We still use local ficucials for all of our fine pitch parts, but then again, we're using fairly old placement equipment. Our Panasonic MPA flexible placer is over 5 years old... At 11:20 AM 6/5/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hello everyone, > >I am trying to find out if anyone is still requiring local fidutials on fine >pitch patterns. > >Does anyone REALLY use them? > >They consume a lot of real estate. Todays placement machines do an >excellent job using only the global fidutials. > >Your responses are greatly appreciated ! > > >Russ Vertefeuille >Sr. Project Eng. >Honeywell, BCAS >Glendale, AZ > >################################################################ >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 >################################################################ > > > ---- Jeffrey C. Guynn <[log in to unmask]> Phone: (219) 429-6345 Lead SMD Manufacturing Engineer Fax: (219) 429-4688 Raytheon Systems Company M/S 25-31 1010 Production Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808-4106 ################################################################ 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 ################################################################