Happy New Year to you all, I'm currently looking for equipment to tape small batches of smd's. There are two possible systems available 1) "Hot seal" and 2) "Cold seal" But I can't get a clear picture about all the pro's and con's. I appreciate any input to make a more founded decision. Jowan Iven Process Engineer Manufacturing Stork Electronics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------