Al, The questions you are asking are being addressed in IPC's GenCam format. I have forwarded your message to Harry Parkinson, Digital Equipment, our committee chair. I am sure that he can help you with many of your questions. He can be reached at 603-884-6760 or [log in to unmask] Regards, Gary Ferrari Executive Director IPC Designers Council (860) 350-9300 Fax (860) 350-9309 [log in to unmask] >>> "Arellano, Albert D" <[log in to unmask]> 06/03/98 06:35PM >>> IPC support, Is there an IPC manual / standard which describes recommend part number description and Bill-of-material formats for electronic devices? - Thanks for your help.... Al Arellano ################################################################ 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 technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################ ################################################################ 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 technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################