Steve, ANSI/J-STD-001 is a good example of industry documents governing military materials. The govt canceled DOD-2000 with no replacement listed. People then had the option of writing their own document or using one in existence. With the standardization effort the govt is not suppose to have specifications when there are comprable industry specifications. The statement from DSCC is that the govt cannot "require" their specifications as the only specifications listed on drawings. Susan Mansilla Technical Director Robisan Lab ################################################################ 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 ################################################################