Hi Ted,

Yeah, at my last job, I found out from several laminate manufacturers that
the US glass fiber manufacturer's were close to max. capacity.  Hence, the
prices have gone up.  I found the same thing when I was looking for a real
heavy copper foil.

Hans

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Hans M. Hinners
Process Engineer
Toppan Electronics Inc.
7770 Miramar Road
San Diego CA 92126
(858) 695 - 2222 ext. 241
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-----Original Message-----
From: Edwards, Ted A (AZ75) [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:48 AM
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Subject: [TN] Parts and Materials Shortages Question


> There appears to be an acknowledged shortage of some components, and I
> remember in the past there was a glass fabric capacity issue, is there a
> current capacity or shortage of PWB laminate materials or limiter on
> fabrication capacity?
>
>
>

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