Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 16 13:43:53 EST 2001 | mparker
To validate my previous response, I have many hours, both practical and class room, a burgeoning library of bokks, etc. No I have probably not read the specific books mentioned, that does not invalidate my point. To be more specific, I have to be the
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 19 21:25:13 EST 2001 | davef
The technique you describe is contrary to the approach we've taken to educating our folk and helping all to understand what's going on and being involved. Not sure how well that would play in Peroria. I'm looking for tools / techniques / what not t
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 07:14:13 EST 2001 | bobnelms
Phil The TIME predicament you talk about is something we "consultants" deal with every day. We certainly understand the issue. Interestingly, some of us think that TRUE root cause thinking WILL NOT OCCUR until or unless it is driven from the BOTTO
Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 16 12:14:11 EST 2001 | onset
ED, We have grown quite a bit in the past few years and we experienced the same dilemma you are experiencing. We decided to finally bite the bullet and get ourselves some high speed placement machines and a pretty large convection oven but you pr
Electronics Forum | Sat Mar 31 14:38:24 EST 2001 | scott
JAX Is right. ROI. How much will it cost to subcontract your assembly for the next 3 years vs. buying your own equipment AND staffing (ie: Process Eng, Maintenance, Skilled operators, etc.). Then, ask how much will it cost you to buy new equipment
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 19 00:14:44 EST 2001 | zam_bri
Our process mostly are double sided reflow and we are using water soluble paste on ENTEK PCB. Rework WIP has been accumulated since the last 4 months, and upon clearing, one of the method that the test guy use are to reflow the PCB again for one mo
Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 21 20:40:28 EST 2001 | dblsixes
We are building a monster ... Dimensions are 10" x 7" ... 12 layers ... A Logic Assembly with a Power Supply all rolled into one ... The Power Supply is in one section of the board, the logic in the other section ... The Power Supply obviously has a
Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 27 09:06:10 EST 2001 | dblsixes
We have tried to adjust the upper and lower heaters. We have a dillema in this area however. The power supply portion of the assembly has thermal vias in the solder pads underneath larger pads. We have a problem with solder wicking through these h
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 16:52:10 EST 2001 | kaopsahl
Yes, there are adhesives designed just for stencil application. Usually plastic squeegee blades are recommended for best printing results. Plastic stencils are also available for this application. Both Alpha Metals and Loctite have articles on this s
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 08:02:33 EDT 2001 | brownsj
I used to work for a company called Intelligent Reasoning Systems Incorporated. http://www.irsinc.com based in Austin Texas. They manufactured two different AOI systems depending on the component packages you wanted to inspect. The good thing about t
