST 2008 | tonyamenson
New to thermal profiling (leaded and lead free), and my boss wants me to search for a better profiler. Currently our model has three ports for thermal couple inputs. We are established in our noraml process but we are relatively new to incorperate m
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 21 15:11:29 EST 2008 | jlawson
Gerber standard has been around for long time as a fabrication data model for PCB makers, but not very useful for assemblers as no centroid data is actually present in the data. Also netlists are no supported and have to be calcualated with software
Electronics Forum | Sun Mar 02 15:41:04 EST 2008 | jlawson
I set up some lead-free profiles on a new Heller1700xxx (Compact series), do not know if this is same model you refer to. Can be done, yes speed is a little slower than longer Heller Versions due to zones being so narrow, but doable. Of course all de
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 26 08:39:32 EDT 2008 | gabriella
Hello all, I have a interface card(PC) down on one of our Vitronics ovens model SMR-820A. The PC is very old. The card is mounted on ISA slot. Vitronics don't support these any more. Can anyone advise where I can find one of these cards or if I can
Electronics Forum | Thu May 08 09:56:09 EDT 2008 | mjz289
I agree with dlm. We have been using Hakko irons for our lesd free soldering for about 6 months now. They work great and the tips are relatively inexpensive - $9 to $15, plus they last a very long time compared to our previous brand that we used. The
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 04 07:15:53 EDT 2008 | base
Hi LoCostPP, Sounds to me you are moving towards an Open Source development model. What you might want to do is come up with a robust framework (hardware & software) to which anyone who wishes to take part can develop (and market) their own plugins
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 19 15:24:36 EDT 2008 | markhoch
What's the word on the street on the New Generation Samsung Machines? (SM421 and SM411) I know they got a bad rap a few (5) years ago, but it seems like they're doing everything they can to quell that. (Bumper to Bumper three year warranties includi
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 20 11:19:46 EDT 2008 | martinouk
We are curently using a SMTech AVP 300, which is an in-line semi-automatic printer. Within the next 6-12 months we will be looking to upgrade to a fully automatic printer. I have already had a little look to see what is out there, and I am shocked a
Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 20 18:54:14 EDT 2008 | jlawson
There is software available like valors new vPlan, single point solution, can support Mydata and Panasonic machines - can convert programs in both directions. ALso has all the Gerber, EDA import, BOM import merge - compare, plus many other advanced f
