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Back to Blog SMD BOX ONE — an all-in-one automated SMD storage tower How Much Does an SMD Storage Tower Cost? There is no public list price for an intelligent SMD storage tower — and the real-world spread between machines that look similar on a datasheet is severalfold. That spread is not noise: it is…

Back to Blog NEO COUNTER X800 — an automatic inline X-ray reel counter How Much Does an X-Ray Component Counter Cost? There is no meaningful list price for an X-ray component counter. Mechanical reel counters sit at the commodity end of the spectrum — but they only measure tape length and cannot see inside the…

How PCBs should be handled, stored and moved in SMT production: IPC-1601 basics, ESD and moisture rules, conveyors and magazine equipment, and automated WIP storage.

Four realistic routes for excess electronic component inventory – returns, brokers, internal reuse, scrap – and the four causes that keep creating it.

The seven material flow problems that cost SMT factories the most – lost reels, inventory drift, broken FIFO, MSD exposure – and the practical fix for each one.

What does a pick to light system cost? Warehouse per-location pricing vs per-rack SMT smart reel racks, the five cost drivers, ROI math, and how to budget a pilot.