FREE SMART Group Solder Finishes Symposium No. 9 Monday 20th April 1998 at Artech Circuits Ltd. Starts at 5.00pm Free Buffet and drinks Presenters : Richard Wood-Roe - Artech Circuits Ltd Peter Starkey - Peter Starkey, Peter Starkey Associates Bob Willis - Vice President, SMART Group Why Attend ? The symposium will provide the latest trends in the use of different solder finishes and the alternatives to tin/lead as a Solderable finishes on printed boards. The event will also look at the potential effect on reliability and cost. There are many alternatives such as copper, gold, silver and tin but what are the advantages and disadvantages of each choice. If you want to see the benefits on changing finishes and solve any process problems you have then this is the event to attend, what can you loose. Its also the opportunity to have a tour around a modern PCB manufacturing facility during the evening event. The SMART Group will also give two video tapes on "An introduction to alternative solder finishes" for the best two questions of the evening regarding solderable finishes. Also during the symposium there will be a preview of the new "Printed Circuit Board Defect Guide" CD ROM produced by Bob Willis. Who Should Attend ? Design engineers, production engineers, material suppliers and fabricators in fact any one who is interested in improving assembly yields and reliability of products and reducing the their product costs. Where is it Held ? Artech Circuits Ltd,Riverside Industrial Estate, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DF Each SMART Group Symposium is FREE of charge but bookings must be made by fax or in writing prior to the event with the SMART Group office. SO FAX BACK NOW AS PLACES ARE LIMITED 01494 473975 I wish to attend the Solder Finishes Symposium 20th April 1998 Name/s: Company Tel: Fax: E-mail: The SMART Group Limited, 94a Easton Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 8LT Telephone: 01494 465217 Facsimile: 01494 473975 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ################################################################ 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 ################################################################