Industry News | 2010-09-13 15:36:15.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-1601, Printed Board Handling and Storage Guidelines. The industry's sole standard on the handling, packaging and storage of printed boards, IPC-1601 provides users with guidance on how to protect printed boards from contamination, physical damage, solderability degradation, electrostatic discharge and moisture uptake.
Industry News | 2013-01-19 07:46:16.0
Information that inspires innovation is center-stage for design, printed boards, electronics assembly, test and printed electronics
Industry News | 2023-10-11 18:59:11.0
The N200 punch cleanly separates round and odd shaped panels without dust. Available for under $5,000 from FKN Systek, The N200 is a low cost top down air operated punch for singulating tab routed PCB Panels one tab at a time. This tool will cleanly separate FR4 or Metal Core PCBs . An upper and lower matching knife blade is used to pinch the tabs apart. ( for aluminum panels the blades are set to shear).
Industry News | 2012-01-13 13:27:59.0
The SMT stencil market has a slew of new options in foil materials, coatings and cutting technologies, all of which promise to improve the solder paste printing process. Which of these options really do help assemblers keep yields up and costs down, and which don’t?
Industry News | 2010-07-12 15:41:25.0
The safe and proper control of electrostatic discharge (ESD) is one of the most critical challenges facing the electronics industry today. To address this vital concern, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® and the Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA) released a new ESD training video, DVD-74C, ESD Control for Electronics Assembly.
Industry News | 2012-11-16 11:30:57.0
Count On Tools Inc. introduces PCB Magnetic Support Pins for EKRA Screen Printers. Count On Tools has recognized the need for more affordable board support options in the electronics manufacturing industry and has delivered a cost-effective solution.
Industry News | 2022-04-20 14:20:59.0
Count On Tools, Inc. (COT) is pleased to offer long lasting, low cost ACE Bullet nozzles for the KISS range of selective soldering machines.
Industry News | 2011-02-24 21:39:40.0
The assembly of solar panels is very similar to the assembly of printed boards, making solar power a hot opportunity for electronics assemblers. A small but growing market, solar module production is projected to increase 273% from 2010 to 2014, according to iSuppli. Shedding some light on the rapidly advancing business of solar panel assembly, IPC will host the Solar Assembly and Solar Living Pavilion on the show floor at IPC APEX EXPO, April 12–14, 2011, in Las Vegas.
Industry News | 2013-04-03 18:46:12.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® invites researchers, academics, technical experts and industry leaders to submit abstracts for the 2014 IPC APEX EXPO® at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Industry News | 2019-03-10 20:30:11.0
The proliferation of tighter microvia densities and signal integrity requirements in printed boards within the electronics industry has revealed reliability concerns with microvia structures in high performance products. A number of IPC OEM member companies have approached IPC with examples of microvia failures in high-profile hardware that were not observed until after bare printed board fabrication, inspection and acceptance, including:
