ERIC,
        I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST A FEW THINGS TO YOU.
     1. IPC-D-275 IS A GOOD PLACE TO START FOR COST REDUCING A PWB DESIGN.  
     ON PAGE ONE OF THE STANDARD THEY IDENTIFY BOARD TYPE, BOARD CLASS, AND 
     BOARD PRODUCIBILITY LEVEL.  ONCE YOU'VE CATATGORIZED YOUR DESIGN USING 
     THESE IDENTIFIERS YOU CAN SIFT THROUGH THE REST OF THE DOUCUMENT AND 
     CULL OUT WHAT APPLIES TO YOU.
     
     2.  IPC-A-610 IS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON PWA ISSUES, IT ALSO HAS 
     SOME INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT BE BETTER PLACED IN IPC-D-275.
     
     3.  INSTEAD OF TALKING TO NO PWB SHOPS, FOR FEAR OF BIASING THE 
     OUT-COME, TALK TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.  YOU'LL BEGIN TO NOTICE 
     SIMILLARITIES AND/OR DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT WAYS OF ACCOMPLISHING THE 
     SAME END.
                
     
     REGARDS,
     
     ROB BUTTERWORTH
     ADC VIDEO SYSTEMS
     MERIDEN, CT
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Subject: PCB Cost Reduction Effort Help
Author:  [log in to unmask] at internet-mail
Date:    4/11/96 2:40 PM


Hello,
I'm looking for information that would explain about how to cost reduce a PCB. 
I 
work for Mutoh America and am new to the PCB world.  I'm looking for standard 
off the 
shelf parts and processes.  The information that I am looking for should contain
     
substrate material types and their reletive cost differences (percentages only) 
and 
characteristics, sokdermask, hole size, density level of copper from one board 
edge 
to the other, etc.  I'm trying not to talk to PCB shops so that I amy get an 
unbiased 
opinion and know what is possible in this industry.  I'm finding this to be a 
difficult task.
     
Do you have any suggestions on were I can obtain this type of information? 
Thank you,
     
      Eric Reno  ------>     [log in to unmask]
     
Mutoh America, Inc.
3007 E. Chambers Street
Phoenix, Az 85040-3796
     
602-276-5533 ext. 352