Webinar – Preventing Manufacturing Defects & Product Failures

This webinar will preview the IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course, “Preventing Product Failure and Manufacturing Defects.” Join Dr. Jennie S. Hwang to explore how to prevent prevailing production defects and product reliability issues that affect the first-pass yield/cost/performance by understanding potential causes and plausible solutions. The webinar will cover product failure as related to tin whisker and five production […]

Webinar – WHMA Membership & Impact on Industry

WHMA was formed in 1993 to support the wiring harness industry. The mission of this association is to Lead, Educate, and Connect this industry. This webinar will highlight the WHMA Association, its benefits, and how we support the industry. Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist, IPC, will also present a current sentiment of the wire harness industry. […]

Webinar – Gold-Aluminum Wire Bonding Process, Quality and Reliability

This webinar will preview the IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course, “'Gold-Aluminum Wire Bonding Process, Quality and Reliability.” Join Dr. Syed Sajid Ahmad, Ph.D to review the historical timeline of the research in this area and summarize the relevant results including the means & actions proposed and tried to alleviate the adverse effects of the Kirkendall voiding […]

Webinar – Electronic Textile Evaluation Methods for Product Engineers and Designers

Join Madison Maxey, founder and technical lead of Loomia, as she shares highlights of her IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course. The course provides a primer to electrical and mechanical engineers -as well as product designers - on how to engage with electronic textiles for new product development. Attendees should walk away with a clear picture of when electronic textiles may be […]

Webinar – IPC Quarterly Economic Update and Market Outlook

Recent economic data is providing a mixed view on the economy. Economic fundamentals continue to slow, but some indicators point to solid underlying strength. The manufacturing sectors in Europe, the U.S., and China are all signaling contraction according to their respective PMI indexes, but in China and Europe at least, things are looking less bad […]

Engineering Webinar – CCA SMT Cleaning Processes and Solder-Flux Effects For Mil/Aero Applications

DfR- DESIGN for Rinse-Ability: The Effect of SMT Component Package Design on Cleaning Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) manufactured using Surface Mount Technology SMT processes have exhibited cleaning residues remaining after subsequent conformal coating required for Mil/Aero product within electronic component/package housings with degradation/corrosion of internal parts that may detrimentally affect the electrical performance of the components. […]

Webinar – Experience the IPC/WHMA-A-620 Revision E Standard

Join IPC’s, Teresa Rowe, in this riveting webinar on April 26th at 12pm CST. Learn about this “all-in-one” standards document that provides process engineers and inspectors the information needed to improve quality, including: Process control criteria for building cable and harness assemblies In-process and final acceptance requirements Inspection criteria for accepting cable and harness assemblies […]

Webinar – The Power of Time

American manufacturing has been shaped by pioneers like Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford who developed techniques regarding scientific management and mass production. They minimized the cost of a product by analyzing the production process and breaking it into simple steps, each performed by a specialized worker trained specifically for that step. A sequence of such […]

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Quarterly Economic Update and Market Outlook Webinar

The global economy appears to be losing momentum headed into the second half of the year. Inflation remaining stubbornly high and labor markets are showing signs of cooling. The banking crisis also continues to impact the economy, leading to tighter lending which will impact not only ongoing operations but the ability for businesses to invest. […]

Using Technology to Increase Throughput and Reduce Errors in Wire Harness Production

This technical webinar will address using technologies available to the wiring harness industry to help assemblers be more effective in producing error-free harnesses quicker and more efficiently. Discussion topics will include: Guided insertion of seal plugs & pinned wires Eliminating errors during first-end wire harness assembly Partial harness testing during assembly Rapid continuity testing Troubleshooting […]