In a message dated 11/08/1999 3:14:50 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< Good Evening all,
I have received a request from a customer of ours to trace a reference book
on the cost of setting up a Surface Mount Line or Electronic Assembly.
I have no knowledge of such books
Can anyone help.
Thanking You >>
Hi Katherine!
A real good book to get ya' started is;
Printed Circuits Handbook by Clyde F. Coombs Jr. (ISBN# 0-07-012754-9)
There is a chapter in the book (chapter 27, assembly processes) that gets
into the considerations of the different kinds of equipment, and things to
think about when setting a SMT line.
I'd think the first thing that one needs to establish though, is what kind of
business you're looking to get into with this SMT line. Are you going to be a
contract assembler, or an OEM? What kind of through-put are you looking
at...a few hundred boards a day, or thousands? What kind of components are
you looking to place, standard 50-mil stuff or fine-pitch? All these things
will make a big difference in the kind of machines you'll be buying, and of
course the cost of the line. Then you have the other variable of buying new
or used.
There's many trade magazines out there and other books with articles about
the considerations that need to be taken into account, but I've not seen a
certain book that talks only about the costs of setting up an SMT
line...there's so many variables that come into play that I don't see how
someone could give hard information and be absolutely correct...the SMT line
needs to take on the "personality" of the business it was created for, and
everybody is gonna be different.
Go to: http://www.smtplus.com and then click on "technical publications" and
there will be a bunch of books there that you can browse through to see if
there's something you might be interested in.
Below I've pasted a couple of recommendations and a synopsis of the books...
Good Luck!
-Steve Gregory-
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Surface Mount Technology Principles & Practice (Second Edition)
Author: Ray P. Prasad
Printed: 1997
ISBN#: 0-412-12921-3
This standard work of reference, now in its second edition, continues to
focus on educating electronic engineers in surface mount principles,
mainstream industry practices, and technology options. Everything you have
come to expect from the first edition plus much more is presented in this
one-of-a-kind resource, exploring the basic principles and practice of
Surface Mount Technology.
The first section in the text provides a general overview of the entire
fields, including a new section on emerging technologies such as
chip-on-board and multi-chip modules.
The second part of the book examines the SMT components, including ball grid
arrays (BGAs) and chip scale packages (CSPs) and their unique features.
Included is information on substrate fabrication, surface finish, solder mask
requirements and driving forces for various packages. Also presented in the
second section are specific design guidelines and rules for manufacturing
process issues. Major revisions have been made to the section on SMT
materials, such as adhesives, solder paste, and flux and manufacturing
processes such as including no-clean, BGA inspection and rework, and
statistical process control. Finally, the new appendices provide a list of
industry standards and questionnaires of SMT equipment selection.
Practicing engineers, managers, technicians, and purchasing agents involved
in the manufacturing and outsourcing of electronic assemblies will find this
book to be very useful in solving day-to-day design and manufacturing
problems. In addition, professors and students of electrical, mechanical,
manufacturing, materials, and packaging engineering will find this to be an
indispensable text.
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Mastering SMT Manufacturing
Author: Michael Brisky
Printed: 1993
ISBN#: 1-0882812-08-5
Written by Michael Brisky, a leader in establishing the SMT processes used
today. You will find this book helpful as a reference book for establishing
or maintaining modern SMT assembly lines.
There are few publications that can be as useful as this one for helping us
in setting up assembly lines and solving manufacturing problems. Written in
an easy to understand language by one of the leading manufacturing engineers
that first started surface mount technology, it has proven to be an
invaluable reference book.
To set up or maintain a manufacturing line we must be well informed so that
we can make the best choices. This publication explains about all aspects of
manufacturing including equipment, materials, processes, flows, disciplines,
planning, SPC and a lot more. Information in this publication will be
beneficial to low volume, mid-volume and high volume assemblers.
Contained within the book are many charts, graphs and pictures that are
helpful in explaining the many details that we need to understand to be
successful in mastering SMT manufacturing.
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