Sorry Chris, Me and Len are not going to be able to make this one... 

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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Hunt
Sent: 29 August 2007 09:19
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Subject: [LF] National Physical Laboratory Industry Defect Database

National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Industry Defect Database

NPL Electronics Interconnect Team is creating a Defects Database as part of
their continuing support to the electronics industry, this will be available
in the near future at  <http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk>   The database was
suggested as an industry project by members of the Industry Advisory Group
IAG, recommending that NPL were best equipped to coordinate the activity due
to their scientific and manufacturing expertise. By collecting together
common problems and making example images freely available to industry world
wide it will assist engineers implement corrective actions in their process
or design. 

To further assist and aid a better understanding of manufacturing problems
and issues from a supplier's prospective NPL are circulating three surveys
to establish the most common problems experienced or highlighted. The short
surveys are aimed at:

Printed Board Assembly Companies
<http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk/surveys/assembly.pdf> 
PCB Manufacturers/Distributor/Broker
<http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk/surveys/pcb.pdf>
Component Manufactures & Distributors
<http://defectsdatabase.npl.co.uk/surveys/components.pdf> 

Please take a couple of minuets to download, complete and return the
relevant survey. When the full results are compiled we will be happy to send
you a copy of the results of the three combined surveys. You will then be
able to compare the results of the survey and the ongoing contributions to
the NPL Industry Defect Database.

The aim of the database is to include the following information in an
interactive searchable database:

	*	Example defects or failures
	*	Material type
	*	Probable causes
	*	Product application and service environment
	*	Product volume
	*	Percentage failure

Many thanks

Davide Di Maio - NPL
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Tel: +44 (0) 208 943 6759     
Fax: +44 (0) 208 614 0428

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