Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 21 10:40:02 EDT 2005 | gregp
ouch! Don't hold anything back Rob. Have you looked at Essemtec? If you are in the UK the distributor is Contax. They have several models that might fit the bill for your prototyping needs.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 04 08:49:32 EDT 2006 | Piet Brandsma
Dear all, I am one of the founders of a small company doing electronics design + embedded software. Currently our prototypes are using increasingly complex smd components. When we started we mostly used atmel cpus, but now we are starting to use fpg
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 23 22:57:32 EDT 2005 | grantp
Hi, That's expensive, and perhaps the MYDATA answer is not that far off if you get one of the TP9 models, which can be picked up for $40K or so. They use the modern feeders, and place only 1 component at a time, so will do ok on prototypes. As it's
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 14 12:19:29 EDT 2005 | ratsalad
I'm not a Mydata user, but I know some people who have used them for prototyping. They swear by them for flexibility. I was at Mydata over by Boston a few years ago, and they had a refurbed machine there for about $50,000. If I remember correctly,
Electronics Forum | Sun Jun 19 05:35:34 EDT 2005 | olas
Hi Rob, I've been using Quadras for many years and I find them very useful for prototyping and small batch productions. The software is very easy to use and you may import many CAD formats by an off-line software. The laser centering system is able t
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 21 08:47:47 EDT 2005 | Rob
Thanks Olas, I have some experience with these machines - not too impressed with the feeders though, but I will take another look. Hi VickT, Thanks, but no thanks, the Advantis is not what I am looking for - it is neither small, nor a low cost pro
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 07 06:25:51 EDT 2006 | Piet Brandsma
Dear all, Thanks for your ideas and tips. I have been looking around to see what equipment would be good for prototyping. I found a link of a company called essemtec containing a semi-automatic pick&place machine. http://www.essemtec.com/e/115.php
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 14 12:22:05 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi, Thanks for that, I know a bit about Mydata's but I was looking for something a little smaller - it's for our design lab. Cheers, Rob.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 21 08:26:28 EDT 2005 | vickt
Universals Advantis platform may fit your needs. They now have NPI software tools that really set them apart for this kind of work. Check them out at http://www.uic.com/wcms/WCMS2.nsf/index/Products_18.html
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 23 05:49:33 EDT 2005 | ajaydoshi
In India their no installation for this machine, I also want to see this machine. Specifications looks very good. Last week only while searhing on net I got info for this machine. check with supplier. ajay
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