The concept of a cooperative "model shop" is certainly not new in the printed circuit industry. So far, only a "virtual" model shop exists thru the Interconnection Technology Research Institute (ITRI) organization under IPC sponsorship. I suggest you contact: Marshall Andrews or Jack Fisher ITRI 2535 Brockton Drive, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78758-4411 Phone 512-833-9930 Fax 512-833-9925 ITRI's home page is at http://www.itri.org/ Also, a process demonstration organization has been formed in Dayton, Ohio at the old Mound Laboratory of the Department of Energy. The name is Technology Institute for Manufacturing Electronics (T.I.M.E.) Contact is Jim Martin. Address: P.O. Box 247 Miamisburg, Ohio 45343-0247 Phone 513-865-3549 Fax 513-435-7698 Say, who are you, "[log in to unmask]" ? Denny Fritz MacDermid - Waterbury *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************