Industry News | 2012-03-29 18:55:00.0
Providing convenient and cost-effective staff development, IPC announces its 2012 spring webinars for April, May and June. Each one-hour webinar is focused on technical challenges facing the electronics manufacturing industry, offering companies a great opportunity to bring IPC technical information to a large number of employees at one time.
Industry News | 2012-04-06 16:02:03.0
When a component manufacturer discontinues a particular component, it creates a ripple effect throughout the electronics assembly industry, leaving EMS providers with myriad critical questions to answer.
Industry News | 2015-03-10 13:44:22.0
The fourth annual IPC Hand Soldering World Championship at IPC APEX EXPO® on February 26 drew eight competitors from around the world. Victors from IPC hand soldering competitions in China, Europe, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States were challenged with building a functional electronics assembly within a one-hour time limit. Completing the championship round with a nearly perfect score of 247 points out of 248, Min Seok Kim, Samsung Thales Company Limited (Korea), was crowned champion, earning him a $1,000 cash prize, a new Metcal MX5210 soldering station and bragging rights as the world's best hand solderer.
Industry News | 2015-06-02 07:03:27.0
Count On Tools recently expanded its manufacturing operations at its Gainesville, Georgia headquarters. The latest expansion is in response to the growing market for custom engineered SMT nozzles and consumables.
Industry News | 2015-12-01 11:22:02.0
A record number of 47 European competitors went soldering iron to soldering iron at IPC’s Hand Soldering Competition at productronica 2015, November 10–13 in Munich. Taking first place with a score of 501 points out of a maximum 506, was Jacek Majchrzak, ParterTech Poland. Majchrzak was also crowned first place winner at productronica 2013.
Industry News | 2016-07-19 18:50:03.0
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) met with executives and employees of IPC-member company TTM Technologies at their manufacturing facility in Sterling, Virginia. Coordinated by IPC, the world’s leading association for the electronics industry, this visit is part of an ongoing effort to help policymakers learn first-hand about legislative and regulatory issues that impact the industry.
Industry News | 2016-11-17 18:53:39.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the new PCB Executive Forum Presented by IPC Hall of Fame. This is a learning and networking forum for senior-level executives of PCB organizations, fabricators, and their suppliers. The forum will take place February 13 at IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego, Calif.
Industry News | 2016-12-27 14:02:11.0
Executives and staff at a San Francisco Bay Area manufacturing facility held a town hall discussion with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) on the federal policy issues facing the manufacturing industry under the Trump Administration. Rep. Khanna took a tour of IPC-member company TTM Technologies, Inc. (“TTM”), getting a first-hand look at the work taking place in its Santa Clara, California facility.
Industry News | 2017-06-29 18:13:27.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the launch of Pulse of the Electronics Industry, a new global data service that promises to generate valuable forward-looking data for the electronics industry. Developed in response to requests from IPC members, this service will provide timely insights on the current health of the industry and its future outlook.
Industry News | 2017-08-16 17:35:27.0
Count On Tools is pleased to announce that with the recent expansion of its manufacturing facility, the company has purchased and installed two DMG NHX-4000 horizontal milling centers to further increase production capabilities and lower product lead times. The new equipment expands COT’s current capabilities into more complex parts that can be manufactured with significant costs savings to the end-user.
