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- | ====== Sparkfun Pick & Place Operator Testimonials ====== | ||
- | ===== Abe Lee, original operator of the MC383V1 ===== | ||
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- | When I was first 'handed the keys' to Sparkfun's first Pick & Place, I thought it a short matter of time before I somehow destroyed the $70k piece | ||
- | of equipment and lost a very cool job. Luckily, I managed, with considerable help from Manncorp's support staff, to get the machine cranking out | ||
- | widgets with speed and precision. | ||
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- | There were false starts. The first time I tried to build a board, parts were spit, slammed and bounced all over the place. It was soon impressed | ||
- | upon me the importance of learning accurate heights all pick and place locations. Initially, we also achieved improved placement by slowing the | ||
- | movement of the head. However, we've since been able to refine other crucial settings, to be better tailored to each build, allowing us to place at | ||
- | max speed for more than 75% of parts placed. | ||
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- | Not only was Manncorp's technical support team essential in helping me to learn how to operate the 383V, they continue to prove themselves invaluable | ||
- | whenever we need fast answers to critical issues and have been instrumental in pointing us in directions which led to major advances in the way we use | ||
- | the machine. | ||
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- | To sum up my experience: Learn all x, y, and z locations perfectly and have a flawless trained image for all component libraries. You'll be fine. | ||
- | Have fun now. | ||
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- | ===== Robert Hunke, current Chief Pick and Place Operator ===== | ||
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- | Overall Experience with PnP machines | ||
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- | Both machine have worked great for us since we've had them. In my personal experience I have not come across any major problems or issues that have shut us down for a significant amount of time. There have been minor problems such as broken nozzles, broken Z-axis spring, etc. but these are all anticipated problems. If you run a machine at the rate we do you are bound to break something eventually. |