At 11:07 AM 8/28/2008, you wrote:
>Djula Djarmati wrote:
>
> > The automated pick&place is really not for occasional use. We bough our
> > JUKI/Zevatech from a guy just like you, they realized that it's just not
> > worth the trouble. You will need an employee who will only work on the
> > machine, who will know the quirks and problems. The setup requires a lot
> > of time, each time you will have a few bad boards until you get it
> > right. You also can't use cut tape with 100 components that you get at
> > DigiKey since you have to remove 10-30 components to load the feeder
> > (perhaps there are better feeders that fix this).
> >
>
>
>What do you do when someone sends you cut-tape parts from DigiKey? Are
>things easier when you have a Digi-Reel?

Yes, you need a header and trailer section on the tape. Some 
assemblers will fit one, but many will not because of the time and 
trouble. That is precisely why DigiReel came into existence.

John


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