Industry News | 2016-09-29 20:22:45.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® in partnership with Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) will host High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference, October 25–27, at the Hyatt Rosemont in Rosemont, Ill. The 2016 conference will focus on electronics assembly and the influence of cleanliness and coating on producing reliable hardware.
Industry News | 2017-05-11 17:06:16.0
Library Expert Lite automatically builds footprints and 3D STEP models for tens of millions of parts, for free.
Industry News | 2017-06-20 19:53:52.0
The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College are pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration to provide professional development training workshops through the SMTA organization.
Industry News | 2018-06-17 16:35:01.0
The competition was fierce as 27 competitors went soldering iron to soldering iron in IPC’s Hand Soldering Regional Qualification Competition at SMT Hybrid Packaging 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany. Of the 27 boards submitted by the competitors only four of the electronic assemblies were functional. Taking first place and a cash prize of €300 was Catherine Cardinal-Simoan, Thales International, who earned 422 points out of a possible 445.
Industry News | 2019-10-29 16:17:19.0
SMTA is delighted to announce the JoAnn Stromberg Leadership Scholarship recently received a five-year commitment of support from Indium Corporation, Libra Industries, and STI Electronics. Rod Howell, CEO of Libra Industries, moved the scholarship even further, pledging an additional five-year commitment. Donations made over the next five years will enable funding for 10 recipients.
Industry News | 2020-01-16 16:35:00.0
IPC Design will serve as the pre-eminent international professional network of board designers. At its core will be IPC Design Chapters, localized groups of professionals with board design responsibilities. Members of IPC Design Chapters will be organized around three key goals:
Industry News | 2020-06-24 15:11:30.0
"Direct part" manufacturing suppliers offered complimentary AIAG membership
Industry News | 2020-08-07 07:29:43.0
The SMTA Capital Chapter is excited to host its first FREE webinar on Wednesday, August 19th. The webinar will include an informative presentation given by industry expert Norman Armendariz, Ph.D. of Raytheon Company on "DfR- Design for Rinse-ability: Effect of SMT Component Package Design on Cleaning Effectiveness."
Industry News | 2020-09-22 11:01:36.0
IPC and Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pledging to build a strong complementary relationship between the two entities with a focus on standards development, education and training.
Industry News | 2023-02-20 18:52:04.0
In conjunction with Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2023, IPC hosted the UK regional Hand Soldering Competition in Farnborough, UK., February 7-9, welcoming 27 competitors from 20 European electronics companies. Skilled contestants competed to build an assembly in accordance with IPC-A-610 – Class 3 criteria, and were judged on the functionality of the assembly, compliance with the assembly process, and overall product quality. Contestants were allowed a maximum of one hour to complete the process.