1. Status of Torino-Dubna Production amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Aluminum Plates production: Torino: steady production ongoing, 2715 plates cut, 194 chambers=48MB1 +54MB2+50MB3+41MB4). Dubna: steady production ongoing. Plates for 34 MB1, 40 MB2, 39 MB3, 3 MB4 produced insofar (116 total). Time estimated to complete full production + spares march 2005 (as specified in the contract).

2. Status of Torino-Dubna Production amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Position Quality of strip production: stable since change of strip deposition head in august 2002. Plate MB1 n. 300220 1 pixel = 0.106mm

3. Status of Torino-Dubna Production amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it HV test performance of strip production: Plates which pass 1 st HV test 84% Last plate of the day left under HV test during the night, 10 hours. No extra bad plates found so far.

4. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Production of FE and HV SL frames ongoing in Torino. 20 MB4 HV side + 9 FE side frames produced.

5. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Plotter Y axis supports 99% ready for table installation. Completion expected by delivery of last part (rails protective tape fixations).

6. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Inflatable tube (2.5m,  =7.5mm) Elastic rubber Commercial profile I beam tool drawings (P.Mereu) 12.7 mm ALCOA support OPEN CLOSED

7. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Final prototype executive drawings ready Torsion springs Rails Movable locating block

8. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it Main Structure: Rohacell Sandwich Thickness 500mm Load 5000N

9. Status of MB4 Production Preparation amedeo.staiano@to.infn.it