Charles, As always, you ge what you pay for. If you like to adjust via micrometers and such without fid recognition or its software, then so be it. If you want consistently high quality, with little operator intervention, then you need a more sophisticated machine. It all starts with a good design, but stencil printing is one of the most important parts of the quality equation. I know it isn't easy making such choices in today's economy, but more "automated" machines make life easier even at three times the price your ROI will be recovered almost instantly unless your boards are far simpler that most today. Just a note you already know, DEK also standardizes on 2929 frames. There are many of these machines available with good fid recognition capablilites whether lower or higher resolution systems. MoonMan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------