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Schneider
Automation - June 2000
Schneider Automation
North Andover
Massachusetts
U.S.A
A
Study on the Effectiveness of the Dross Recovery System
Background
Information
Schneider
Automation, leading manufacturer and marketer of high technology Programmable
Logic Controllers, (PLC's) and Motion Control Systems
- Why
Install the Dross Recovery System?
- Before the system
was in place, solder volume per month was 1200lbs. And six months later,
after the installation of the Dross Recovery System, it is 600lbs. With
the same manufacturing volumes still being used. The system is easy
to operate with little to no down time. It fits into the standard wave
solder dross removal process requiring no additional user time. The
system provides a clean lead-free environment for the users and actually
eliminates lead handling with the automated dross into the bucket system
that is built into the system with its optional cart.
- Installing
the Solder Recovery System
- Chuck Babcock,
Schneider Automations' manufacturing Engineering Manager, says, "The
Solder Recovery System was installed in our factory in just a couple
of hours. The training required was minimal and we immediately started
to see dross reduction and solder consumption shrinkage.
The ISO-14001 Compliance Issue
- The machine also
satisfied an ISO-14001 compliance issue. Schneider did not have any
proactive manufacturing processes in place to reduce waste in compliance
with ISO-14001. The Solder Recovery System provided an answer to this
issue. At the same time we created savings of $20K per year in solder
costs".
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- Conclusions
- Schneider Automation
have reported that the implementation of the Dross Recovery System is
a quick and simple installation procedure. There is no major time lost
within the company and among it's staff during the implementation of
the system and the training that is required is not very time-consuming
either.
With the installation of the Recovery system there is no long wait for
the profits of the recovery system to appear within the company. Dross
reduction and solder consumption are seen immediately.
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