Autosplice is good at pin placement. www autosplice.com If it doesn't have to be a pin you could avoid a dedicated machine by going to a test point that mimics an 0805 component. This is a metal loop on 8mm tape and reel that is picked and placed like any chip component. In different sizes from E-Mark. 800/831-5383 John Thorup > -----Original Message----- > From: David Curtis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 6:26 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [TN] Assy: pin placement > > On many boards we build we place small pins for test purposes, can't be > done in wave so we do them in smt. These guys consume a major portion of > our > cycle time so we would like to place these with a dedicated machine. Our > current pick and place machine leaves half as many of these pins on the > floor than it places on the board. Does anyone know of a better system to > pick and place something like this? About 1 cm long with a nub 1 third the > way down. > > Any comments would be apprciated. > > Dave > > ############################################################## > 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 ##############################################################