Mike, Mike, Mike, Organic means the PWB was grown without any pesticides or herbicides, like in a totally natural environment, like totally man. As an editor, you should know these things. Doug Pauls Mike Buetow <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 05/31/2011 03:25 PM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to Mike Buetow <[log in to unmask]> To <[log in to unmask]> cc Subject Re: [TN] IPC-2222 Hi Jeff, It refers to a PCB made from epoxy-based substrates (vs. metal core boards). Best, Mike Mike Buetow Circuits Assembly w/m 617-327-4702 >>> The CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY EMS Directory -- over 2,100 listings, in Excel www.circuitsassembly.com/dems <<< Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikebuetow -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McGlaughlin, Jeffrey A Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 3:55 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] IPC-2222 I have been ask the question, "To what does the 'Organic' in the title "Sectional Design Standard for Rigid Organic Printed Boards' refer?" I thought that this was a reference to the polymers used, but had to admit that I was un sure. So I ask my learned colleagues, what does the organic in the title of this specification refer to? Thanks in advance for the clarification. Jeffrey A McGlaughlin, CID Engineering Designer Battelle Systems Development Engineering Services 505 King Ave Columbus Ohio 43201-2693 Phone (614)424-7582 [cid:[log in to unmask]] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 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 For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 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 For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 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 For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------