Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 19 13:23:33 EDT 2016 | vchauhan
We are using Vicor SMT J-Lead VI Chip which is big component on the bottom side. The manufacturer recommends to have 6 mil stencil but the customer required 10 mil stencil. The PWB has gold contacts on both sides. We noticed some mini solder splashes
Electronics Forum | Fri Apr 22 10:43:30 EDT 2016 | andreferreira
Hy, I do programs pick & places Samsung . I have a line consisting of a sm471 and sm482 ! to make progamas and optimizes them use easyOlp 6.0.19.1 , these machines use electrical feeders that is SM8 for 0805 SM12 for circuits . My problem is that whe
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 26 15:58:04 EDT 2016 | deanm
We have in-house PCB fabrication capability for items such as simple single-sided prototype boards, copper shields and copper stencils for our paint shop. We are having difficulty acquiring small containers of chemicals, especially developer and stri
Electronics Forum | Fri May 20 10:09:02 EDT 2016 | ttheis
Unless your products are rather simple or throughput is not a major concern, you are going to have a hard time finding all of that equipment on that budget without considering used equipment. A low-end pick and place machine will consume that entire
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 02 09:33:50 EDT 2016 | emeto
Hi, if I were you, I would probably go for testing and rework equipment. Adding manufacturing to your business, will most probably exceed your preliminary expectations. Manufacturing is much more complicated than you probably think. I have used manu
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 03 09:11:02 EDT 2016 | sumote
I had this long post typed up and then I re-read your post. No used equipment? Like others have said, your budget could could easily be swallowed up by 1 piece of equipment. I would work with your Program Manager at your "assembly partner". You nee
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 07 12:50:16 EDT 2016 | deanm
I remember doing that back in the day. We not only used bags but also wood planks. It was an old solder-cut-solder process without any top side preheaters. I wouldn't do it today because the bags would interfere with the top side preheat let alone a
Electronics Forum | Sat Jul 23 15:10:45 EDT 2016 | adamjs
Acetone has hazards other than flammability and odor including potential effects on the nervous system, skin, kidneys, GI tract, as well as blood and bone marrow according to the CDC. And that's why you simply forgot to include a link to the CDC web
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 24 03:52:48 EDT 2016 | Alexei
Hi, Do you need to collect information on SMT line or after it? If you need to collect after than you can use special feeder to put labels. By the way, some SMT machines (such as ASM) is counting your panels and if you using label feeder than you ca
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 06 03:09:44 EST 2016 | muzzy
Hello. Thank you for your answer. Yes, you are right. It would be best to badmark those boards. But we, as a small contract assembler, can't throw away a 1/5 of client boards just because of damaged fiducials. Using pads and other features as fiducia