Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 19 11:13:18 EDT 2002 | ksfacinelli
I would like to understand what different options people are using to place low volume / odd form parts. I am very familiar with the tweezers / vacuum pen method however this can be less than desirable. I am looking into a manual pick and place to
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 21 18:13:21 EDT 2002 | johnlee
Kevin, There are a number of custom integrated systems that perform automated insertion of "odd" components. These system use either a robot or cantilevered X,Y,Z Cartesian motion systems. Our systems have accepted standard and custom component feede
Electronics Forum | Sun Sep 15 15:08:00 EDT 2002 | jersbo
My 2 cents... Screen printing may very well have a leg up on deciding SMT defects... however if you pay attention to your stencil (aperture size ratio etc..) and inspect your prints... I believe its a much lesser number... (paste MFG also plays a ro
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 24 12:49:43 EDT 2002 | dragonslayr
Aperture reduction @ 5 mils thickness is your best bet. It may take several attempts to get just the right paste volume. What aperture reduction was specified to the stencil house for these specific LEDS? or was the stencil blindly produced using a
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 09 19:08:37 EDT 2002 | russ
AJ, I have bought and used 2 DRS24's in the past. It is a good machine. (I don't think that I will bring up the fact that a certain package that I had kept shorting so I sent them a couple to help with the profile and all of them came back shorted
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 23 16:17:17 EDT 2002 | nwyatt
CSP is similar to BGA process in that you need to undergo a reflow process to properly solder the chip. Also, a soak period is desirable to promote outgassing. You do not need nitrogen. We are building CSPs in a regular convection oven without n
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 10 14:17:40 EST 2002 | anonname457
We just went through the same comparison shopping for our company -- and we ended up choosing Juki machines -- as our comparison was between a MY9 with a hydra head and the Juki 2010 & 2020 combo. Both machines have excellent software packages and ar
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 18 19:52:25 EST 2002 | kennyg
Problem: A SMT fine pitch or BGA component needs to be baked due to MS concerns and is needed in a hurry. In some cases the packaging will not allow a high temp/short duration bake. Production will not allow a low temp/long duration bake. If the part
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 19 11:30:11 EST 2002 | russ
What temp. are you planning on baking them? If this is long term process I would recommend that you hav trays made out of an appropriate ESDS material that can withstand your bake temp (such as duropol)for your QFPs. You can have several patterns/pa
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 17 21:17:18 EST 2003 | Grant Petty
Hi, Our paste release problems have been solved, and we worked on the stencil, and things are working well now. However this board was designed before we knew what was going on, and we thought a little more size on the pads would be a big help. Is
