Senior executives of 26 electronics manufacturing companies from across the United States are calling on the U.S. Congress to support robust funding for reinvigorating the printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing sector.
On May 17, 2023, IPC and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (TEEMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE) in Milwaukee, Wis., USA. The MoU aims to promote the adoption and use of IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange, the plug-and-play industry standard for factory communication which sets the baseline for companies to achieve Industry 4.0.
The third annual Golden Gnome Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 2023, at IPC SummerCom. The awards recognize the outstanding and creative work of IPC A-Teams, dedicated groups of volunteers within IPC standards working groups who take on a significant amount of work on behalf of their groups.
IPC is now accepting abstracts for technical paper presentations and technical posters for the Electronic Circuits World Convention 16 (ECWC16) at IPC APEX EXPO 2024, and professional development courses at IPC APEX EXPO 2024.
In 2022, IPC celebrated a decade of successful support to India’s electronics manufacturing industry and launched a series of activities including member networking events and skill challenge competitions throughout India, culminating in the inaugural Integrated Electronics Manufacturing & Interconnections (IEMI) event in New Delhi and Bengaluru last August. Based on the success of last year’s event, IPC will once again play host to IEMI events in Chennai on August 1 and in Pune on August 3.
IPC announces the launch of three new online courses designed to equip professionals with valuable knowledge and skills in the rapidly evolving electronics sector. Available on IPC’s online education platform, IPC EDGE, these new courses will provide industry experts and enthusiasts with opportunities for growth and development.
IPC hosted its popular IPC Hand Soldering & Rework Competition in Nagoya, Japan on October 26-28, 2022. Held for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition welcomed 24 finalists from 17 electronics companies from Japan. The total number of the competitors exceeded 130; 24 finalists passed the primary and the secondary qualifiers and competed at the final stage.
New data from IPC show that most electronics manufacturing industry executives see a recession as inevitable.
IPC E-Textiles 2023 will be held Monday, January 23, 2023, in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO, in San Diego, Calif., at the San Diego Convention Center.
IPC India has announced the 2nd annual Integrated Electronics Manufacturing and Interconnections (IEMI) event scheduled on August 1, 2023 in Chennai, and on August 3, 2023, in Pune, India.