Join Anthony J. Bryant as he previews his August IPC Counterfeit Electronic Parts Mitigation course. The webinar reviews the key aspects of counterfeit documentation challenges focusing on the recent issues with aircraft engines and the broader High-Reliability supply chain concerns. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the problem, as well as practical strategies and best practices for mitigating the risks. In this webinar, we’ll cover:

- Understand the scope and impact of counterfeit documentation in the aerospace industry
- Identify common tactics used by counterfeiters to create fake documentation
- Learn strategies and best practices for mitigating the risk of counterfeit documentation
- Discuss industry-wide initiatives and regulations aimed at addressing this challenge

The upheaval of recent years reminds us that change is inevitable. Growth, on the other hand, is merely possible. Across the globe, growth in the electronics manufacturing sector is constrained by workforce shortages and a persistent skills gap. Demand for manufacturing output continues to rise just as access to qualified workers diminishes. Baby Boomers are aging out of the workforce, the expectations of workers are evolving, and there is a prevalent mismatch between the skills employees require and the skills available workers possess. This dogged state of affairs limits the industry’s growth and leads to increased production costs in an already thin-margin sector.

Explore the world of PCB Board Fabrication and discover the journey of design artwork once it’s dispatched to the board shop. This comprehensive webinar provides insights into the process, making it a valuable resource for Electrical Engineers, PCB Layout Professionals, Supply Chain personnel, and anyone interested in PCB Board Fabrication. In this webinar, we’ll cover:

- Design and layout
- Material selection
- Drilling, imaging, and etching processes
- Plating and finishing
- Solder Mask materials and application
- Silkscreening
- Cost Drivers

One of the most difficult and urgent challenges facing the electronics industry is a chronic shortage of adequately skilled workers. Today, IPC unveiled an expansion of its strategy to address the workforce challenges of the U.S. electronics manufacturing industry and called on its more than 3,000 member companies to join in the effort.

A group of industry experts will discuss the evidence of the root causes of creep corrosion, relevant testing, and effective mitigation strategies available to prevent creep corrosion failures in electronics. Fundamentally, creep corrosion is the product of the reaction of copper with sulfur, which may be mitigated with manufacturing processes, such as the printed circuit board solder mask and surface finish, conformal coating, and enclosure levels, as well as during end use operation, such as filtration. Several types of harsh environmental test methods that are used to evaluate for product susceptibility to creep corrosion will also be reviewed.

Panelists include:
• Randy Schueller, Ph.D., Dell, Director, Client Reliability & Durability
• Christopher Genthe, Rockwell Automation, Senior Principal Engineer
• Paul Leone, Rockwell Automation, Principal Engineer

In partnership with the Institute for American Apprenticeship (IAA), IPC is pleased to announce that there is funding available to reimburse and incentivize registering in our Apprenticeship program!

PCB Design Engineer apprenticeship program

I am proud to share that IPC’s Apprenticeship Program is growing! We have just added our third occupation to our National Standards of Apprenticeship – Printed Circuit Board Design Engineer.  

IPC has announced the expansion of its complimentary training offerings for IPC members with the introduction of a “Foreign Object Debris (FOD) for Electronics Manufacturing” course, now available in French, Spanish and German.

The Clean Electronics Production Network (CEPN) is seeking electronics brands and suppliers to participate in free in-person or virtual beta testing of chemical safety training for workers and management in electronics manufacturing facilities in Vietnam and Malaysia.