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Electronics manufacturers globally report that their growth is constrained by an inability to recruit, onboard, retain, and upskill workers. This white paper presents a holistic view of the workforce challenges facing the industry and outlines IPC’s approach to developing industry—wide solutions that are engaging, scalable, efficient, and effective. At the heart of IPC’s approach is an unprecedented and ambitious initiative to create career pathways within this dynamic industry.

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David Hernandez, Carlos Plaza, John W Mitchell
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Technical Paper
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The New Eco-design Regulation and Digital Product Passports: What the Electronics Industry Needs to Know

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In this webinar, we will dive into the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Digital Product Passports (DPPs), providing a clear explanation of what they are and how they work.

We will explore how these two regulatory tools are interlinked, revolutionizing the future of sustainable product design, transparency, and lifecycle management. 

Attendees will learn how ESPR and DPPs impact product compliance, traceability, and sustainability in the electronics sector and beyond, setting the stage for a more circular and accountable economy.

Speaker: 
Jessica Onyshko, Sustainable Product Strategy Lead, Anthesis

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Electronics Industry Sentiment Drops Sharply in September Following Brief August Rebound

IPC releases September 2024 Global Sentiment of the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report

Industry sentiment in the electronics sector declined significantly in September due to rising cost concerns and weakening demand according to IPC’s September Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report

 

The Demand Index fell by 7.3 percent in September, with all four components of demand decreasing. The Backlog Index, already in contraction, dropped another three points, and Capacity Utilization slipped to neutral. Both the Shipment Index and New Orders Index entered contractionary territory, setting new all-time lows, indicating declining order and shipment volumes for the majority of respondents. While overall industry sentiment cooled from earlier highs, the electronics sector's outlook remained positive.

 

In response to special questions on the probability of a recession occurring in during the remainder of 2024 and into 2025, a minority of electronics manufacturers still see a recession as possible in 2024, a sentiment that has remained largely unchanged since February. However, manufacturers in the APAC region have grown more pessimistic about the economic outlook. 

 

Additional survey data show:

  • Three-fifths (59%) of electronics manufacturers are currently experiencing rising labor costs, with two-fifths (43%) reporting increased material costs. At the same time, profit margins, ease of recruitment, backlogs, shipments, and orders are presently declining.
  • Over the next six months, electronics manufacturers expect both labor and material costs to remain high, while ease of recruitment and profit margins are likely to remain challenging.
  • Orders, shipments, capacity utilization, backlogs, and profit margins are expected to rise over the next six months, while labor and material costs are expected to decline.

These results are based upon the findings of IPC’s Current State of Electronics Manufacturing Survey, fielded between August 16 and August 31, 2024.

Read the full report.

Next-Generation Electronics Design

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Thought leadership from IPC’s Chief Technologist (CTC) and Design Leadership (DLC) Councils takes form in a new white paper, "Better Electronics by Design: Next Generation Design Needs." The paper explores the elements of the “Design for Excellence” methodology, rethinking how it needs to be further defined and applied in the full ecosystem of electronics design. 

Join white paper contributors in a webinar “Next-Generation Electronics Design” on October 14, 2024, at 12:00 pm EDT as they take a deep dive into the subject of design rules and “design for manufacturability.”

In this webinar you will learn about: 

  • Silicon to systems collaboration 
  • Facilitation of an Authoritative Source of Truth (ASOT) as mandatory to ensure consistency, efficiency, and traceability 
  • Electronic and mechanical CAD systems interoperability 
  • Design rules broken down to the relevant stages of the design workflow 
  • Design for Manufacturability execution 
  • IPC Design Initiative 

Speakers: 

  • Jennifer Waskow, Collins Aerospace 
  • John Watson, Altium 
  • Steve Watt, Zuken USA 
  • Susan Kayesar, Siemens
  • Peter Tranitz, IPC
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3000 Lakeside Dr.
Suite 105N
Bannockburn, IL 60015
United States

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3000 Lakeside Dr.
Bannockburn, IL 60015
United States