Why would it be any different with 2 different boards on a panel from 
     panelizing the board with 2 of the same boards on a panel?  What are 
     your quantities?  What is the reject rate (are both boards about =)?
     
     I think having the same board code number--but a different PANEL 
     NUMBER, is the only way to go.  If the configuration every changed, 
     you just change the panel number and redesign the panel, not the 
     board.
     
     Char Dwyer
     


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Subject: Re: Documentation for panelizing Different boards
Author:  "John Parsons" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    10/17/96 1:28 PM


Robert,
     
Good Luck!  I think that you will find this idea more pain than gain.  The 
other problem you will run into is dealing with rejects.  If one of the 
boards in your set has a defect, you will have to scrap the entire set, as 
I no of no way to accept a percentage of a part number into stock.  If you 
as a rule, accept "X-Outs" from your board vendor, this will no doubt drive 
up the initial cost of your boards, as yield will no doubt be reduced. 
Also, if you use only a portion of the set, what happens to the remaining 
boards. An accounting nightmare!  
     
Sorry, nothing positive to say.  We used to try this with enclosures, and 
ended up with seperate part numbers for each component.
     
Regards
John Parsons
     
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> From: Wolfe, Robert <[log in to unmask]> 
> To: 'IPC technet' <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Documentation for panelizing Different boards 
> Date: Thursday, October 17, 1996 10:48 AM
> 
> 
> Need some help.
> We have a situation where we would like to document two or possibly more 
> different board assemblies on one panel, that may want to also be 
produced 
> separately. Each board has its own part number. We have separate numbers 
for 
> Assy/BOM  ,  fabrication,  and Artwork. It seems if the boards are to be 
> produced only in one place there may not be a problem but if there are 
many 
> vendors used it may be a documentation nightmare. I mean this for the 
reason 
> that if the boards that are paneled together are ALWAYS needed in the 
same 
> quantities or that one would never be produced without the other the 
> documentation is somewhat easy. But if one of the boards may want to be 
> produced separately, which could happen. I don't seem to be able to come 
up 
> with a clean solution that satisfies all departments i.e. purchasing, 
> manufacturing, repair and return, receiving, etc.
> An example is a CPU card that always has to have a flash memory module on
     
> it. We want to fabricate, assemble, and test these two boards together. 
But 
> they really need to be two separate numbers, and there will be a need to 
> only produce memory modules separately.
> Any suggestions???
> Thanks
> Bob Wolfe
> [log in to unmask]
> 
>
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