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   * Buy a professional machine, used   * Buy a professional machine, used
-  * [[http://​madelltech.com/​|Madell]] - Made and sold in the US+  * [[http://​madelltech.com/​|Madell]] - Made and sold in the US (? we now don't think this is true: it seems that they are chinese imports)
   * [[http://​www.apsgold.com/​|APS Gold / Novastar]] - Made and sold in the US   * [[http://​www.apsgold.com/​|APS Gold / Novastar]] - Made and sold in the US
   * [[http://​www.mdc-smt.co.jp/​|MDC]] - Made in Japan, distributed in the US and worldwide ([[https://​www.manncorp.com/​index.php?​auto=done|Manncorp]],​ [[http://​www.mekko.co.uk/​|Mekko]])   * [[http://​www.mdc-smt.co.jp/​|MDC]] - Made in Japan, distributed in the US and worldwide ([[https://​www.manncorp.com/​index.php?​auto=done|Manncorp]],​ [[http://​www.mekko.co.uk/​|Mekko]])
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 ===== What to look for when buying a pick and place ===== ===== What to look for when buying a pick and place =====
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 +  * Price - whats your budget? You can spend as little as $10k for a '​non-automatic'​ placer - up to hundreds of thousands
 +  * Space - how big of a machine can you get? We have very little space and a floor that can't support hundreds of pounds.
 +  * Power - We don't have 220V so that limits what we can get
 +  * Software - can you use it? try to get a view of the software manual
 +  * Top Vision - Top/​training vision is great for quick debugging and fiducial recognition
 +  * Bottom Vision - for placing fine pitch and leadless parts
 +  * Non-mechanical centering - Mechanical centering uses little tweezers to center parts. Personally we prefer non-mechanical centering - less to break and can be much faster
 +  * Feeders - in all sizes, tubes, trays must be OK. 
 +  * Cut tape feeders - This may be an option for you if you are making very small run parts
 +  * Speed - how many parts can you place in a minute? For some this may be important!
 +  * PCB size - how small/big can the parts be?
 +  * Accuracy - Can it cope with 0201s? Fine pitch chips?
  
 ===== Buying new vs. used ===== ===== Buying new vs. used =====
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