This standard establishes the requirements for timely customer notification of changes to electronic products and associated processes.
More info on the J-STD-046 product page of the IPC portal.
Training calendar 2022
The 2022 PIEK training calendar is now ready and includes all regional and online training courses: https://piektraining.com/en/training-calendar/. The sites that you can choose from in 2022 are: Heerlen (head office), Weingarten near Karlsruhe, Singen, Münster, [...]
IPC introduced a major change in their standards for visual inspection.
Every advantage has its disadvantage In the new/latest revisions of the IPC-WHMA-620D Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies and IPC-A-610H Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies the term TARGET and the pictures to this [...]
To measure is to know. To guess is to miss.
Optimise your SMT-Reflow process and save on Rework and Repair Quite often I see operators in companies producing electronics perform repair or rework on printed circuit board assemblies that wouldn’t have been necessary if the [...]
JBC: global player with a heart for local education
JBC is a major league player in the electronic interconnections industry, as it has been manufacturing soldering equipment and has built a global network for over 90 years. JBC not only offers one-stop shopping when [...]
Digital Inspection Printed Circuit Board Assembly
During the Repair and Rework, IPC-A-610 or IPC-7711/7721 training courses quite often we get the question which microscope or magnifier is most suited for the visual inspection of a printed circuit board assembly. An answer [...]
IPC-9121: Troubleshooting for PCB Fabrication Processes
IPC has published IPC-9121, Troubleshooting for Printed Board Fabrication Processes, an essential source of information for anyone involved in the fabrication or purchase of printed circuit boards (PCB's). This handbook covers over 650 PCB-process failures, [...]
