Industry News | 2022-01-14 16:59:24.0
IPC's biennial wage rate and salary survey for the North American electronics assembly industry is open with a response deadline of January 28. The confidential survey covers compensation for hourly and salaried technical, manufacturing and sales positions at original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies in North America. It also covers salary budget growth, planned increases for 2022, and employee benefits and policies.
Industry News | 2023-10-02 10:05:09.0
IPC continues to collaborate with the electronics manufacturing industry to meet their current and future workforce training needs. This collaboration includes expanding its course offerings to include self-paced courses on soldering, inspection, and manufacturing engineering. With the introduction of eight new training courses in 2023, IPC reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that professionals in electronics manufacturing remain at the forefront of the industry.
Industry News | 2024-03-18 11:48:12.0
IPC has announced the expansion of its complimentary training offerings for IPC members with the introduction of a "Foreign Object Debris (FOD) for Electronics Manufacturing" course, now available in French, Spanish and German. This initiative reinforces IPC's commitment to providing valuable resources to its members worldwide. FOD training across electronics manufacturing and assembly can mitigate risks, ensuring quality production and reliable electronics products.
Industry News | 2010-04-10 02:28:19.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® yesterday bestowed its highest corporate honors to Raytheon Company and DuPont. During the IPC Annual Meeting Luncheon held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO™, IPC awarded the Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award upon Raytheon Company and the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award upon DuPont. Leaders and innovators within their respective industries, both companies have been long-time IPC supporters.
Industry News | 2011-09-19 18:10:56.0
The IPC Conference on Securing Intellectual Property Through Physical Security, IT and Regulatory Compliance will be held November 3-4, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The conference will examine an issue that’s getting increased attention from OEMs and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD): the protection of intellectual property (IP) that is designed into printed circuit boards.
Industry News | 2012-01-22 23:16:58.0
More than 350 engineers who attended last week’s IPC webinar, Soldering and Assembly Defects, were polled on their biggest headaches with printed boards, PCB components and PCB assembly process failures. The survey results which identify solder finish, ball grid array (BGA) components and reflow soldering as the greatest challenges, provide webinar co-sponsor, National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the United Kingdom with useful information as it prepares its NPL Process Defect Clinic for IPC APEX EXPO® 2012.
Industry News | 2013-06-20 19:24:42.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released the agenda for IPC Conference on Component Technology: Closing the Gap in the Chip to PCB Process, an event designed to help the PCB supply chain and chip manufacturers better meet industry demands for reliability and performance.
Industry News | 2018-08-02 19:48:46.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries, the global industry association representing the $2 trillion global electronics industry, is applauding the U.S. Congress for sending legislation to President Trump that will strengthen workforce education and training efforts. The President signed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (the Perkins CTE Act) on Tuesday.
Industry News | 2018-08-12 18:49:11.0
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.
Industry News | 2019-12-19 17:50:26.0
In a win for U.S. taxpayers, defense readiness, and the electronics industry supply chain, the U.S. House and Senate are poised this week to approve a defense spending bill that includes $5 million for research and development on the issues surrounding lead-free electronics in mission-critical applications.
