Electronics Forum | Fri May 04 02:32:10 EDT 2007 | jmelson
Thanks! Well, the procedure in the book says to first calibrate the mech aligner with the beam sensor, but that exceeds the X travel. I guess you can just eyeball it off the nozzles and then use trial and error. While poking around on the machine
Electronics Forum | Mon May 12 18:45:57 EDT 2008 | locostpp
Hi All, We are embarking on the design of an ultra low-cost pick and place machine for use by small manufacturers & would appreciate some input. Here are some points: Low cost - in the region of $6-11k (higher cost versions faster) Two cameras (up
Electronics Forum | Fri May 30 12:41:39 EDT 2008 | severs
I say that there is a market... The question is this: -How big is the market? -Is it worth going after? -Are you the person who can do it? Cost is everything to some people. There will always be a certain segment of buyers who will buy a product base
Electronics Forum | Sat Jun 12 19:48:47 EDT 2010 | bootstrap
I like what you're doing. 20 years ago anyone, hobbyists and tiny garage-shop companies could create electronics devices just as sophisticated and cool as big corporations. Today, SMT has largely trashed the creativity (and competition) that existe
Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 30 12:41:03 EDT 2008 | realchunks
Hi Dave, I am not a sales person pushing my wares here, just my engineering experiences - so I hope I am not out of line here on this forum anymore. When it comes to selective or spot soldering - it all depends on your board design. Many people al
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 17 13:00:25 EDT 2008 | mw_fl
For the most part there would not be a lot of change over. There are two primary boards at this time that would be run on the line that also use common components. At this point all but a couple of the pick and place machines we have looked at have t
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 27 16:38:13 EDT 2011 | davef
We don't know of a company that sells used fume extractors, but here's a list of used equipment companies that my be able to steer you in the correct direction. * ECM Equipment Sales; 4203 S. Purslane Dr; Homosassa, FL 34448; (352)302-8100 ecmsales.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 03 02:42:37 EDT 2012 | kq702
Hi I did a reflow on an HP laptop a while back- it was a DV6000 series. The original problem was the internet stopped working- turns out the south bridge chipset was causing the issue (its a very common issue I found out after searching online). Some
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 27 08:36:52 EDT 2012 | rway
The process is currently being performed by hand. > I am trying to automate the process by switching > to pick and place equipment and using > AOI. > > Problem number one is getting my customer > to sign off on switching from hand assembly to >
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 18 19:38:33 EDT 2013 | jvadillo
Hi all! after hours of manual hand soldering and after spending thousands of euros subcontracting PCB assembly, we have decided to buy a fully automated pick&place machine. Our main assembly requirements are 0805/0603 for passives and TQFP-64
