Industry News | 2003-06-09 08:40:10.0
The Opening Session and Annual Meeting during SMTA International will be held on Tuesday, September 23.
Industry News | 2010-04-10 02:22:08.0
Helping electronics manufacturing companies better manage the growing documentation required to ensure products comply with evolving environmental regulations, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-1752A, Materials Declaration Management. The A revision of the standard provides an updated and expanded industry-wide reporting format for material declaration data exchange between companies in the electronic interconnect supply chain.
Industry News | 2011-05-03 22:50:52.0
Assemblers who have tried to resolve problems that stem from the rapidly growing array of advanced packages are getting some help from IPC with the newly released IPC-7093, Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Bottom Termination Components. This standard describes the critical design, assembly, inspection, repair, and reliability issues associated with bottom termination components (BTCs) whose external connections consist of metallized terminals that are an integral part of the component body.
Industry News | 2011-12-07 20:56:54.0
Innovations and best practices will be featured in the IPC Designers Forum and design-focused courses at IPC APEX EXPO 2012, February 26-March 1, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Industry News | 2012-08-03 08:30:27.0
Omron Inspection Systems (www.omron247.com) will display and demo its latest concepts and enhancements in AOI systems at the 2012 IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition
Industry News | 2014-09-25 19:27:35.0
The world market for PCBs declined an estimated 2.2 percent in real terms in 2013, although real growth in North America was positive at 0.8 percent, according to IPC's World PCB Production Report for the Year 2013. Developed by a team of the world's leading PCB industry analysts, the annual study is the definitive source of PCB production data, indicating what kinds of PCBs are being made where. World PCB production in 2013 was valued at an estimated $59.4 billion.
Industry News | 2015-09-30 10:16:51.0
The world market for printed circuit boards (PCBs) reached an estimated $60.2 billion in value in 2014, growing just 0.7 percent in real terms, according to IPC’s World PCB Production Report for the Year 2014. Production growth in China, Thailand and Vietnam compensated for declining PCB production in most other regions. Developed by a team of the world's leading PCB industry analysts, the annual study is the definitive source of PCB production data, indicating the volumes and types of PCBs being made in the world’s major producing countries.
Industry News | 2016-01-20 19:17:58.0
IPC’s recently published biennial wage and salary study for the electronics assembly industry shows a nominal upturn in salary increases from 2015 to 2016. Reporting on data from 162 U.S. and Canadian EMS and OEM facilities, IPC’s 2015 Wage Rate & Salary Study for the North American Electronics Assembly Industry is a valuable tool for electronics assembly companies to gauge the competitiveness of their compensation, benefits and policies in competing for the best talent in the industry.
Industry News | 2019-09-30 15:12:16.0
Third-quarter 2019 results from IPC’s Pulse of the Electronics Industry global data service show that the global electronics industry continues to thrive in a positive business environment and still predicts continued growth over the next year. The results are somewhat less optimistic than in earlier quarters this year and there are some sharp contrasts between regions.
Industry News | 2021-04-29 17:19:42.0
ASYMTEK Forte™ MAX offers dual jetting with real-time skew correction for faster, enhanced, automated fluid dispensing
