PLEASE CHECK YOUR "To:" FIELD AND REPLY ONLY TO [log in to unmask] THANKS!! At the April meeting of the IPC TG responsible for IPC-SM-817 "General Requirements for Dielectric Surface Mounting Adhesives" there was general discussion as to applicability of the document. Currently J-STD-001B makes reference to it as "meets SM-817". Two of the major US suppliers at the meeting (Loctite and Ciba) indicated that they are generally not asked to provide certification of their products to SM-817. The task group decided to send an informal survey to industry with the questions below. Based on the feedback the following potential actions are anticipated: -SM-817 will be retired -SM-817 will be changed to guideline document -SM-817 will be updated as little as possible and reissued ========== Question for SUPPLIERS of adhesive material used in surface mount assembly processes: Do you certify your product(s) to IPC-SM-817 or would you if requested by your customer? [ ] Do not certify to IPC-SM-817 [ ] Certify or use document, leave unchanged [ ] Certify or use document and would like to revise/add the following test methods (provide suggestions): ========== Question for USERS of adhesive material used in surface mount assembly processes: Do/Are you: [ ] Use IPC-SM-817 and Assume that vendor certifies [ ] Use IPC-SM-817 and ask for certification [ ] Aware of IPC-SM-817 but don't use. (Please share your reason: ) [ ] Don't use and do not plan on using [ ] Don't use as a standard, it would be more value to me if the document was changed to "guideline". =========== I join task group chair Larry Crane, Loctite, in thanking you for taking just a few seconds to respond to this survey. PLEASE CHECK YOUR "To:" FIELD AND REPLY ONLY TO [log in to unmask] OFFNET. Please do not reply to the Forums. THANKS!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IPC HAS A NEW PHONE SYSTEM!! EXTENSIONS HAVE CHANGED!! Be sure to listen to the prompt for new directions. IPC/SMTA Electronics Assembly Expo Technical Committee Meetings, Conference, Exhibits Providence RI October 24-29 More info at http://www.ipc.org Jack Crawford, IPC Project Manager - Assembly 2215 Sanders Road, Northbrook IL 60062-6135 [log in to unmask] NEW DIRECT NUMBER 847-790-5393 fax 847-509-9798 ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################