Electronics Manufacturing Industry Reconnects at IPC APEX EXPO 2022
The event featured a technical conference, professional development courses, standards development committee meetings, and a show floor that included 282 exhibitors.
From innovations displayed on the show floor to expert insights conveyed in technical conference sessions, professional development courses, and standards development committee meetings, organizers of IPC APEX EXPO 2022 report that the event provided the education and networking connections that helped 3,647 visitors address today’s business challenges and prepare for their factories of the future. In keeping with the event’s theme, “Lead, Drive, Achieve Digital Transcendence,” the technical conference featured 104 technical papers detailing original research and innovations from global industry experts. For 2022, IPC’s Technical Program Committee expanded the conference to four tracks of content from 18 countries, focusing on: factory of the future implementation; PCB fab and materials; quality, reliability, test, and inspection; and assembly materials and environment.
Nearly 100 standards development committees made progress on new and revised documents, including IPC-J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC-7711/21, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-2551, IPC-2591, and dozens more. “At the joint IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 task group meeting, more than 90 volunteers contributed their expertise to revising the standards,” said Teresa Rowe, IPC senior director for assembly and standards technology. “At times, discussions were spirited, but great headway was made on the ‘J’ revisions.”