Good Morning Tech Group, We have a customer that is a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. We are a subcontractor to them. They are taking the QS9000 quality standard and applying it on us. They have also advised us that they are looking for a 25 PPM (parts per million) on all of their electronics assemblies we make for them. My question is this, is there a documented PPM study or survey that was completed for the electronics industry? Is the 25 PPM an realistic goal? Some of our machines that are brand new are spec'd to have a 200 PPM "out of the box". If this is the case...then obtaining 25 PPM would seem almost impossible without redundant inspections. If there is anyone who could assist me in this, I would really appreciate it. Rich Lasko Quality Manager Badger Electronics (262) 886-8800 Phone ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ##############################################################