Good morning technetters: I am trying to put together a "ballpark" figure regarding the cost implementation and maintenance of a "good" ESD program. By "good" I mean one that will satisfy most of the prevention requirements (and customer audits) without going "overboard" on ESD prevention and spending thousands of dollars on items that are "nice" to have but not really necessary. We have identified the following main items as needs for this program: ESD floor, ESD bins/boxes for components or product, wrist straps, foot straps, ESD test kit, ESD mats, ESD packaging. This program would be implemented at a contract manufacturer's location with approx. 47,000 square feet of manufacturing floor space. From what I remember, it is typically the ESD floor protection (wax, tile, or carpet) that usually costs the most. Thoughts on cost? Thanks! ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d ############################################################## 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 ##############################################################