Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 21 08:29:27 EST 2002 | PeteC
Don't forget Mydata, the Swedes that dominate the lower end and flex placement market now. Yeah, many bought the Omni from old UIC but what did they develop? "Support", the equip mfg?s are suppose to support the customer. UIC got a lot of good constr
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 29 09:08:03 EST 2002 | caldon
Barcode!! The Siemens machines can have bar code Options added.On the Siemens Machines the bar code S/W is a little archaic. In theory You would have a bar code on a reel of part and a barcode on the feeder location (They are the black codes on the s
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 16 20:55:49 EDT 2002 | lysik
I do think that people should have to pay a registration fee. It costs a lot of money to run a company like Universal. R&D, help dest etc. They deserve to turn a profit. I also think Universal makes great machines. I am probably their biggest fan. So
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 19 09:29:05 EDT 2002 | stefwitt
Capital Investment International consolidates the many owners of Dover, which may make business a bit more difficult compared to most of the competitors, who don�t have to spend a large percentage from profits to their owners. The poor business decis
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 20 01:45:06 EDT 2002 | lysik
Steve Huey is a real MAN. "NO GENDER DISRIMINATION" I competed with him for a few years. He has integrity, smarts, a smile, and honesty. Ruthless none the less. I only dream of the days that UIC's anti competitive practices were those of the days of
Electronics Forum | Fri May 17 15:53:47 EDT 2002 | davef
Based on what you�ve said, comments are: * There is no reason not to expect a trace of Zn in your 85/15 Sn/Pb solderability protection, but Sn/Cu IMC are more prevalent than Zn. * Intermetallic growth and oxidation are very different materials proper
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 04 04:43:50 EDT 2002 | ianchan
Hi mate, Been working in asia for past 6 years and this calls for alot of contact with asian based CM and customer groups. experience has shown the chinese group have strong "reverse engineering" talents and are liken to the early japanese "invento
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 14 00:35:58 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
DaveF's request for more data of course is needed to be specific, but here are a few ideas and places to start. If the SMT line is causing the defects you need to identify where on the line the problem is being caused. What we see regularly is mish
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 13:59:56 EDT 2002 | Garth
Their company isn't new although as I mentioned they have a new line of pick and place machines designed specifically for low to medium volume users. Their web site is http://www.apsgold.com When I attended the Apex show in San Diego last January I
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 12 09:40:53 EDT 2002 | itempea
Hi Antonio, you had some wonderful input from the previous mailers. They covered much of the technicalities. What I would like to point out is that if the line has 2 chipshooters and they only use one for you, you still pay for the second one since
