Interesting about the pricing structure of stencils outside the US. We pay as Fred mentioned- flat rate of about $225 for a new 15" x 15" stencil, regardless of the # of apertures. Lenny Carter www.ergpower.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Cox" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [TN] Stencils > This is not the case in the US market. Laser cut stencils (in general) are > not priced by the number of apertures. > > Fred Cox > MET > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Geert Willems > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Stencils > > You cannot put any fixed percentage on the price difference between laser > cut and electroformed stencils. The latter may even be cheaper than laser > cut > for high complexity boards because for laser cut you pay by the hole you > have > to drill (fixed cost + price/hole x # holes). The price of EF stencils is > generally > independent from the number of holes. > > > Geert Willems > Senior Consultant > Electronic Design and Manufacturing > Invomec/I&I > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > aspire invent achieve > > IMEC vzw - Register of Legal Entities Leuven VAT BE 0425.260.668 - > Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium - http://www.imec.be > > > <IMEC e-mail disclaimer: http://www.imec.be/wwwinter/about/email- > disclaimer.shtml> > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > 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 > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > 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 > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 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 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------