Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 20 05:32:39 EDT 2001 | dougie
Hi, I've just splashed out �60 on IPC-A-600F trying to find out the formula for measuring the bow and twist of raw PCB's. Much to my dismay there are 10 lines on the subject in the whole standard. Worse still is that it tells me nothing I don't alre
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 09 21:29:28 EST 2000 | Dave F
Charlie: People cure glue using their paste reflow profile all the time. And most of them are happy. Personally, I�m with Dean and Travis. It�s possible to as you suggest, it�s appealing not to mess with your oven profile, but it just doesn�t s
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 13 17:29:25 EST 2002 | Sheri Connor
I am looking for advice on sourcing a x,y > digitizer to create pick and place files, > off-line, rather than programming with the > machine. I could use original gerber data or > create the placement coordinates with the > digitizer. Also, refe
Electronics Forum | Thu May 28 18:09:35 EDT 1998 | Gary Simbulan
| Our company is currently looking to implement a SMT production line. What I am looking for is feedback on people's experiences with various machines. | Here's what we are in the market for: | Low/Mid volume 3,000+cph machine that can handle high j
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 15 15:23:10 EDT 2003 | davem
I would agree with the advice given by previous poster's. "Buyer Beware" is the rule of the day. Especially when dealing with 3rd. party brokers. Keep an eye out for some of the teir 1 EMS corp's auctions. You can pick up some excellent deals on we
Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 02 15:46:08 EDT 2004 | drlou
I have been reading the forum to try and figure out what brands to look at for Pick and Place machines. We need around 3,600 cph, and would like to be able to handle 0402, soic, tssop, and perhaps as little as 0.020" pitch. Max pcb is 9 x 13". Looks
Electronics Forum | Sun Oct 24 11:20:57 EDT 2004 | sagan
Hello everyone. The company i work for owns a PM570L and a PM460. The PM460 recently came from service repairs and it has a problem that me and the technicians at Zevatech AG are trying to solve but i would like to hear from anyone with experience o
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 11 12:42:46 EDT 2005 | machine designer
I need a good digital photo or two of the turret of a Siplace (or equiv) style SMD pick and place head preferably laden with die or SMD parts to explain a bulk handling concept to some machine neophytes here. I could alternatively use an image of any
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 10:25:40 EDT 2005 | gregp
On our machines, the feeder release latch is designed such that the feeder goes offline (machine will not pick from it) before you can actually remove the feeder. This makes it virtually impossible to damage a nozzle or spindle. I'm not sure about
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 31 15:15:13 EST 2006 | russ
Heat guns used improperly will definitely damage components. You must have a controlled heat gun that can be set to the max temp you want pb =215C max, Pbfree maybe 240C max. This heat gun must not be able to be adjusted or you must have total trus
