Would you like to learn how to solder wires to different types of “terminals” (contacts)? PIEK has developed a practical course in which the different types of terminals are discussed, how to swage/mount terminals into the printed circuit board, how [...]
IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, in its latest H Revision, was published in September 2020. Of all the acceptance criteria documents in the IPC portfolio it is the one that is used most frequently and is best known throughout the [...]
In September 2020 we saw the latest H revision publication of IPC-J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies. It was one of the documents for which alignment with other commonly used IPC standards, such as IPC-A-620D and IPC-A-610H, was [...]
IPC/WHMA-A-620D, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, is the most important process, materials and inspection standard for the cable and wire harness industry at the moment. In the latest version, the D Revision, which was published in [...]
IPC-A-600 Acceptability of Printed Boards, is the best-known standard for the inspection of bare boards, often called PCBs, throughout the electronics industry. It has been the base document in inspection departments at bare board manufacturers for decades. And it has [...]
With the previous version, the B-revision of IPC-7711/7721 Rework, Modification and Repair of Electronic Assemblies, being published in 2007, one could argue that an update was long overdue. It was therefore very good that in January 2017 we saw the [...]
If we talk about purchasing rigid bare board (or PCB) manufacturing the IPC-6012 is the most used document. This is one of a series of documents, also called the Qualification and Performance Specifications for Printed Boards. At the basis of [...]
The COVID-19 Corona pandemic is a crisis that nobody had foreseen. It has led to major changes, and companies are rethinking their business. Entrepreneurs are reviewing their organisation, production, business processes and knowledge. Just like you, PIEK has done this [...]
Drag soldering is soldering with a hollow soldering tip (mini wave tip) or with a flattened tip (hoof tip), a drag soldering tip. Due to the surface tension (adhesion), a drop of tin (bead) remains in the cavity. You drag [...]
This second part of the article on supply chain responsibility in IPC documents deals with a few other IPC documents: IPC/J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721, IPC-6011 and IPC/J-STD 001GS. IPC/J-STD-001 is the standard for process engineering in PCB assembly. The train of thought [...]
