Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 19 13:10:34 EDT 2007 | jerrysaise
Hello First let me state that I work for an AOI vendor. I will not reference any particular brand of AOI. When considering AOI you need to ask your self several questions. These are in no particular order. What is you product mix (IE High mix low
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 26 05:12:24 EDT 2007 | basem
Hello, I'm trying to setup a low volume SMT production line with many changeovers per one day. Looking at the several options out there, I have considered the following: 1) ESSEMTEC http://www.essemtec.com 2) Autotronik http://www.autotronik-smt.de
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 04 10:13:48 EDT 2007 | patrickbruneel
Chris, This is probably one of the reasons medical equipment and implants are exempt from the directive. Below a quote from an article published by the medical device network. RoHS excludes medical devices (category 8) and monitoring and control i
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 08 09:53:23 EDT 2007 | rgduval
What is the general consensus on automated solder paste inspection? In a previous life, when we implemented AOI equipment, we implemented it at the end of the SMT line; our reasoning was that our screen printers had adequate repeatability for our pr
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 21 15:08:48 EDT 2007 | jmelson
I did things using a language I am more familiar with, and it allows me to set up a list of components, feeder locations, pick-up orientations, proper head to use, etc. My problem is I haven't gotten fully reliable communications when downloading th
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 31 18:46:40 EDT 2007 | rpadilla
Well, everyone has provided good advice, but if you are looking for a wave flux that can provide much better dwell times and consistent wetting throughout the hole fill, without making adjustments to your production process, I suggest going with Senj
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 25 17:42:11 EDT 2007 | gsala
your comments will be appreciated, please; IC tests have been performed on two kind of Raw PCBs (HASL) samples by adopting three different methods : First Sample (supllier A) - Omegameter 600 SMT, solvent=40�C: extratcing time 10 min result = 0.2
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 20 17:07:20 EST 2007 | kennyrebbe
I am looking for a new semi automatic Stencil printer, and reflow oven that is capable of doing double sided boards with BGA�s. We currently own a Manncorp 4500R stencil printer https://www.manncorp.com/4x00_stencil_printers/index.php?view=overview&a
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 27 08:47:24 EST 2007 | ratsalad
The letter below was dated December 13, 2006 from Kester's Senior Market Development Engineer. I guess since then they have moved production back to Mexico. We no longer use EM907 as our primary Pb-free paste so I haven't seen any containers in a w
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 28 22:33:24 EST 2007 | davef
There is no specification for lead-free HASL. You can use any lead-free solderability protection that meets your customer requirements. Use IPC-9701 �Performance Test Methods and Qualification Requirements for Surface Mount Solder Attachments� to ass
