Being a high mix low volume assembly house, as well as having most of our components provided by the customer, most of our thru-hole parts are received in bulk. Yes we do have a Kitting or Prep departement to prepare the componants for manual insertion. We use a Q-Corp high speed cutter after wave. Regards, Eric -----Message d'origine----- De : TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part de Dobbs, Marie Envoyé : 28 mai, 2004 10:20 À : [log in to unmask] Objet : [TN] Through hole components question Just Wondering.. Through Hole Assembly Do Most Contract Manufacturers have "Component Prep Departments" that receive all their comps and the detape them, form them(bend), hand prep with crimps, and Cut the leads short for loose hand assembly. Does anyone out there cut the leads after soldering. I know that IPC says this is not a good practice,,, but ... Thanks in advance for feedback Marie A. Dobbs Training and Development Specialist Tyco Safety Products 100 Technology Drive Westminster, MA 01473 Phone: 1-978-731-6827 Fax: 1-978-731-6950 email: [log in to unmask] In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States --------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------