Save the dates for the German Regional Qualification for the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC), taking place at productronica from 18 to 19 November 2025

Skilled soldering experts will compete in the IPC Hand Soldering Hungarian Regional Competition at InnoElectro 2026

Skilled soldering experts will be competing for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2023 National title, earn a cash prize and a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship.

IPC’s hand soldering competitions around the world are highly popular events generating a lot of attention, participation and publicity.

Skilled soldering experts will be competing for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2024 National title, earn a cash prize and a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship at electronica in Munich

Join the Italian Regional Qualification for the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) at Vincenza Expo Centre, Italy on 21- 22 May 2025. Skilled soldering experts (F/M) will compete for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2025 National title, earn a cash prize, and compete for a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship later this year.

The Cable & Wire Harness Competition (CWH) will take place in the United Kingdom during Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2026 in Farnborough. This inaugural event in Europe brings together professionals to showcase their skills in providing cable & wire harness assembly.

IPC Italian regional Hand Soldering Competition located at the Vicenza Expo Centre, Vicenza, Italy

IPC Hand Soldering Competition 2022, Regional Qualification, United Kingdom

To meet the needs of China's electronics industry, IPC Asia and Pudong New Area Association For Quality And Technology Shanghai, will jointly organize a comprehensive skill competition event – IPC Masters 2024 in Shanghai, China.

Skilled soldering experts will be competing for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2024 National title, and earn a cash prize and a chance to compete at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship.

This competition is for choosing the Japanese champion to dispatch the world final 2025 with the cooperation of Japan Unix Co., Ltd. Preliminary details (mid-July & August) will be announced around June in their website. And then, only who pass the preliminary is invited to the final at NEPCON NAGOYA (Oct. 29 - 31).

Introduced in France for the first time, the Cable & Wire Harness Competition (CWH) will take place during Global Industrie 2026 in Paris Nord Villepinte. This competition invites skilled technicians and harness assembly specialists to demonstrate their expertise in wire preparation, crimping, splicing, and assembly, all in accordance with the requirements of IPC/WHMA-A-620, the consensus industry standard for cable and wire harness assemblies.