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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Description: In this engaging, interactive, and entertaining presentation, you as a wire harness manufacturer or supplier will dramatically improve your ability to become a hybrid work leader using evidence-based cognitive science techniques. Many manufacturing leaders rely on traditional collaboration and management styles in managing hybrid teams. Yet research conclusively demonstrates that, instead of incrementally improving […]
Over the past 30 years, the WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference has become one of few investments that give an opportunity to learn, grow, share, and discover new approaches to many aspects of the wire harness industry. The conference features a number of timely presentations on topics important to wire harness manufacturers, OEMs and suppliers. It […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
https://vimeo.com/794887442 Sneak Peek Videos | Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (electricalwireshow.com) Art of the Possible Podcast | Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (electricalwireshow.com) Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo 2023, produced by WHMA/IPC and the Wisconsin Center District EWPTE is the industry’s exclusive trade show which attracts nearly 200 exhibitors and over 3,000 attendees from over 40 […]