Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 12 16:36:43 EDT 2002 | dlkearns1
I am having the same luck as you. Been out of work since early November 2001. Best luck I have had is Monster.com, and remember that a LOT of companies are going through Temp. Agencies. I've run in to situations, a handfull of times where the employ
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 15 13:42:27 EDT 2002 | Claude_Couture
Getting more technology for less money also means the workers have to work more for less pay... consumer culture of demanding ever more gadgets for less money forces manufacturing to cut cost everywhere. The current standard of living in North Americ
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 15 15:04:21 EDT 2002 | larryk
What Claude said rings alot of truth. I feel we (the cunsumer) has caused this problem. We want everything cheaper, one trip to your electronics superstore will prove that. The products that are still here are the new designs or even prototypes. So
Electronics Forum | Tue Jul 23 12:40:22 EDT 2002 | patrickbruneel
I'm glad to see so much awareness of the challanges the US manufacturing industry is facing. But in problem solving you first have to realize that there is a problem before a solution can be worked out. I firmly believe that if we could convince the
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 12:33:21 EDT 2002 | slthomas
Not sure if you're trying to improve your defect rate (we use dpmo) or your test yield. The question is what do you do if you're happy with your dpmo levels but not some of your first pass yield numbers because certain boards have more parts. Inspe
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 18 12:17:30 EDT 2002 | pjc
Machine efficiency is a big one. Placement and auto-insertion machines should have the production rate for a given product recorded in the Routing, Time Standard or Work Instruction. If a given board has a tact time of say 1 minute and you ran 1,000
Electronics Forum | Fri Jul 19 22:32:59 EDT 2002 | lysik
I am the first to bitch about OEM's. So I will tell you this. I ordered a part from Universal instruments that was made in 1979. They were happy to tell me it was in stock and they would ship it over night. That is the BALLS. not only did they have i
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 24 11:18:01 EDT 2002 | kenbliss
I am not sure about the way the board is made, but I am sure that if you change your handling system to a tray based board handling system you will reduce these problems to a manageable level. Tray carts and trays are clearly the industry standard m
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 29 16:43:55 EDT 2002 | mcm4me
I have a customer with up to 8% scrap from one board supplier and 1% from another supplier for solder dewett and no wet over ENIG finish with mask defined pads. Initially I suspected mask residue on pads because of the no wets but I have come to find
Electronics Forum | Wed Jul 31 17:57:11 EDT 2002 | davef
Foam fluxer, ouch!! That hurts. How about this? * Make a sheet metal box to cover your preheaters. [If your boss is really cheap, make a 'box' with 1/2" chicken wire and cover it with aluminum foil.] * Prebake the blank out of the boards, bag the
