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| We got 6 more 8mm feeders (for 11 total), 3 x 12mm feeders, 3 x 16mm feeders, a 24mm feeder and the tube vibrator (chip jiggler!) - and ditched the waffle tray holder - for $5000 ($30,000 total) | We got 6 more 8mm feeders (for 11 total), 3 x 12mm feeders, 3 x 16mm feeders, a 24mm feeder and the tube vibrator (chip jiggler!) - and ditched the waffle tray holder - for $5000 ($30,000 total) | ||
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| + | Air freight for the pick and place from Japan should be 'free' as it is included in the price. The crate is about 4' x 4' x 4' and weighs 350 lb so if you need to haul it around make sure to get quotes first | ||
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| However, its probably tougher to deduct a diamond necklace than it is for a large machine | However, its probably tougher to deduct a diamond necklace than it is for a large machine | ||
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| + | ===== Where to buy ===== | ||
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| + | We are in the USA so we bought our machine from [[http://www.manncorp.com|Manncorp]], it was made by [[http://www.mdc-smt.co.jp/|MDC]] in Japan, Manncorp sells in the USA, as well as all over the world - the other MDC distributor is [[http://www.mekko.co.uk/about.html|Mekko]] based out of the UK. If you buy from Manncorp, tell them Adafruit sent you, they said they'd give us a free feeder (yay feeders). | ||
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| + | If you've bought a pick and place machine, post your comments and experiences below. | ||
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| + | **Comment from a MDC customer 11/11/2009 ** - "You can also deal directly with MDC and if you decide to purchase from them, they can probably provide more flexible pricing. When they deal with a distributor, pricing is less flexible because the distributor needs to make a margin of a couple thousand dollars as well. I've already recommended another person to deal directly with them. If they can't undercut their disti pricing, then you can work with them on discounting the feeders which are usually overpriced through distributors". | ||
| ===== What machines did we look at? ===== | ===== What machines did we look at? ===== | ||
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| * [[http://madelltech.com/|Madell]] - Made and sold in the US | * [[http://madelltech.com/|Madell]] - Made and sold in the US | ||
| * [[http://www.apsgold.com/|APS Gold / Novastar]] - Made and sold in the US | * [[http://www.apsgold.com/|APS Gold / Novastar]] - Made and sold in the US | ||
| - | * [[http://www.mdc-smt.co.jp/|MDC]] - Made in Japan, distributed in the US | + | * [[http://www.mdc-smt.co.jp/|MDC]] - Made in Japan, distributed in the US and worldwide ([[https://www.manncorp.com/index.php?auto=done|Manncorp]], [[http://www.mekko.co.uk/|Mekko]]) |
| ===== Why did we go with MDC? ===== | ===== Why did we go with MDC? ===== | ||