I didn't see anyone that has had expeperience with the APE Sniper or
WideBody. They are both very good machines. Easy to learn and very
forgiving convection heat delivery system.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Black, Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Rework Station
>
>
> Yannick,
>
> I recently went through the same evaluation, looking at the
> Ersa IR550, Metcal BGA-3591, Conceptronics Freedom 3000 and
> Teradyne (SRT) Summit 750. I chose the Ersa (although the
> Teradyne was very close). The unit is just starting to be
> used on BGA's and so far it looks to be as good as promised.
> This is the evaluation I wrote for the unit:
>
> Ersa IR550A
> This is the chosen unit. It took longer to get the
> opportunity to evaluate this product because it is new, and
> there are no local installations yet. They needed to bring a
> unit here to demo. This unit uses a different technology than
> the others. While the other units rely on hot air to heat the
> BGA, the Ersa utilizes IR technology. The IR applies the heat
> more uniformly and directly to the part, and will not affect
> adjacent parts nearly as much. The bottom side heater is
> programmable, another advantage of the IR process. Because of
> this, we can lower the heat enough to avoid melting some of
> our more sensitive components, (an issue we experienced with
> the others), while still providing enough heat to prevent
> board warpage. This unit is also able to perform the removal/
> replacement operations without the use of nozzles, unlike
> their competitors, and places components with an actual pick
> and place head. We were able to remove a 144 pin SMT
> connector that the others either could not have done, or
> would have required a custom nozzle. Also, without nozzles,
> they are able to set the camera so that the operators can
> actually observe the outer BGA balls reflowing, which the
> others cannot do well because the nozzles obstruct the view.
> This camera setup may allow us to use it to inspect BGA balls
> for solder quality. Finally, the IR process appears to be
> better suited to Lead-free soldering than the hot air models,
> and we will have to head down that path eventually. Product
> support would be provided by either the regional manager out
> of Newton or one of the two reps, both of whom are local.
> Each of them keeps a demo system that could be used if ours
> needs to be sent out. The warranty is for one year on parts
> and labor. They do not offer maintenance contracts.
>
> If you want info on the other units that I reviewed, I could
> send you an attachment to your personal email address.
>
> Paul Black
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yannick Brisson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 1:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Rework Station
>
>
> Hello,
>
>    My compagny is in the process to buy a rework Station, we
> look around to find something good.  We have choose 3 reworks
> IR550 from Ersa, BGA-3591 from Metcal and DSR24 from Air-Vac.
>  From my point of view I think the Ersa is the better
> choice.I would lke to have our idea on it. If someone have
> work with one of these machine I would like to discuss with
> out about the station.
>
> Thanks You
>
> Yannick Brisson
> =====================
> Technicien Ingénierie de Production
> Technician Production Engineering
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