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studentabi
04-02-2006, 04:11 AM
hi, im trying to write an essay on the implications of changing from through hole to SMT manufacture.
I have most of it completed but i am having problems finding equipment costs. If someone could either point me in the right direction or give me a guide to the prices of the following equipment for smt manufacturing i would really appreciate it.

a printer
PCB loaders/unloaders
placment machines
Reflow ovens (convection, infrared andvapour phase)
Adhesive dot printer.(what is this for? im guessing juct coding the boards?)

Thanks
Abi x