From my experience with dealing with sellers of used & rebuilt PCB assembly and Surface Mount Assembly (SMT) equipment I have found only a few to be reputable.
Below is a list of the top places to choose when buying used or rebuilt equipment. Though they might not have everything they have always been a reputable source and I would recommend these companies to anyone whose in the industry.
| # | Company Name | Contact Name | Description | Link |
| 1 | Lewis & Clark | Melissa Bergeron or Frank Clark | Lewis & Clark offers everything SMT including test equipment. | www.lewis-clark.com |
| 2 | Thinking Productivity | Dan Despsoito | Thinking Productivity also offers a broad range of used SMT equipment. | www.thinkingproductivity.com |
| 3 | Precision Placement Machines | Thomas Nisbet | PPM, Inc. is the new Quad/Tyco. They also specialize in MPM, Heller, Camalot, and Mirae. | www.goppm.com |
| 4 | Alandra Services | Glenn Seeley | Everything SMT, specializes in wave solders. | www.alandraservices.com |
| 5 | EAS, Inc. | Matt Grimes | Everything SMT and Thru-Hole, many Universal machines available. | www.easiky.com |
| 6 | IBE Equipment | Jared Garver | Everything SMT. Many late model machines available. | www.ibesmt.com |
| 7 | The CSI Company | Dan Schwendeman | Used to be with GE and now with CSI, excellent to do business with. | www.thecsicompany.com |
| 8 | Worldwide Equipment Brokers | Doug Philbrick | Doug has been around forever. W.E.B. does everything SMT but specializes in Siemens. | www.worldeb.com |
| 9 | Petlock, Inc. | Bill Petlock | Everything SMT. Bill is a stand-up, honest guy | www.petlock.com |
| 10 | Voyager Equipment | Robin Humphrey | Dealer of quality used SMT equipment. | www.voyagerequipment.com |
That concludes my list, I will keep this anonymous. Anybody who has done business with these 10 companies will tell you the same that I have told you here.
Find Pick & Place, Screen Printers, Glue Dispensers, Reflow Ovens, Wave Solders, Automated Thru-Hole (TH), Washes, and Test (ATE) via my list of top 10 SMT Equipment Dealers.
