Association Connecting Electronics Industries
Primary Contact
Jennifer Boeckenhauer
Customer Service Manager
3000 Lakeside Drive, Suite 309-S
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Phone: 847.597.2862
Fax: 847.615.7114
Email: orderipc@ipc.org
Website: www.ipc.org
Organizational Overview
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries is a global trade association for the printed circuit board and electronics assembly industries, offering programs and resources to board manufacturers and electronics assemblers, designers, industry suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers. With 2,600 member companies worldwide, the association provides technical and management support to the industry through education, market research, standards, training DVDs, and electronic forums. IPC sponsors certification programs for acceptability of boards, cable/wire harnesses, and assemblies, rework and repair, board design and EMS program management. Our newest certification program is for RoHS Lead Free Electronics Assembly Process Capability.
IPC was founded in 1957 as the Institute for Printed Circuits. As our programs and scope grew, the membership did not feel that our name was adequate. Eventually, the words were dropped and IPC began using only the initials IPC with a tagline, Institute for Printed Circuits.
Scope of Standards Developing Activity
IPC develops standards for the following product scopes:
- Design, performance and acceptability standards for all types of interconnections, including printed wiring boards,
electronics assemblies, flexible circuits, flat cable and discrete wiring devices.
- Standards for materials used in above products.
- Standards for the transfer of data between designers and manufacturers.
- Standards for the board and assembly supply chain, including materials declaration and manufacturer and assembly qualification profiles.
- Standards for the board and assembly supply chain, including materials declaration and manufacturer and assembly qualification profiles.
- Standards for OEM critical components, such as air movement devices and power conversion.
Quick Links
International Activities by Region
Asia Pacific
Audrey Sytsma
Director of Asia Operations
Suite 2303, 1088 Yan An West Road,
Changnin District, Shanghai, P.R.C.
Postal code: 200052
Phone: 86.21.5497.3435 / 3436
Fax: 86.21.5497.3437
Email: AudreySytsma@ipc.org
IPC serves Asia Pacific through our IPC Global Technology Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and IPC headquarters in the United States.
IPC offers electronics manufacturers and board manufacturers programs to fill in the gaps of employees’ technical education, increase the quality of
their operations and help better manage their businesses and be more profitable.
IPC has distributors in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia to serve Asia Pacific. IPC has standards and training materials available currently in
Chinese and Vietnamese. Find a local contact at http://portal.ipc.org/html/InternationalDistributors.htm#4
China
Audrey Sytsma
Director of Asia Operations
Suite 2303, 1088 Yan An West Road,
Changnin District, Shanghai, P.R.C.
Postal code: 200052
Phone: 86.21.5497.3435 / 3436
Fax: 86.21.5497.3437
Email: AudreySytsma@ipc.org
Webpage:http://china.ipc.org
IPC Global Technology Management Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. offers electronics manufacturers programs to fill in the gaps of employees’
technical education, increase quality, help better manage their businesses and be more profitable.
IPC Shanghai helps companies improve quality, minimize manufacturing defects, and increase yields. Our total solutions package has benefits for engineers,
middle managers and senior leaders. We serve companies and employees involved in the manufacture, design, assembly, quality and test of printed circuit boards.
IPC Shanghai has a strong focus on training and certification. We offer certification training on acceptability of boards, cable/wire harnesses, assemblies,
rework and repair and board design. Our course instructors are available to provide private training at your facility.
Public courses are held throughout the year in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Companies in China are now getting involved in developing and translating IPC standards through our TG Asia Forum. Training materials are also available in Chinese.
Resources and activities offered by IPC Shanghai include:
- Networking
- Employee Improvement
- Technical Transfer
- Guidance and Preparation
- Instructions/suggestions/methodologies
- Proven efficiencies and solutions
- Handbooks and guides
China URL:
www.china.ipc.org
Europe
Lars-Olof Wallin
IPC European Representative
Lowek
Gurlitavägen 17
S-168 39 Bromma, Sweden
Phone: 46.8.26.10.07
Fax: 46.8.26.48.29
Email: LarsWallin@ipc.org
Many companies in Europe rely on IPC standards for design, manufacture, acceptability and test of printed boards and assemblies. Selected documents are now available in Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Swedish. IPC has 23 distributors across Europe to assist companies find and use the right standards.
There are 10 official IPC training centers in Europe offering certification programs on acceptability of boards, assemblies and cable/wire harnesses and PCB design. Programs are available in local languages. In addition, many IPC training materials are available in French, German, Russian, and Spanish.
IPC offers 2–3 conferences each year in Europe. For more information, visit www.ipc.org/events.
India
A. Vijayendra
IPC Certified Trainer
Email: mail@2nteknics.co.in
IPC is a co-sponsor of the Industry Association Training Company (IATC) – a joint venture with the Indian Printed Circuit Association.
This Company offers certification training classes for board and assembly acceptability.
Authorized distributors in India for IPC
standards and training include the Book Supply Bureau and Indian Printed Circuit Association.
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