Tim , What IPC Standards are you implying any or all. If you have IPC A-610 Please check page iv and v. !. If the manufacture/assembly company does not have a documented PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM.( customer approved, J-STD- 001 ) then all Nonconforming Process Indicators must be treated as " Nonconforming Defects. Nonconforming Process Indicators are characters that should be used to improve the process as their occurrence signals a lack of good workmanship to the customer. Nonconforming Proces Indicators can be included in a production shipment. However, since they reflect a lack of good workmanship, Poor material and poor design, they are undesirable from a customer /supplier relationship and understanding. Nonconforming Process Indicators need to be corrected and addressed Please remember the key word is INDICATOR. The word Defect is a different story >>> Tim Devaul <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/99 01:08PM >>> I am in the process of switching from my company's internally developed standards to IPC, the only outlying issue is how we are going to handle nonconforming process indicators as they arise. Could I get some feedback as to how your companies handle them? Thanks, Tim ############################################################## 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 ############################################################## ############################################################## 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 ##############################################################