Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 03 10:21:06 EST 2008 | fsw
Hi all! Heres wishing everyone a Happy & Prosperous 2008!! We are a small OEM/CM that use Ni tabs in our design/applications. We have a request to use Stainless steel to reduce/eliminate the Ni content. Can Stainless steel be soldered? If yes, is ou
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 28 10:12:05 EST 2008 | dyoungquist
I am the manufacturing engineer for a small electronic OEM who also provides EMS for other local electronics companies. We are located in Montana (USA). In 2007 I made 36K. While that seems low, remember that my commute to work is only 10-15 min a
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 07 18:19:38 EST 2008 | mobytahoe
We are experiencing corrosion and subsequent pcb contamination from the RTV material used to secure a Power Supply. The degradation takes place over a few weeks. The power supply vendor is balking at liability, our OEM customer is screaming. Anyone
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 24 08:32:13 EDT 2008 | stepheniii
Where I am now we have Mydatas. We aren't quite changeing over as fast as we did where they have Panasonics. But there was an OEM with one set of part numbers and here is a contract manufacturer with several part numbers systems. What makes a bigg
Electronics Forum | Thu May 01 18:17:09 EDT 2008 | jmelson
I just got done analyzing an old piece of gear with relabeled parts. We had a schematic of the boards, with no info other than the OEM's part numbers and the way the chips were interconnected. It took me no more than 15 minutes with a couple databo
Electronics Forum | Tue May 20 14:25:06 EDT 2008 | cyber_wolf
We use SMT Research nozzles. They are excellent.As good as if not better than OEM...in my opinion. We have been looking at some other possible suppliers such as Metro. We have CP4's and CP6's Any insight much appreciated.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 06 01:36:36 EDT 2008 | chrispy1963
Go to this site ( http://www.nozzlesupply.com/ ) and then call them and ask for Fred Calkins. He makes nozzles and custom nozzles as well as replacement parts for many makes of machines. Their quality is top notch and their prices defy those of OEM
Electronics Forum | Sun Jan 25 15:22:45 EST 2009 | g2garyg2
Many OEMs, including myself and going big for APEX. This is the 1 venue that still brings qualified people to technology. In tough times we find that small investments in technology and processes can make a huge difference in productivity. Vegas ha
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 29 10:29:19 EST 2009 | lkpdsund
Hi all! I work for a major OEM manufacture. I recently recieved a mail regarding a maintenance contract on our software that makes program for our assembly lines. The contract enabled mail and telephone support including patches and updates(which ne
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 31 10:02:12 EDT 2009 | spitkis2
Thanks for the info. On the Mydata do you position the cut tape inside a feeder or place it on a tray of some sort? Here the environment is OEM R&D lab so a Mydata would be overkill in terms of size and cost. I was thinking of a smaller auto pick
