The U.S. Department of Defense’s new cyber security standards for defense contractors are creating significant costs and uncertainties for electronics manufacturers, but industry leaders are trying to make it work, according to participants in IPC’s North American Executive Forum call on January 6.
The U.S. Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reopens this week (week of January 11, 2021) for new applications.
If your company manufactures or imports chemicals in the United States, then you need to review the proposed rule to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) “TSCA Fees Rule.” Comments are due on or before February 25, but we welcome your initial feedback by Tuesday, January 26.
Skilled employees can be hard to come by. How do you turn new hires, with little experience, into the skilled workers you need to deliver quality automotive electronics and wire harness assemblies? A fundamental understanding of assembly processes, safety, ESD and IPC standards are a great start. In this session, we will discuss how IPC works with the automakers and the automotive supply chain to develop training critical to delivering quality and consistent product in the marketplace and meet the demand for skilled workers.
The IPC Global Government Relations team expanded its advocacy efforts in 2020, helping further the competitive excellence and financial success of IPC members.
As global supply chains have grown increasingly complex, policymakers, industry, and civil society have been looking for ways to use supply chain requirements to reduce the negative environmental and social effects of the products we consume.
The European Commission on February 18 released its new Trade Policy Review, outlining policy directions for an EU that is open to trade and investment, focused on climate and labor rights, assertive against unfair practices, and determined to remain globally competitive.
in4ma’s 2020 European EMS industry report, published last week, shows that EMS revenue in Europe decreased by 5.4 percent in 2020. The survey and subsequent report, led by in4ma CEO Dieter Weiss, includes detailed information from nearly 200 EMS companies, a 20 percent increase in participation from 2019.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final risk management rules to reduce exposure to persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) went into effect on February 5, 2021.
Kunal Shah, LiloTree, will present PD Course 05: Role and Selection Criteria of Surface Finish for Next Generation PCB Technologies - 5G, HDI, RF-Microwave, High Frequencies, on March 11, at IPC APEX EXPO 2021.