Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 26 11:02:41 EDT 2011 | dyoungquist
TP9 machines are good, but old machines. We ran a TP9 for many years. As the machine got older it required more and more maintenance and had more frequent small issues similar to what you are seeing. We only saw 1 of your 4 issues specifically whi
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 24 16:11:15 EST 2015 | emeto
I assume you have a part number system. If so, you should kit the reel with less parts first from the same part number. If you don't use part number system, then you probably have components sorted by value and size, which should lead to the same pri
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 25 11:42:29 EST 2015 | emeto
What software do you use to track your parts? We use Manex - it is not perfect but still gives you the opportunity to track parts/jobs relations. For example I know in each moment one particular part goes to 5 currently open jobs. You should explore
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 19 12:29:57 EDT 2013 | deanm
What is your plan/budget for your reflow oven and paste printer? Those are equally important as a placement machine. Have you factored in other costs of in-house assembly such as inspection, moisture sensitive device storage, rework tools, cleaning p
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 05 23:18:03 EDT 2013 | feiyangniao
There is a new toy I received today: a NeoDen TM-240A automatic desktop pick and place machine! I’ve kept my eyes on this baby for a quite a while, and finally decided to make a purchase last week. The shipping was very fast: DHL from China, a total
Electronics Forum | Wed Jan 05 14:21:27 EST 2000 | Glenn Burson
I have the opportunity to pick up a used 1998 Heller 1900WN reflow. I have no experience working with Heller reflows, nor have I heard much about them, so I don't know if they are good quality machines or not. I have concerns about issues such as z
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 24 15:52:58 EST 2015 | swiese242
We currently have around 20k+ components in stock. I would like to have some opinions on creating a more lean manufacturing system. We check stock in our system and then order parts. Most of time leading to employees looking for parts, or shorts. We
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 22 17:32:17 EST 2020 | atpico
We are looking to buy a 2nd hand Europlacer p-n-p. We would be very grateful to have a real production competent opinion about EP feeders/trolleys Questions: 1. generally how good/bad are older (Gen1, Gen2) Europlacer feeders and trolleys systems
Electronics Forum | Fri Oct 17 16:55:30 EDT 2003 | russ
Okay, I'm here in Colorado and I used indium 92J and loved it. My test dept. hated it! It leaves a pretty large amount of residue that apparently increased the pin maintenance. The company I worked for actually switched from this paste to another b
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 27 06:43:59 EDT 2021 | sophyluo1985
Some thoughts of GOLDLAND: We recommend that you choose Vitronics or Heller brands. They are the most popular machines in the world. According to the long-term plan, your equipment needs maintenance and replacement parts in the future, so their parts
