Brian, Please do not send this type of response to all folks. Just to the originator. Thanks. Brian Stumm wrote: > Steve, > > You must spend a great deal of time online. > > ;-) Brian > > "Stephen R. Gregory" wrote: > > > In a message dated 11/08/1999 3:14:50 PM Central Standard Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > << 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- > > > > ****************************************** > > 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. > > > > ************************************************** > > 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. > > > > ############################################################## > > 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 > ############################################################## -- ____________________________________ Regards, Pratap Singh Tel./Fax: 512-255-6820, e-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ############################################################## 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. 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