Charles, Could I get a copy of that document too? I am currently setting up something similar for vendor qualification and this would give me a huge head start! Thanks, Kathy Palumbo BUS: (714) 643-7255 ext 352 FAX: (714) 459-5360 > ---------- > From: Charles Barker[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 11:39 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] [DC] Need suggestions > > Charles Barker@I-O INC > 03/26/98 01:39 PM > > Hi JoAnn, > > Years ago, I created a two page, PWB SHOP MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES, > STANDARDS AND CAPABILITIES SURVEY form. I would send this to our > shops/potential shops for them to fill out to see how they stacked up > against what we were doing. It also gave me good back up data when > someone > asked me whether or not they could do a certain thing when designing > their > boards. > > I will be updating this form soon (it may go to three pages) and will > be > happy to send you a copy of it. With that information at hand, you > will > then know just what each shop can and can't do as a part of their > normal > day-to-day operation. I found that most shops, when asked: "Can you do > xxxxx?" will say YES, but they don't always tell you whether or not > they > would have to push the envelope to reach that goal. I always want to > know > what they are most comfortable with producing to get the maximum yield > for > whatever the particular need is at hand. > > Then there are those very detailed survey forms that are 20-30 or more > pages long............ That's another issue. > > > > > Please respond to [log in to unmask] > > To: [log in to unmask] > cc: (bcc: Charles Barker/US/I-O INC) > Subject: [DC] Need suggestions > > > > > My boss and I were talking yesterday about what our board fabricators > can and cannot do. We're being asked to use 12mil traces as a > minimum because anything smaller is an increase in price. I assumed > 8mil was the "standard", unless otherwise called for due to current > load, board size, etc. What are you, in the real world, using for > your "plain Jane" signal traces? And also, he keeps telling me we > use a foreign board fabricator for the boards that use soft gold. > Something about it uses arsenic in the process and domestic vendors > don't want the hassle or expense. I know that Hadco does soft gold > and I think it's done in New York. Does anyone have any info on > other companies located in the US who can do soft gold? > JoAnn L. Amerson > Design Librarian > Red Lion Controls, Inc. > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308 > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV > 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with > following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for > additional information. > For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.311 > ################################################################ > ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################