I am from a small EMS company near Allentown PA. Allen Integrated Assemblies, a subsidiary of Allen Organ Company. We make about 3000 boards a week, mixed technology SMT and through hole. I contribute occasionally, listen mostly. I have been involved in contract manufacturing for about nine years. We have been at it about 12 years. We focus on companies with needs for electronic manufacturing but other core business. Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:09:22 +0200 From: "Ingemar Hernefjord (EMW)" <[log in to unmask]> Hi quarrrrraling netters, I have used this organization homepage for a couple of years now, and I'm pleased. However, I never can't figure out what companies are representing the daily bread. Are they small, medium or big? Are the members backed up by the company they work on, or do they operate on their own? Just one reflection: I have never seen a sign of Solectron, one of the biggest, with 36,000 employees, headquarter just in the middle of the nest (LA) , make some 15,000 panels every day! And not one single word from them! Hellooo Solectron, where are you? Are you reading all these thousands of fact-studded mails but never give a sign yourself? Nothing special about Solectron, just an example. Still wondering what TechNet really is..... I give the advice to Steve, jk, Carey, Werner, Earl and all the gurus to keep silent in this case, maybe we will get a smoke signal from these missing, silent mastodonts? Say something Siemens, Alcatel, Samsung, Gold, Solectron, Mitsubishi or whatever you are.. if you read TechNet mails. Ingemar Hernefjord Ericsson Microwave Systems ############################################################## 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 ##############################################################