Kevin, :) Design for manufacturing does mean design for 'mediocrity'... Nothing exciting, cutting edge, difficult to make in the design... so in a word 'yes'. Funny you should put it that way but I guess that's true. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Kevin L. Seaman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:21 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [DC] IPC2221, IPC2222 Then, does DFM mean Design For Mediocrity? Kevin :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil 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 DesignerCouncil. To temporarily stop/(restart) delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL/(MAIL) Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------