This weeks edition of Global Insight
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November 1, 2024
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Featured Content
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Staffers from U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s (R-TX) office, Andi Dooley, regional director, and Jacob Smith, policy advisor for commerce, science, and technology, tour IPC member company Detex’s New Braunfels, Texas plant and view IPC’s Registered Apprenticeship program in action.
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Industry News
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This year's conference attracted more than 400 companies and 600 industry professionals, highlighting its influence as a significant gathering in the electronics manufacturing sector.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has officially designated IPC an apprenticeship ambassador. This recognition underscores IPC’s commitment to fostering and expanding registered apprenticeship programs across the United States, contributing to a more robust and more diverse workforce.
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Dieter Weiss, Weiss Engineering/in4ma, has created a unique database that provides valuable insights into the European EMS industry.
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The electronics industry faces increasing pressure from consumers and regulators to implement more circular design principles in their products. In response to these challenges, IPC and iNEMI joined forces on a workshop covering data scarcity, defining circularity, economic incentives and education.
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In the past year, we’ve seen more than $100 million in manufacturing investment awarded to the PCB industry through the Defense Production Act. But this trend will stop unless Congress continues to fund the program in FY25 and ensure it moves it forward.
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As we enter the final quarter of 2024, IPC is proud to reflect on a year of significant progress and strategic advancement in our government grants and funding initiatives. Our efforts this past year are setting the stage for impactful results and future growth.
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IPC is closely monitoring the global sustainability policy landscape and setting policy priorities in close dialogue with the electronics industry. Last week, Diana Radovan, IPC sustainability policy director, attended and actively engaged in three days packed with presentations and panel discussions in Brussels
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The European Union aims to position itself as a major player in the global electronics industry by addressing vulnerabilities and creating a robust electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
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Registration is now open for the 2025 WHMA Annual Global Leadership Summit, the industry’s only annual executive networking event for the cable and wire harness manufacturing industry including manufacturers, their suppliers, and customers.
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A new white paper from IPC, “AI-based Data Centers for the United States: Technologies, Supply Chains, and Resiliency Gaps,” explores the actions needed to improve the supply chain resiliency of U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and the electronics used in them.
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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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Are you ready to capitalize on what is next and join our team of dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic employees? Here are current job openings:
• Vice President, Standards
• Director, Industry Intelligence
• Manager, Standards Development, Printed Board Materials
• Manager, Standards Development, Electronics Technology
• Content Specialist, Training
• Specialist, Instruction Media
• Manager, Channel Development
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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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Tech Question of the Week
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Is there a standard/benchmark/guideline for selecting cabling fastening hardware for high voltage/current applications?
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IPC Member Milestones
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Mini-Circuits Laboratories (Brooklyn, N.Y.) celebrated its 30th year as an IPC member. See other companies celebrating membership anniversaries.
Member Anniversaries
New Members
Invest in your company by joining IPC and experience the membership benefits of the industry’s premier global association. Learn more about IPC membership.
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IPC Events
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IPC K-FEST 2024
October 29, 2024
The New Eco-design Regulation and Digital Product Passports: What the Electronics Industry Needs to Know
October 30, 2024
IPC Works ASIA 2024 IPC Seminar
October 30, 2024
Cyber Disaster Recovery Exercises for Electronics Manufacturers
October 31, 2024
IPC West Coast (SoCal/ LA Area) EMS Leadership Roundtables: Industry Benchmarking and KPIs
November 6, 2024
IPC West Coast (Bay Area) EMS Leadership Roundtables: Industry Benchmarking and KPIs
November 7, 2024
IPC DAY EUROPE OEMs -- Next Gen Electronics Design Solutions
November 11, 2024
IPC Hand Soldering Competition - Regional & World Championship - electronica 2024
November 12-15, 2024
Stable Model-based and Constrained PCB Design
November 13, 2024
Road to Reliability: Sustainability Demands of OEMs for the Electronics Supply Chain (e-Mobility Electronics Hardware Reliability Webinar Series)
November 14, 2024
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