Hi Ted, Yeah, at my last job, I found out from several laminate manufacturers that the US glass fiber manufacturer's were close to max. capacity. Hence, the prices have gone up. I found the same thing when I was looking for a real heavy copper foil. Hans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hans M. Hinners Process Engineer Toppan Electronics Inc. 7770 Miramar Road San Diego CA 92126 (858) 695 - 2222 ext. 241 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Edwards, Ted A (AZ75) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] Parts and Materials Shortages Question > There appears to be an acknowledged shortage of some components, and I > remember in the past there was a glass fabric capacity issue, is there a > current capacity or shortage of PWB laminate materials or limiter on > fabrication capacity? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------