“Electronics manufacturing for individuals with disabilities has been a natural fit for our organization.” Darelyn Pazdel, VP of workforce inclusion, PRIDE Industries, talked to IPC about the company, which is the leading employer of people with disabilities and those with other barriers to employment in the United States, including veterans and former foster youth.

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Last week, IPC delivered a letter to U.S. Congress signed by 49 industry executives urging them to sustain current investments in the electronics industrial base or risk putting the United States even further behind the global competition.

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IPC has announced the March 2024 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.31.

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Stan Rak, a member of IPC’s Thought Leaders Program (TLP), highlights several of his recent contributions. TLP members are responsible for identifying knowledge-sharing opportunities that can generate ideas and insights to strengthen the IPC community.

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Did you know that you can check your design according to IPC design standard requirements in minutes in an easy and cost-effective way? Requirements are sourced from IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-2152, IPC-6012, IPC-7351, and IPC J-STD-001

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One of the most difficult and urgent challenges facing the electronics industry is a chronic shortage of adequately skilled workers. Last week, IPC unveiled an expansion of its strategy to address the workforce challenges of the U.S. electronics manufacturing industry and called on its more than 3,000 member companies to join in the effort.

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WHMA/IPC announces that 215 exhibitors spanning over 50,000 nsf of exhibit space will introduce new product technologies, innovations and demonstrations of the electrical wire harness, wire, coil winding and cable processing industries’ newest advancements at Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE), May 14-16, 2024.

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IPC's Validation Services Program has awarded Arlon Electronic Materials Division, an electronics material manufacturing company headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., an IPC-4101 Qualified Products Listing (QPL) requalification for the third time.

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The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University is again conducting a study on behalf of the Department of Defense to understand the issues and hurdles manufacturers face when adopting smart manufacturing technologies.

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As the industry evolves with new applications and architectures, complexity in design and manufacturing and the supporting infrastructures will be challenging. iNEMI and IPC have recently published a white paper, “Complex Integrated Systems: The Future of Electronics Manufacturing,” intended to guide and focus cross-industry efforts and partnerships in the necessary research and development, as well as the manufacturing capability scale-up that will be critical to success.

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IPC’s Apprenticeship Program is growing. We have just added our third occupation to our National Standards of Apprenticeship – Printed Circuit Board Design Engineer. Last November, IPC was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor as the first Registered Apprenticeship Program for the U.S. electronics manufacturing industry.

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IPC is shining a spotlight on the incredible women in the electronics industry who are breaking barriers, making bold breakthroughs, and paving the way for future generations. They're not just engineers – they're innovators, problem-solvers, and trailblazers who are transforming the field in ways never seen before.

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For more than 50 years, IPC standards have been the processes, procedures and criteria that the global electronics industry implement daily to design and build electronics better with quality, reliability and consistency.

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The term skills gap is used to describe a mismatch between the skills that employers need and the skills that job seekers possess. It seems straightforward enough, but it’s often used as a catch-all phrase that oversimplifies more complex and multifaceted issues.

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IPC launched the Emerging Engineer program in 2016 to provide professionals early in their careers an opportunity to learn from the dedicated industry volunteers who participate in standards development.

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