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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Standards and conformity assessment information for United States of America

SDO: Association Connecting Electronics Industries

Primary Contact

Marianna Garbuzova
Manager, Member Support
3000 Lakeside Drive, Suite 105N
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Phone: 847.597.2821
Fax: 847.615.5621
Website: www.ipc.org


Organizational Overview

IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global industry association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 3,700 member companies which represent all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Stockholm, Sweden; Moscow, Russia; Bangalore and New Delhi, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Beijing, China.


Scope of Standards Developing Activity

IPC develops standards for the following product scopes:

  • Design, process and acceptability standards for electronics, including printed boards, electronics assemblies, flexible circuits, cables, and printed electronics.
  • 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.


International Activities by Region


IPC China

Philip Carmichael
IPC President, Asia
55 B3-1, Block B, International Innovation Park,
#1 First Keyuanwei Rd., Laoshan District, Qingdao, 2661101, PRC Phone: +86-21-22210021.
Email: [email protected]

IPC China helps electronics manufacturers increase employees’ technical knowledge, improve quality and enhance profitability and success. IPC China invites companies to participate locally in IPC standards, certification, management councils and other IPC industry programs.

Employees who participate in standards development activities will gain knowledge about industry standards, enhance their leadership skills and will become more valuable to their companies.

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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: [email protected]

Andres Ojalill
Standards Development Manager, Europe
[email protected]

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, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. IPC has 23 distributors across Europe to assist companies find and use the right standards.

There are 33 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 many  conferences, workshops and meetings each year in Europe. For more information, visit www.ipc.org/events.


India

Akshinthala. Vijayendra
IPC India Managing Director
Email: [email protected]

IPC India encourages and guides Indian electronics companies to grow multi-fold in terms of performance, quality and profitability. IPC India motivates companies to participate in IPC standards, certification, management councils and other IPC industry programs. Delegates, who participate in standards development activities will gain knowledge about industry standards, enhance their leadership skills and will become more valuable to their companies.