Hi, Mydata MY series is very good machine. Flexible, easy to program. You can practically do a lot of things relatively compared to others. I had been toying with number of machines, such as Yamaha, Panasonics, Siemen, Fuji..I love Mydata. Most machines were never built for high mix low volume production as I always look for something special... When come to components, I need not worry about teaching it, and I never need not worry about not enough feeders or never have correct feeder. You can "feed" the components almost any part of the machine. I had been experimenting the so-called "self-pick up" feature that it has. Pretty fun. I had almost ZERO wastage of component/parts. When come to programming, almost anyone can handle it. It is so easy. Good luck. KH Poh Quoting Lenny Carter <[log in to unmask]>: > Howdy again. We currently own 2 Essemtec pick-n-place machines and > are growing and may need to add another line or replace one of the 2 > we have. My only experience is with these 2 Essemtec machines ( > CLM9000 & FLX2020). A couple of our users are familiar with > Universal, Hitachi, Fuji, and Panasonic machines and have made > recommendations to go with them instead. knowing little about any > other equipment- I am asking for input here. > What is the general consensus with pick and place machine > manufacturers? who builds "the standard", and who builds junk? who > would you recommend we consider? and who would you recommend we > avoid? > Has anyone else had experience with Essemtec pick and place > equipment? how do they compare? > Thanks in advance. > Lenny Carter > Design Engineer > ERG, Inc. > ph (607) 754-9187 x3063 > www.ergpower.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site > http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------