Good day to all,

Can some of you tell me how you ship (packaging) your FULL size panels after
surface finishing (plating), or how you receive them in order to avoid any
damage to that finish?

We currently use rigid plastic cases with sulfur free paper in between every
board.  We have seen, in some instances, some scratches and some contamination
of the boards (the gold being so soft).

Is anybody offering some type of off the shelf packaging that could offer
full protection of the plating on the surface of the board?  I have seen some
packaging where the boards were held up-right by the edges and where there was
no contact with the sides of the panels, but not for FULL size and semi-rigid
boards.

Thank you for any ideas/comments!


Denis Dionne, Eng., M.A.Sc.
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Plating services, Bromont plant
IBM Canada Ltd
(514) 534-6724