IPC EMS and PCB Statistical Programs for Members Now Open for 2019
IPC’s statistical programs for the printed circuit board (PCB) and contract electronics manufacturing (EMS) industries in North America are now open to new participants for 2019. The deadline for IPC members to sign up is February 1. Participation is free to IPC-member companies as a benefit of membership.
IPC Welcomes New Technical Education Program Manager
IPC -- Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the addition of Brook Sandy-Smith as technical education program manager, to its staff at IPC headquarters in Bannockburn (Chicago), Ill.
Five IPC APEX EXPO Exhibiting Companies Earn 2019 Innovation Awards
IPC announces the winners of the IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Innovation Awards, a celebration of the innovators and forward thinkers who are changing the technological landscape of the electronics industry.
IPC and WHMA Sign Affiliation Agreement
On January 1, 2019, the Wire Harness Manufacturer’s Association (WHMA), a trade association representing the cable assembly and wire harness manufacturing industry supply chain, and IPC entered into an affiliation agreement. WHMA’s Board of Directors and membership determined that WHMA’s mission would more effectively be served by an affiliation with IPC which serves the global electronics industry supply chain, including the wire and cable industry vertical.
Executives to Address Pressing Manufacturing Challenges at EMS Executive Management Meetings at IPC APEX EXPO 2019
To survive and thrive in today’s marketplace, a company needs to be as flexible as it is quick. And to excel, companies must be able to overcome both existing and new market challenges. Covering today’s current marketplace challenges and the strategies to mitigate those challenges, senior-level decision makers from international EMS companies will discuss strategies and initiatives for achieving and sustaining business success at the EMS Executive Management Meeting on January 28 at IPC APEX EXPO 2019.
North American PCB Sales and Orders Decreased in November
IPC announced today the November 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-over-year sales and order growth turned negative in November, and the book-to-bill ratio declined to 1.01.