Hi all, I need help on an exiting new project for us. We are going to make a 4 layer flexible board with double sided SMT. It is going to be an L shaped board and its size will be approximately 45x30x0.4mm The smallest components will be 0402 and there will probably go 10 boards in a flat. We are thinking about a Rigid carrier with the possibility to clamp all four sides but we are not sure on how the stress of clamping (stretching) the board will affect the boards (placement accuracy) I would like suggestions on how to handle the boards during SMT placement. I'm sure there are more companies that are performing this kind of assembly. All suggestions are welcome. Maybe you can show me the holes I don't want to step into. Hilbrand Molema E-MAIL [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e 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 or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------