The PIEK training course calendar 2025 for open registration courses is now available. Here you can find a complete overview of all regional and online courses: https://piektraining.com/en/training-calendar/. In 2025, you can choose from training courses at the following locations: Heerlen, [...]
If we talk about bare board (or PCB) manufacturing 2 IPC documents are commonly used. The one that is best known throughout the electronics industry is the IPC-A-600. The A in the designation tells us that these are Acceptance Criteria, [...]
Today´s world is a window. It is transparent, and you see exactly what is happening on the other side. This has made it much easier for manufacturers of semi-finished and finished articles to check whether a supplier meets the requirements [...]
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 [...]
This first part of the article on supply chain responsibility in IPC documents deals with IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620. If your company is ISO certified, you will probably have heard of supply chain responsibility before, also called chain control or supply [...]
IPC J-STD-001H is recognized globally for its criteria on soldering processes and materials. Updated with participants from 27 countries providing input and expertise, the IPC J-STD-001H standard brings the latest criteria to the industry including guidance on the use of [...]
IPC-A-610H is the most widely used electronics assembly acceptance standard in the electronics industry. IPC-A-610H standard includes a general update to the document, introduces several new surface mount component types and removes target conditions. Participants from 29 countries provided their [...]
IPC regularly researches companies in the electronic interconnect industry. Recent research among 549 companies reveals the following facts. 98% of SMEs in the electronic interconnect industry states that their employees are better able to understand IPC standards and apply them [...]
The IPC-4101E standard covers the requirements for base materials that are referred to as laminate or prepreg and listed in the specification sheets that are contained in the last of the main body. These are to be used primarily for [...]
The IPC-4202B document provides comprehensive data to help users more easily determine both material capability and compatibility for flexible base dielectric materials for the manufacture of flexible printed boards. It includes flexible base material specification sheets that have been updated with [...]
