http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/i would love to see a weekly feature where something is made!

REALLY COOL!]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
Slow news day?
]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/apple fans have to let everyone know anytime they do anything. It does nothing but waste the reader's time.]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/apple fans have to let everyone know anytime they do anything. It does nothing but waste the reader's time.]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/

ahhh the things humans can put together jus makes me smile :] ]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/I'm absolutely wondering about how "low" tech the smt lines are arranged, no automatic inspections of the solder paste (the right amount of paste is an absolutely quality improvement), no inline automatical components inspections either. Also a little bit weird was that there is no unloader at the end of the smt line, so you need one person which manually extracts all the boards. I think there can be a lot of improvements done.

Another thing which I was looking forward too, was how they seperate the ssd boards from the panel but this wasn't shown. When we speak of durability of electronical components it is necessary to don't stress the boards mechanically.]]>Jul 28th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
SMT is an entire process, which includes placing the parts and the reflow ovens (the hot tunnel with monitored temps) that you see there.]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/What about American manufacturing?
Oh well.
]]>Jul 28th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
i got a tour or 3 factories in china producing jewlery]]>Jul 28th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
Were they going for "approved" or was that just a horribly stereotypical thought to have?

Heh.]]>Jul 28th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
The l/r confusion is Japanese, not Chinese.]]>Jul 28th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/The vast majority of the cost of any product made in the USA is labor and not materials used, whereas in China it's often the opposite since it's very easy for the materials cost to exceed labor cost.
If you ever go visit China you'll notice this weird skew in pricing-stuff that's cheap in the US because the cost of the item is largely materials is crazy expensive (relative to other products) in China. Whereas stuff that's crazy expensive in the US because of the intense labor involved is crazy cheap in China if it's made out of cheap materials (plastics, glass, wood, etc.).
So a crazy intricate hand carved piece of art is cheap, whereas if you wanted to buy a heavy heatsink in China it'd cost a ton even though it didn't take that much labor to make because the price of the metal would be high.
BTW Hangzhou is a pretty nice city to visit although if you're used to American portions you may find yourself hungry unless you're hitting up an all you can eat buffet.]]>Jul 28th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/I get it, that's why he said 'first'. ]]>Jul 28th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
Solder paste dispenser: Ekra...Germany
Pick&Place: Siemens...Germany
Oven: Heller USA
Automatic Optical Inspection: Omron...Japan



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Its nice to see that humans inspect this stuff, even with how complex the construction machinery is :).]]>Jul 28th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/
Looked like he was taping the contacts to something for the load. Even a quick clamp seems like it would be better for that spot.

I suppose 10,000 cheap labor would be as fast as 10 high speed packaging machines though.]]>Jul 28th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/28/video-watch-an-ssd-get-made-at-the-runcore-factory/Jul 28th 2009 5:30PM