Hi Techies!! I am trying to come up with a way to figure the amount of $$$ to run our SMD equipment. Does anyone know of a standard cost when quoting jobs, or is there a standard that any of you have come up yourself that you wouldn't mind sharing. What I'm looking for is how to figure a machine rate(utilities, set-up, cost per placement, etc.). We do low to medium volume work, we don't get into high volume work. So, maybe everyone will be different depending on volumes and other variables, I am hoping for just a guideline on where to start. Any help or comments, would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Jim West Manufacturing Engineer ############################################################## TechNet Mail List 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://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################