Dr. James R. Williams

1. Full Name: Dr. James R. Williams 

2. E-mail: jim.williams@polyonics.com

3. Phone: 603-352-1415

4. Fax: 603-352-1936

5. Address: 867 Rt 12, Westmoreland, NH 03467 USA

6. Organization: POLYONICS, Inc.

7. Name of Website: Harsh Environment Labelling

8. URL of Website: www.polyonics.com

9. Experience/Expertise: 
   I have been in the industrial bar code business since 1977. I have a 
   PhD in Polymer Chemistry, specializing in inks, adhesives, and 
   coatings for printing technologies. The first company I founded in 1982 
   (Imtec,Inc.) specialized in bar code printing systems for harsh 
   applications: PCB, ceramic, hot metal marking. Polyonics, which I 
   founded in 1995, specializes in label materials designed to withstand 
   temperatures in excess of 1100 degrees F; they withstand the most 
   chemically and physically abrasive environments used in industry today. 
   We feel qualified to host such a forum, and help guide people to useful 
   information and solutions for their bar code technology problems.

10.Patents/Writings: 

11.Forum Title: Bar code identification issues Forum

12.Brief Description of Forum:
   PCB manufacturing technology changes influence all aspects of manufacture,
   including the bar code identification used. Price/performance, printing 
   technologies, and data integrity are the issues. 

13.Welcome Message to Our Friends:
   Welcome to the bar code identification issues forum. We expect to provide 
   an interesting place to discuss bar code technology issues, especially 
   as they pertain to industrial labeling. We have been able to network with 
   dozens of industry experts in scanning, printing, and labeling to provide 
   help to the toughest questions, including the world of 'harsh environment 
   labelling'. High temperatures, chemical resistance, and 'survivability'
   of the image provides the focal point for or 'reality based' forum.

   We look forward to many lively discussions with you.