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Jul 01, 2014 | IPC is applauding the U.S. Department of State’s final rule for Category XI for Military Electronics of the United States Munitions List (USML).
Jul 01, 2014 | IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® today co-hosted congressional visits to Optimum Design Associates (ODA) and JPS Industries Inc. as part of its nationwide effort to educate members of Congress about legislative and regulatory issues that impact the electronics manufacturing industry.
Jul 01, 2014 | IPC announced the May findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales growth was flat and orders declined in May, and the book-to-bill ratio slipped below parity.
Jun 22, 2014 | IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded its first IPC-1071 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to Colonial Circuits Inc., a full-service printed board manufacturer in Fredericksburg, Va.
Jun 19, 2014 | After seven years of leading IPC’s division of standards and technology, Dave Torp is stepping down to pursue new opportunities in the industry.
Jun 12, 2014 | IPC announced the April findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-on-year sales growth was up slightly in April and the book-to-bill ratio remained positive at 1.01.
Jun 10, 2014 | Call for Smart Reforms in Economic, Environmental and National Security Policies
Jun 09, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® is offering a one-day conference, Conflict Minerals: Staying Current in a Changing Landscape, on July 10, 2014, in Santa Clara, Calif. to provide manufacturers up-to-the-minute information on the changing landscape of conflict minerals.
Jun 09, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® is offering a one-day conference, Conflict Minerals: Staying Current in a Changing Landscape, on July 10, 2014, in Santa Clara, Calif. to provide manufacturers up-to-the-minute information on the changing landscape of conflict minerals.
Jun 09, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® is offering a one-day conference, Conflict Minerals: Staying Current in a Changing Landscape, on July 10, 2014, in Santa Clara, Calif. to provide manufacturers up-to-the-minute information on the changing landscape of conflict minerals.
Jun 09, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® is offering a one-day conference, Conflict Minerals: Staying Current in a Changing Landscape, on July 10, 2014, in Santa Clara, Calif. to provide manufacturers up-to-the-minute information on the changing landscape of conflict minerals.
Jun 08, 2014 | IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded an IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to Zentech Manufacturing Inc., an electronics and engineering service firm in Baltimore, Md.
Jun 04, 2014 | IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced that Kenneth Schramko has joined its Washington, D.C.-based government relations team as director of government relations.
Jun 04, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces that Keenan Loubser has joined the IPC staff as senior director of certification programs.
May 15, 2014 | Ongoing IPC Initiative to Open Dialogue Between Electronics Manufacturers and Policymakers
May 14, 2014 | A newly released training video, DVD-166C, “Counterfeit Components” from IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries®, explains not only how counterfeit components find their way into the supply chain, but more important, how to detect fraudulent devices during visual inspection.
May 14, 2014 | Today, Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL-14) visited Petroferm, a Vantage Chemicals business, at the company’s Lambent Technologies manufacturing facility in Gurnee, Ill., to learn first-hand about priority legislative and regulatory issues that impact the electronics manufacturing industry.
May 05, 2014 | IPC’s Pb-Free Electronics Risk Management (PERM) Council has released a white paper, “PERM Council Pb-free Research Priorities” that identifies priority research areas regarding the impact and risks associated with the implementation of lead-free materials in electronics.
Apr 30, 2014 | IPC announced the March findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales were up in March and the book-to-bill ratio strengthened, returning to positive territory.
Apr 24, 2014 | It was all business at IPC APEX EXPO® last month as 8,068 electronics manufacturing professionals from 47 countries converged at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Apr 22, 2014 | IPC APEX EXPO first place winner, Smith took home a cash prize of £300 and earned a spot at the IPC Hand Soldering WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP .
Apr 17, 2014 | The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its second meeting of 2014 on May 6th, from 5:30 pm until 8 pm at Honeywell, 7000 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046.
Apr 11, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries®, working in partnership with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) and the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), recently published IPC-1755, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard, to help suppliers and their customers effectively facilitate conflict minerals data exchange along the entire global supply chain.
Apr 11, 2014 | Renee Michalkiewicz, MIT, general manager, Trace Laboratories, Baltimore, has been elected chair of the IPC Technical Activities Executive Committee (TAEC) for a two-year term.
Apr 08, 2014 | In recognition of their significant contributions of time, talent and ongoing leadership in IPC and the electronics industry, six long-time IPC volunteers were presented with IPC President’s Awards at IPC APEX EXPO® at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Apr 07, 2014 | The second IPC Hand Soldering World Championship at IPC APEX EXPO® on March 27 drew 11 competitors from around the world.
Apr 04, 2014 | The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented four candidates for election at the IPC Annual Meeting today, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO® at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Apr 02, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) will host a series of seminars on “Critical and Emerging Environmental Product Requirements” this May.
Mar 28, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® presented Committee Leadership, Distinguished Committee Service and Special Recognition Awards at IPC APEX EXPO® at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Mar 26, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® bestowed its highest corporate honors to STI Electronics, Inc. and Raytheon Company.
Mar 25, 2014 | In recognition of his extraordinary contributions to IPC and the electronics industry, Michael V. Carano, director of new products and business development at OMG Electronic Chemicals, was honored with the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award.
Mar 25, 2014 | The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented four candidates for election at the IPC Annual Meeting today, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO® at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Mar 22, 2014 | While induction into some Halls of Fame normally signals long-standing contributions that are honored at retirement, members of IPC’s newly formed Ambassador’s Council are sidelining their golden years to continue serving IPC and the electronics manufacturing industry.
Mar 21, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces that Tom Sandman has joined the IPC staff as chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Sandman is responsible for leading IPC’s global financial operations and staff.
Mar 20, 2014 | The best U.S. and International Papers of IPC APEX EXPO® 2014 have been selected.
Mar 20, 2014 | IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded the first IPC J-STD-001/IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to IEC Electronics Corporation’s Newark, New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico, facilities.
Mar 18, 2014 | The exhibit hall at IPC APEX EXPO® will host 440 companies showcasing new technologies, products, materials and services for the electronics manufacturing industry Tuesday, March 25 through Thursday, March 27, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Mar 10, 2014 | IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has launched its Quality Benchmark Survey for the EMS Industry.
Mar 08, 2014 | IPC announced the January findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. January PCB sales and orders were below the levels of January 2013. The book-to-bill ratio in January continued climbing, but remains below parity at 0.95.
Feb 27, 2014 | Combining three events into one, IPC’s inaugural IPC TechSummit™ on October 28–30, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C., will focus on innovation, reliability and leadership — three cornerstones of successful business in today’s electronics marketplace.
Feb 24, 2014 | Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) visited Fuji North America headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill. to learn, first-hand, about policy and regulatory issues impacting the electronics manufacturing industry.
Feb 21, 2014 | IPC APEX EXPO® will advance many of the standards the PCB manufacturing and assembly industries rely on when it hosts more than 90 standards development committee meetings, March 23–27, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Feb 10, 2014 | Experts from throughout the global electronics manufacturing industry will teach 29 professional development courses as part of a comprehensive educational program at IPC APEX EXPO®, March 23, 24 and 27, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Feb 05, 2014 | IPC announced the December findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. PCB sales in 2013 ended the year at -1.9 percent compared to 2012. The book-to-bill ratio in December improved slightly, but remains below parity at 0.92.
Feb 04, 2014 | he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reporting requirements for manufacturing byproducts sent for recycling are “burdensome, unnecessary, and actually discourage recycling,” an industry expert told Congress today.
Feb 03, 2014 | Changing technologies that are driving the electronics industry will be center stage throughout the IPC APEX EXPO® technical conference, which takes place Tuesday, March 25 to Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Jan 22, 2014 | A new, survey-based study by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® includes projections that electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers (ODM) markets worldwide will resume growth in 2014 after a decline of approximately 4.9 percent in 2013.
Jan 21, 2014 | I. V. Sarma will lead the team of experts responsible for developing the technical conference for IPC APEX India™, 19–22 May 2014, in Bangalore.
Jan 17, 2014 | IPC’s Government Relations and Environmental Policy office has moved to the heart of Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 2014 | IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today that all 135,000 sq. ft. of exhibit floor space has sold out for IPC APEX EXPO® 2014, making it the largest IPC APEX EPO in the last five years.