Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 11 20:36:04 EDT 2013 | action_101
UIC still manufacturers new thru-hole machines. Both axial and radial insertion models are available. They stopped making the multi-mod dip inserters in '91 or '92. And parts are easily acquired for any older models, there were a ton of machines out
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 13 08:17:13 EDT 2013 | gregp
Hello Action_101, We are pretty much on the same wavelength as far as moving the cut and clinch and leaving the board stationary. It is the first I have heard about the cut and clinch being difficult to work on but you worked on them so your opinio
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 19 23:04:32 EST 2014 | gregp
Hi Adam...thanks for your follow up comments. The auto inserter in the video is a machine from a time gone by...But quite impressive. Those machines are good for higher volume where high flexibility may not be required. not sure if all of the comp
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 23 10:14:31 EDT 2020 | robl
The odd form assemblers are extremely slow compared to the Axial & Radial UIC machines. Also there is a big cost for feeders. Key question is what is the max axial & Max radial feeder count on your biggest job and that will quickly tell you how man
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 10 08:42:26 EDT 2013 | rway
Most of our product are mixed technology. I don't consider thru-hole components as "pesky." Perhaps from a manufacturing point of view they are due to the extra handling and machine requirements. But from a reliability stand-point, thru-hole is mu
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 12 20:17:59 EDT 2013 | action_101
Good ole contact cs-400. I worked at two different companies that had these machines, all I believe were E's except 1 C. One place had one and the other place had 4 of them. Dont take this personally, but thank god my current employer doesn't have a
Electronics Forum | Wed Nov 19 18:51:22 EST 2014 | warwolf
your summary is pretty accurate! yeah our justification on the automatic system is long in the pipeline. we would need significant volume even then we could just bump the staff numbers. I can see how you are having troubles with the legacy requirem
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 21 05:40:49 EST 2014 | spoiltforchoice
I meant more from the programming perspective, make sure you make the most of what you can do with modern computing interfaces. Making configuring/creating jobs etc as accessible as possible to as wide an audience possible. As an example look at how
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 21 11:40:53 EST 2014 | gregp
Hi Spoilt, Thanks again for the feedback. It is really an eye opener for me. What I fail to realize is that perception, whether right or wrong, plays a big role in whether or not someone might consider a process change. Your first comment is reall
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 29 16:12:05 EST 2001 | bill_scholl
I have been told that is is possible to reflow solder through hole components. Can anyone confirm this is being done reliably? If so, what are the required equipment, steps and processes? What is the reliability of the solder joints? Is this a genera
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