European Regional Hand Soldering Competition - 2026
The Global Electronics Association has been and continues to host the IPC Hand Soldering Competitions in regional locations throughout Europe. We are proud to provide you with the results of these competitions and look forward to seeing the winners from each region compete at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship Competition in November at electronica in Munich, Germany.
IPC Hand Soldering Competition 2026 - UK Regional Qualification Results from Southern Manufacturing & Electronics
The UK Regional Qualification winner of the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) has been crowned, marking the first Regional Qualification event of the 2026 competition season.
The UK qualification took place from 3-5 February 2026 at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 in Farnborough, United Kingdom, hosted at the Global Electronics Association Europe Booth. Over the course of three days, professional competitors demonstrated precision, consistency, and technical excellence while soldering a complex printed circuit board under strict IPC standards class-3 requirements.
To succeed, competitors had to perform a complex printed circuit board assembly within a maximum time of 60 minutes. Performances were evaluated by IPC-610 Master IPC Trainers (MITs) in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria, taking into account soldering quality, assembly process, overall functionality as well as production speed.
Following the conclusion of the competition, the UK HSC Regional Champion was announced.
UK IPC Hand Soldering Competition Results
First Place: UK Regional Champion: Justyna Mikolajczyk, Zettlex (United Kingdom) - scoring 882 out of 887 maximum possible points and outstanding UK Champion for 6 times in a row.
Second Place: Przemyslaw Marszalek, VTV Consultants Ltd (United Kingdom) - scoring 468 out of 887 points.
Third Place: Adam Fidura, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (United Kingdom) - scoring 421 out of 887 points.
As the 2026 UK IPC HSC Regional Champion, Justyna Mikolajczyk will be invited by the Global Electronics Association, with all expenses covered, to compete in the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship, taking place in November 2026 at electronica in Munich, Germany, alongside other Regional Champions from around the world.
The Global Electronics Association is grateful to all Competition Partners and Sponsors: Weller Tools, JBC Soldering, Optilia, Almit, ACB Group, Polygone CAO, Davum TMC, Theia Instruments as well as IPC-licensed training Center ART-Advanced Rework Technologies and thank them all for their essential support.
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IPC Hand Soldering Competition 2026 - UK Regional Qualification Results from Southern Manufacturing & Electronics
The UK Regional Qualification winner of the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) has been crowned, marking the first Regional Qualification event of the 2026 competition season.
The UK qualification took place from 3-5 February 2026 at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 in Farnborough, United Kingdom, hosted at the Global Electronics Association Europe Booth. Over the course of three days, professional competitors demonstrated precision, consistency, and technical excellence while soldering a complex printed circuit board under strict IPC standards class-3 requirements.
To succeed, competitors had to perform a complex printed circuit board assembly within a maximum time of 60 minutes. Performances were evaluated by IPC-610 Master IPC Trainers (MITs) in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria, taking into account soldering quality, assembly process, overall functionality as well as production speed.
Following the conclusion of the competition, the UK HSC Regional Champion was announced.
UK IPC Hand Soldering Competition Results
First Place: UK Regional Champion: Justyna Mikolajczyk, Zettlex (United Kingdom) - scoring 882 out of 887 maximum possible points and outstanding UK Champion for 6 times in a row.
Second Place: Przemyslaw Marszalek, VTV Consultants Ltd (United Kingdom) - scoring 468 out of 887 points.
Third Place: Adam Fidura, Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (United Kingdom) - scoring 421 out of 887 points.
As the 2026 UK IPC HSC Regional Champion, Justyna Mikolajczyk will be invited by the Global Electronics Association, with all expenses covered, to compete in the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship, taking place in November 2026 at electronica in Munich, Germany, alongside other Regional Champions from around the world.
The Global Electronics Association is grateful to all Competition Partners and Sponsors: Weller Tools, JBC Soldering, Optilia, Almit, ACB Group, Polygone CAO, Davum TMC, Theia Instruments as well as IPC-licensed training Center ART-Advanced Rework Technologies and thank them all for their essential support.