FACTORS REQUIRING CONSIDERATION FOR AUTOMATING A SOLDERING OR BRAZING OPERATION ARE ANALYZED. AREAS EXAMINED INCLUDE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PROCESSES WITHIN THE PROJECT, SUCH AS IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT JOINT DESIGN, JOINT FIT-UP, USAGE OF CORRECT BASE METALS, FILLER ALLOYS, FLUX, PRECLEANING, POST CLEANING, AND HEAT SYSTEM. THE ANALYSIS INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS METHODS TO AUTOMATE A SOLDERING OR BRAZING OPERATION, SUCH AS SHUTTLE, ROTARY INDEX MACHINE, FURNACE, ETC. ALSO, THE REVIEW INCLUDES FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PROCESS EQUIPMENT COST JUSTIFICATION.
| Number of Pages : | 34 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
