Hi Joel,Check out this link,http://smt.pennnet.com/display_article/161049/35/ARTCL/none/none/1/Placement-Equipment-Characterization-Using-IPC-9850/ "IPC-9850 creates a common method for establishing the performance capability of machines used to place surface mount components"
 
Hope this helps. Regards,Douglas McCall,> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:26:12 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: [TN] SMT placement equipment capability studies> To: [log in to unmask]> > Has anyone been involved in SMT placement equipment capability studies?> > I was wondering if anyone has procured used equipment and performed > capability studies on the equipment and received quality and cost benefits > from the resulting data. > > They seem quite costly. To start, the process capability kit that IPC > sells is almost $30,000. Is there a lot of other associated costs to > perform the study?> > The study would be applied to late 90s to early 2000 Fuji equipment.> > Joel Alexander> Quality Assurance Manager> TT APSCO, INC. > > ---------------------------------------------------> Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet> To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL)> To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest> Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives> Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815> -----------------------------------------------------
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