You're kidding, right? Planning on serving chip carriers for an
intimate gathering of 5000, perhaps? I can't imagine why you would be
softening an amount large enough to require something of this caliber,
plus the high amount of negative exposure to the air/humidity that such
a softening process would cause with the paste being mixed out the open.
We have two Malcom paste softeners that we used to use that use a
centrifugal action to mix/soften the paste before you even open the jar.
They work very well, and eliminate operators having to blend with a
spatula manually. However, we are now getting paste in Pyle cartridges
and dispensing only what is needed to keep the rest fresh in the
cartridge. Whatever softening is required we do on the printer by
running a soften cycle that works the paste back and forth between the
squeegees for about 10 cycles before starting production prints.

However, if you are interested in the Malcom units, give me a call....

Mike McMonagle
PCA Process Engineering Supervisor
K*Tec Electronics
1111 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, TX  77478
(281) 243-5639 Phone
(281) 243-5539 Fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Ayotte [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 8:11 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] Solder Paste
>
> Does anybody have any information about mixing solder paste with a
> Kitchen Aide
> mixer with a dough hook on it?  Is it okay to do or does it have a
> detrimental
> affect on the paste quality.  Thx
>
> Stephen Ayotte, IMD Product Quality Engineer
> Phone (607) 755-1537, t/l 855-1537
> Pager (607) 755-7243 Pin #863 - external, 5-8888 Pin 2863 - internal
> Fax (607) 755-4649
> Stephen Ayotte
>  IMD Product Quality Engineer. Laminate Chip Carriers
> Dept. 5QE, Bldg. 14-3, Office BB11
>
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