Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Insertion machine

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The result was redirect to SMT placement equipment. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 17:49, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Insertion machine

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This is a dictionary definition that does not sufficiently explain the application. Borderline no context, but does not seem to cross the line in my opinion. -- Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 07:32, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Context-free definition. So badly written that it's not wholly clear what it's about. AlexTiefling (talk) 08:42, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The term can be used to describe either the electronics/PCB machines mentioned in the article[1][2] or a wide range of other machines for inserting leaflets in newspapers[3], labels in CD packs[4], stickers in food packets[5], plugs in tubes[6], and more. As to whether any of this is notable, I've not yet found evidence. --Colapeninsula (talk) 08:45, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep (or maybe move?) I found some academic papers discussing them in an electronics context (see article), but I'm not absolutely sure if this is the right page title (maybe "IC insertion machine" or similar). --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:00, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:09, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep~~ - I agree with Colapeninsula that this may need a better article title. This book has some signifcant material covering machine insertion of components for printed circuit boards. Not familiar with this topic but I suspect there is more available. -- Whpq (talk) 20:55, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Redirect to SMT placement equipment. Thanks to Grandmartin11 for pointing out the existing article. -- Whpq (talk) 10:10, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 05:50, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect - We already have an article about this kind of machinery at SMT placement equipment. Grandmartin11 (talk) 20:25, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect – makes the most sense, given SMT placement equipment. There are other kinds of insertion machines, which this article does not mention (letter inserters, for example).Marikafragen (talk) 02:31, 3 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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