IPC Rallies Electronics Industry Members to Contact Their Elected Officials About U.S. Tech R&D Bill
IPC is calling on the U.S. electronics manufacturing community to contact members of Congress about a bill that would boost investment in federal research and development (R&D) in 10 high-tech fields.
IPC commends U.S. and European leaders for reaffirming the strategic importance of the Transatlantic partnership on trade expansion, supply chain resiliency, technical standards, and technological innovation at the inaugural meeting of the U.S-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
Registration is now open for the 2022 WHMA 29th Annual Wire Harness Conference. Geared to wire harness manufacturers, their suppliers and customers, the event will take place in person, February 15-17, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa.
IPC, Apple and other international companies are developing a new standard, IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing, intended to define the criteria for what constitutes a green cleaner for electronics manufacturing and will specifically apply to cleaners used in the manufacture of electronic assemblies, components, and materials, including direct use chemicals to clean components, casings, and materials or to clean manufacturing machines during operation and maintenance.
Themes that IPC's Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac offered last month continue to play out. Global demand remains strong, but the economic environment is softening. We are starting to see some early signs that demand is slowing.
IPC invites researchers, technical experts and industry leaders to submit abstracts for poster presentations at IPC APEX EXPO®, the industry’s premier conference and exhibition for printed board design and manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. Poster presentations are scheduled for Wednesday, January 30, 2019, and will be displayed throughout the event, offering additional visibility.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation on Monday that will bring greater focus and long-term leadership to the government’s interests in military electronics.Specifically, Section 845 of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – passed by the U.S. House and Senate last month – calls on the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Executive Agent for Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology (based at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to prepare a report to Congress by January 2019 on the health of the U.S. defense electronics industrial base.
IPC’s D-70 E-Textiles Committee has released IPC WP-024, IPC White Paper on Reliability and Washability of Smart Textile Structures – Readiness for the Market. This white paper provides insights from a team of researchers on e-textiles washability testing parameters and initial results from those tests. The D-70 committee plans for IPC-WP-024 to be the first in a series of papers from industr
IPC APEX EXPO 2022 will feature New York Times Columnist, Emmy-Winning CBS Sunday Morning Contributor & NOVA Host David Pogue. During his keynote on January 25, Pogue will present, “Disruptive Tech: How it Will Affect Your Business and What’s Coming by 2026.”
The second stop on IPC’s E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Tour will be Philadelphia, Pa. on October 27, 2021. The IPC E-Textiles 2021 Virtual World Tour is a series of educational events bringing the latest e-textiles technologies and virtual demonstrations from innovators around the world -- all at no cost to registrants.