I guess that depends where you're coming from. If you're manufacturing is 
already into high end equipment they'll tend to output a higher quality 
level than the minimum requirements already and IPC610 Class 3 is fairly 
straight forward, as has been said in previous posts, design, training 
etc. If you're coming from mainly consumer and lo cost stuff it could be 
more challenging.

J-STD-001 Class 3 is an entirely different thing, some of the class 3 
requirements is a real challenge unless you have some very sofisticated 
(and expensive) "shop floor management" systems. Unlike for instance 
IPC600 where the other standards are tied in, J-STD-001 doesen't 
automatically follow 610 but has to be specified by contract. Class 2 is 
pretty straight forward but I would't venture into a contract specifying 
J-STD-001 Class 3 without some serious consideration on both viability 
(design, logistics etc.) and pricing.

Cheers
Grunde





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Hello everyone,

What are the biggest challenges transitioning to Class 3 processes for
hand assembly? I would really appreciate some words of wisdom, such as
things I should watch out for.

Thanks,

Edward Rios
Government & Public Safety
Motorola

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