Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 22 13:12:07 EST 2002 | bcceng
Maxtim, the rework stations you mentioned are the lower end low cost units, all great machines. Now days you can get a real deal in the used market on the top of the line models offered in rework stations. There are three rework station that I consid
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 25 20:24:13 EST 2002 | bcceng
Maxtim, Again I have implemented BGA rework in four CM's and the machine that I have selected is the Conceptronics. In contract manufacturing you will have to be prepare to rework from the smallest to the largest boards with lots of ground planes. Co
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 24 17:22:46 EST 2003 | cabjerk
Hi All; Does anyone have feedback on the reel/feeder storage retreival systems they have out there. We are looking at some different ones, but our shelving systems seem to do a better job. I concerned with downtime on these units and only one per
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 06 13:57:01 EST 2003 | D. Brian Davis
I need some feedback on aqueous cleaners. We currently use a Unit Design batch cleaner. We will be looking to upgrade our board washing process and batch sizes in the near future. I am looking for user info. on the advantages/disadvantages to using b
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 28 13:09:49 EST 2003 | russ
Check out out hot bar equipment, we used to do this with very good results. I am sorry that I can't remember the manufacturer to help you check into this. If you are not familiar with this here is the process in a nutshell, place assy and connector
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 07 09:32:28 EDT 2003 | caldon
There are companies that provide technologies to do this: Manncorp has a unit - http://www.manncorp.com/p-m-7500rb.htm and Winslow Automation - http://www.winslowautomation.com and http://www.ape.com/reball_kits.html and companies providing thi
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 27 21:04:05 EDT 2003 | Dave
Rich, I use water soluble in a DEK Proflow unit. We can print faster (about 4 times faster), and the paste lasts much longer than it being exposed to air. In addition to this, the prints we have now are even better than with a squeegee. I havn't
Electronics Forum | Sat Oct 04 00:21:00 EDT 2003 | Dean
It would help to run a carbon, anion, cation, mixed-bed configuration with pure DI as the final rinse. IF your incomming water is really bad you can run a RO unit to "prepare" the water for ion exchange. Do you run omega meter or ionograph testing
Electronics Forum | Tue Oct 07 01:02:25 EDT 2003 | Hoss
Adam, I can't disagree with Pete that an Ionic contamination test may ID the affected boards. However, if you have a large number of boards to test, this may not be the answer. Omegameter testing takes 10-15 minutes per unit if memory serves. On
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 24 10:41:29 EST 2003 | ilona
Hi, there is also a German company making odd-shaped component insertion equipment, actually very very suitable for LED placement and soldering in the same process cycle. LED's are held in position until soldering is complete, straight and in the s
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