MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
                             OF THE IPC DESIGNERS COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday October 13, 1998

Where: Connie's Restaurant in Derby

Time: Meeting 6:00pm (dinner will be served at 6:30pm)

Topic: How the contract manufacturer can help its customers reduce overall
installed
           cost.

This month's presentation by Stephen Altschuler, ALTEK Company, will identify
several areas where a contract manufacturer can assist to reduce overall
installed cost of a product assembly. Manufacturability review, part database,
prototypes, engineering support, combined component buys, lot size,
substitution policy, functional test and corrective action reports are areas
that will be discussed.

Meeting host:

Our host for this meeting is ALTEK Company a medium size (1997 sales $10.8M)
Electronic Manufacturing Services provider located in Torrington, Ct. ALTEK
specializes in the TURKEY production of complex electronic assemblies in
modest annual quantities (1 - 10,000). A financially strong company, ALTEK has
enjoyed a 15% average growth for over 25 years. ALTEK minimizes the disruption
of production by providing strong engineering support during all project
phases.

You are requested to RSVP Vin Stabile at (203) 968-1403 or [log in to unmask]

Directions to Connie's Restaurant:

Take Route 8 to Route 34, towards Derby.
Make a right turn at the SECOND traffic light.
Connies is one block, on the right.

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