Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 06 08:50:07 EST 2009 | jeffreyj
adlsmt - I do apply paste (Kester EP256) by hand to the boards now with 5 mil thick stainless steel stencils. A few of the parts almost always need rework, though, either because I didn't place them accurately or there's too much paste, or it got sme
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 06 12:51:34 EDT 2010 | whitewing
Hi - I'm looking into possible low-end pick/place machines (in UK) for prototype/small runs - taking the next step from plastic stencil/hand place/pizza oven, as my local subcontractors can't offer the fast turnrounds I often need for short runs. Bud
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 03 12:08:59 EDT 2010 | hegemon
I had an opportunity two years ago to evaluate three benchtop AOI systems. Omron, Yestech, and Mirtec. I was fortunate to be able to have all three machines side by side for my evaluation period, which lasted near a full month. At the time I was
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 17 10:01:48 EST 2011 | rgduval
We have generally seen that as volumes increase, quality can sometimes suffer. There are various reasons for this, but, we have found that the majority of them involve rushing and minimal process controls. How to handle it with your CM? Well, it
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 22 16:39:26 EST 2011 | eadthem
Your typical high mix line would consist of, Stencil printer, 1-2 foot conveyor belt, fast PNP machine (say a universal 30 spindle turret lightning head), 1-2 foot conveyor belt, large/heavy part PNP (say a universal flex jet 7 spindle or 4 Spindle),
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 12 14:10:33 EST 2012 | juggalo
I agree, 100%. My tattoos are on my arms and legs and are visible if I do not wear long sleeves or pants, so I understand people look at me in a different way. I also agree that I may be part of the problem with how I handle myself, but the only thin
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 15 15:01:06 EST 2014 | dexter11233
At my company we have to capture centroid data from gerber information on almost a daily basis, so tinkering and toying with quicker and easier methods of getting the job done are fairly common place with us. As stated by Richard Larue UniSofts cad
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 11 10:01:30 EDT 2014 | spoiltforchoice
1 - Too messy, parts already come in nice easy to use machine compatible packaging, tapes, reels, tubes and trays. All you are doing is adding an extra step and complication. A key production aim is to reduce the number of steps. 2 - BGA - a chip wi
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 20 03:58:39 EST 2014 | hhat
To get the best performance of electronic circuits, components and circuit board supports circuit components and devices in electronic products. Even if the circuit principle diagram design is correct, the printed circuit board is designed improperly
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 21 12:34:31 EDT 2017 | svfeingold
Hi Sumote, thank you for the advice! I actually visited the K&S service center, they are the company that now handles the Assembleon line. They have service/training techs there who have been around since it was part of Philips and are very familiar
