Winners of IPC Masters Competition China 2023 Announced

IPC China Skills Competition has been upgraded to IPC Masters Competition China 2023. The competition was co-organized with Pudong New Area Association for Quality and Technology Shanghai and held July 11-13 in Shanghai.

DART Mission Leader Ed Reynolds to Keynote IPC High Reliability Forum

Ed Reynolds, space exploration sector program manager at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), will present his keynote address, “The DART Mission: Earth Strikes Back,” at IPC’s High Reliability Forum on October 17 in Linthicum (Baltimore), Md.

EU Should Support Other Segments of the Electronics Industry That Complement Chips, New Report Says

DG GROW is taking a closer look at the “silicon-to-systems” approach to boost Europe’s autonomy and the twin transitions

Key segments of the European electronics manufacturing industry face significant challenges and require more support, considering their vital role in Europe’s strategic autonomy and the “twin transitions” to a greener, more digital economy.  

IPC Chief Technologist Council Publishes Sustainability White Paper on Electronic Design and Manufacturing

Environmental sustainability requirements for electronics manufacturers are proliferating worldwide

In light of the growing need to understand and address environmental sustainability challenges in the electronics manufacturing industry, the IPC Chief Technologist Council this week published a white paper that serves as an educational primer and a guide to further action for electronics manufacturing companies. 

Will U.S. Economy Slip into Recession Second Half of 2023?

IPC Issues June Economic Outlook Report

Per IPC’s June 2023 Economic Outlook report, the U.S. economy has remained resilient through the first half of the year, despite significant headwinds from stubbornly high inflation, aggressive interest rates hikes and a number of high-profile bank failures.

Winners of IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition at NEPCON Thailand 2023 Announced

In conjunction with NEPCON Thailand 2023, IPC hosted its popular IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition in Bangkok, on June 21-23, 2023. The seventh edition of the competition in Thailand welcomed 39 participants from 15 companies.