Terry,

I have been using KwikFit for a while now and have never had any problems.
I know a couple of PWB's suppliers on the East Coast that use this software.
Actually they were the people who introduced the software to me.  I use it
exclusively, where as before I had a list of the Panel sizes our Fab houses
used, then calculated yield.  As you know KwikFit will do that
automatically, plus you can add the PWB pricing and get a reasonable cost of
the Panel.

Another nice feature is the Export to DXF.  I use this feature extensively
as part of our documentation process. Create the array, export it, and then
you add notes using CAD.

It was well worth money in my opinion, as it has saved me countless hours of
calculations and then creating the drawing from Scratch.

Tom

Tom Braswell
Manufacturing Engineer
Fawn Electronics
6441 East NC 97
Elm City, NC 27822
Ph: (252) 977-8745
Fx: (252) 977-3477
Email: [log in to unmask]

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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Terry Kozlyk
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Panel Optimization Software / Free or Purchase


 I need to acquire software that allows me to select an optimum PANEL
size for a given PCB size.

I have tested KwikFit ( V4.1 is current )  & am interested in purchasing
it.

Just wondering if anyone else has used any other software and are
willing to share their
Experience with it & how good a purchase it would be.

I am not aware of what else is used in our industry for this purpose.

Thanks
TDK


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