WAVE SOLDERING EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST

Company Name

Size of Company (People)

Years of Business in Machine Soldering

Machines in the Field

Customer List

Technical Support

Maintenance Support

Spare Parts Holding

This form is used for reference when assessing different wave soldering machines, notes may be made on the form for each of the machines technical features. A simple scoring system is used to grade the equipment features to aid the final assessment.

WAVE SOLDERING EQUIPMENT EVALUATION

SCORE PER MACHINE TYPE: (1 Low 5 High)			1   2   3   4  5

MAXIMUM BOARD WIDTH SOLDERABLE

TYPES OF FLUXER             

Foam
Wave
Brush
Spray

Air Knife
Roll out facility
Different Flux Unit Retrofitable
Flux Density Controller
Other Option

TYPES OF PRE HEATER:        

Cal Rod
Metal Plate
Lamp Type
Infra Red

Number of heater units

Top pre heaters retrofitable

Board Temperature Monitoring

Closed Loop System

Other Options

TYPE OF SOLDER WAVE:        

Single Wave
Double Wave
SMT Options

Oil/Cover Coat
Air Knife

Type of Heaters
Size of Tank
Roll Out Solder Tank
Wave Height Monitoring
Board Support

TYPE OF CONVEYOR SYSTEM:    

Finger
Chain Drive

Conveyor Angle Adjustment
Finger Cleaner
Direct Speed Indicator/Compensation
Different Pallet Designs
Different Finger Designs
Conveyor Robustness/Repeatability

BOARD PRODUCTION THROUGHPUT (THEORETICAL)

MACHINE CONTROLS:           

Manual
Computer
Computer/Manual Backup
Time Clocks
Digital Readouts

GENERAL MACHINE:            

Build Standard
Access for Maintenance
Aesthetics of Machine
Process Viewing

TYPE OF TRAINING PROVIDED:  

Theoretical
Operator Hands On
Machine Maintenance
Course Outlines
Course Instructor

MACHINE OPTIONS:   

Fire Protection System
Nitrogen System/Retrofit
Solder Feed

MATERIALS SUPPLIED WITH SYSTEMS:

MANUALS SUPPLIED:

OTHER DOCUMENTATION:

RECOMMENDATION SPARE PART LIST:

DELIVERY:

SAFETY:

MACHINE EVALUATION SCORE FACTOR