There are.  Go to http://www.circuitsassembly.com for a short list of "pick
and place equipment survey".  They listed MYDATA, Quad, and MIMOT as having
equipment that handle boards bigger than 24"x24".  (you will have to convert
to metric)

Thanks

Ryan Grant
Advanced Technology Engineer
MCMS
(208) 898-1145
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen R. Gregory [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 3:24 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] HUGE SMT assembly...
>
> Hey ya'll,
>
> I just got a call from one of our sales people asking how big a board we
> can
> do in
> our machines, I told her 18" X 16". She said; "Oh darn...". I asked why
> the
> disappointment? She said; "Well, there might have been some SMT business
> that
> we could get, but we would have to be able to handle a 24" X 24", 52-layer
> board". As soon as I picked my jaw up from the floor, I told her that
> there
> was no-way we could do something like that.
>
> My question is; are there pick and place machines that can do boards that
> big?
>
> -Steve Gregory-
>
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