Hi Jim,
        In our facility, we document defects prior to any rework(touch-up).
This allows us to make adjustments or improvements to our process so we can
eliminate the amount of rework being done to the product.  We are also
working on a monitor system at the ends of our auto equipment machines to
provide immediate feedback to the operator.  Adjustments are made
immediately, to eliminate any opportunity for the same defect.(everything
gets documented).

Just my two cents worth.  Connie Korth, Quality Specialist







>My company is unclear as to how we should be recording and reporting defects
>with our PCB assemblies.  Some think that all shorts and opens prior to touch-
>up should be reported as defects, others believe we should report only defects
>found after touch-up.
>
>Questions:
>1.)  How do other companies do this?
>2.)  Is there an industry standard method for reporting defects?
>3.)  Is there an IPC (or other organization's) standard or manual for
>reporting procedures?
>
>Thanks to all,  Jim Mathis
>
>################################################################
>TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c
>################################################################
>To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following
text in the body:
>To subscribe:   SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name>
>To unsubscribe:   SIGNOFF TechNet
>################################################################
>Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional
information.
>For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or
847-509-9700 ext.311
>################################################################
>
>
>

################################################################
TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c
################################################################
To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body:
To subscribe:   SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name>
To unsubscribe:   SIGNOFF TechNet 
################################################################
Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information.
For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311
################################################################