On October 3, I gave a talk on the pressing need to establish, refine, and redefine sustainability policy priorities and advocacy activities in close dialogue with the electronics industry in order for this industry to remain competitive in Europe. This was the key take-away of my presentation at the IPC Day Italy event held at the Convention Center of the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, in partnership with Phoenix Contact and GESTLabs.
As we enter the final quarter of 2024, IPC is proud to reflect on a year of significant progress and strategic advancement in our government grants and funding initiatives. Since the program’s launch in July 2023, we’ve explored major funding opportunities, forged key partnerships across the electronics sector, and laid a strong foundation for long-term success. Our efforts this past year are setting the stage for impactful results and future growth.
Failure analysis case studies on solder de-wetting for electronics products will be covered during IPC APEX EXPO technical conference session 03 on Wednesday, March 10.
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.
Ensuring Excellence: IPC-A-610 Process Optimization and Ensuring Excellence: IPC-J-STD-001 Process Optimization are designed to provide electronics professionals with the knowledge and skills to set up reliable, high-quality assembly processes that meet IPC standards. They offer practical insights into various aspects of electronics assembly.
IPC is leading the charge and rallying support among our member companies and other industry groups for a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would, if enacted, benefit the U.S. printed circuit board (PCB) sector and the broader electronics industry supply chain.
Last week, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Eva Maydell expressed to participants of IPC’s European Executive Forum her commitment to see a European Chips Act that would bolster the entire semiconductor ecosystem, including those segments critical to advanced packaging.
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IPC is developing a new consensus-based industry standard, IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing. This standard will expand IPC’s existing 300-plus catalog of electronics manufacturing standards to include safer, greener practices.
IPC's My Dashboard's current functionality allows a registered user to manage their company, job details and alternate email. Users will also find an improved process for managing their email preferences and a clear indication of their membership status.