Eric, Hepco makes fine equipment that is durable, reliable and easy to use. GPD makes good equipment that will do a multitude of forms, but requires more setup and a higher skill set for operation and maintenance. Manix makes a variety of types of equipment that also deserves a look for what you need. These recommendations are based on personal experience over the years with all of them. There are a lot of European manufacturers of quality equipment (Streckfuss, Olamaef and others), but I have found that the sales reps often change on a regular basis and parts can be difficult to get in a timely fashion. Prep equipment isn't a major capital investment, but do your homework and demo everything you're considering. You've got to live with it and support it. http://www.hepcoblue.com/ http://www.gpd-global.com/ http://www.manixmfg.com/ The Ebso equipment Paul mentioned looks interesting, but much of their stuff looks suspiciously like Streckfuss equipment. I think their page says something like "We bend everything but bananas", BabelFish didn't give the best translation. Mike McMonagle PCA Process Engineering Supervisor K*Tec Electronics 1111 Gillingham Lane Sugar Land, TX 77478 (281) 243-5639 Phone (281) 243-5539 Fax [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Kalgren [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 5:27 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Lead Forming Equipment > > Anyone out there have any good experiences with axial and radial lead > forming equipment? > > We are looking for something to fulfill the following needs: > 1. Flexible-we do low volume, high mix PCAs > 2. Quick & easy change capability-again for lots of different types of > components > 3. Military/space quality forming > > Thanks a lot. > > Eric Kalgren > BFGoodrich Aerospace > Data Systems Division > [log in to unmask] > (505) 938-5139 > > ############################################################## > TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ############################################################## > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in > the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET > ############################################################## > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information. > If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5365 > ############################################################## ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################