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stallation of the new feeders had an immediate impact on pick errors, he recalls, with pick rates at or near 100 percent. The impact on production has been a 25 percent improvement in up-time. In addition, changeover is now quick and easy with no wast- ed components.
Additional Equipment The engineers at Spinnaker
knew, from their experience with various vendors, that service and support were critical to making the AOI and inspection process a success overall. They’d had unpleasant expe- riences previously with AOI system suppliers whose service was poor. Spinnaker requested special soft- ware to address issues with specific products, and Yamaha, Carlos re- calls, reacted quickly with a working solution. “Yamaha and TransTec Worldwide have been supporting us throughout the entire process, and this has reinforced our decision to purchase the YSiV AOI system. We made the right decision in terms of the equipment and the supplier. The result has been success.” Familiarity with the software
has played a key role as well, Carlos adds, since they can take a place- ment program and convert it into an inspection program quickly. With a few changes, Spinnaker’s engineers can create a program quickly, and the speed and simplicity has had an impact on throughput. “We saw the similarity in the software, which
The company has seen
more than 20-30 percent of steady growth every year, and the Yamaha
equipment has played a major role.
made teaching the machine a signifi- cantly faster process. The YSiV has lived up to the expectations estab- lished by the Yamaha equipment that we had already purchased and installed. The machine is doing great, and we have experienced a big reduction in false calls over our pre- vious AOI equipment.” In time, Spinnaker also needed
another solder paste stencil printer. The company’s existing printer wasn’t a Yamaha, but the YCP10 was one of three printers that it took into consid- eration. “They all had various differ- ences, but the YCP10 was unique,” Carlos recalls. “The decision came down to focusing on the construction of the printer. You have to look at the mechanics, that is to say, how the ma- chine is built. The YCP10 was built with many similarities to the pick- and-place machine. The construction attributes typical of the other ma- chines concerned us in terms of relia- bility and long-term use. We felt that the YCP10 was built to last, and espe- cially that the software was familiar to us; a real plus. The control of the squeegee angle has had a remarkably positive impact on our print yields. The ability to address the angle to ad- dress printing challenges, a unique feature of the printer, has been a great asset.”
Looking Ahead There are big obstacles today
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trying to enter the market, according to Nickerson. “Larger EMS compa-
nies will continue to struggle with cost controls,” he says. “It is my view
that the strongest growth in the next 3-5 years will be in the mid-sized range of companies. Flexibility and responsiveness will keep work here in the U.S., in part because the trend is to do things faster, better and cheaper. This is what our customer base is expecting. We need to be con- stantly improving on quality, deliv- ery and costs, even on a daily basis. Yamaha has played a major role in helping Spinnaker meet these goals.” Contact: Spinnaker Contract
Spinnaker’s manufacturing floor in Tilton, New Hampshire.
Manufacturing, Inc., 95 Business Park Drive, Tilton, NH 03276 % 603-286-4366 E-mail:
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