The PIEK Training Calendar 2027 is here! Explore our regional and online courses with open enrollment and plan your training or recertification for the coming year.In 2027, we look forward to welcoming you to our training courses in Heerlen in [...]
Do you enjoy technology, sharing your knowledge and being on the road? As a technical trainer at PIEK, you combine teaching with travel. You visit companies at home and abroad, meet professionals from the electronics industry and help them develop [...]
In practice, many people do not seem to be clear about what is meant when they talk about rework, repair and touch-up. In this article we will try to provide some clarity. A wire in a wiring harness is [...]
Wires and wire harnesses have become indispensable in the electronic connection industry. In each and every appliance, no matter how small, we find wires. Wires and the way they are attached with the other parts of the electronic products [...]
Over the past decades PIEK has become known in all of Europe and far beyond as the prominent IPC training center. But unfortunately, not everyone knows that we also offer other services. One of these services that we offer [...]
The IPC J-STD-001 is increasingly required in contracts worldwide and as a result the demand for certification is increasing. And this is not just because the defence-industry is running at full power, but also because more and more electronics producing [...]
The PIEK Training Calendar 2026 for open-enrollment courses is now available. Here you will find a complete overview of all our regional and online training courses: https://piektraining.com/en/training-calendar/. In 2026, you can participate in training courses at the following locations: Heerlen [...]
Discussions regularly arise during training sessions about visible bare copper at the ends of component leads, for example. The soldering of printed circuit boards with an OSP finish (*), where the bare copper is still partly visible, also leads to [...]
When electronic assemblies are inspected with the aid of an AOI-system (Automated Optical Inspection), it sometimes happens that products are rejected based on deviating colour or degree of gloss. Often the bare board supplier gets the blame or there is [...]
This question we hear at our trainings from time to time. We sometimes even encounter “artists” that have already tried to replace BGA’s (Ball Grid Arrays) with common household appliances and tools. This includes tools such as paint strippers etc. [...]
