Does anyone have information about (1) the production and profitability of Japanese pcb manufacturers (such as CMK) in recent periods, or (2) purchases of machinery in Japan and elsewhere for the manufacture of PCBs in recent periods? In other words, how has the pcb industry in Japan been recently - has like the Japanese economy in general or has it been an exception to the downturn? ################################################################ 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 ################################################################