ADVANCED ELECTRONIC BOARD DESIGN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: FOCUS ON PCB 2024 WILL GATHER THE EUROPEAN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY

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ADVANCED ELECTRONIC BOARD DESIGN, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY: FOCUS ON PCB 2024 WILL GATHER THE EUROPEAN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY

THE ONLY EUROPEAN B2B FAIR DEDICATED TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY ON MAY 15 AND 16 IN VICENZA.
NUMEROUS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES PLANNED AT THE FAIR: FROM MEETINGS WITH THE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT FOCUS ON CAREER, TO THE CHALLENGE OF SOLDERING PROFESSIONALS IN THE IPC HAND SOLDERING COMPETITION.

APRIL 17, 2024 – Less than a month left before the next edition of “Focus on PCB – From Design to Assembly”, the only European B2B trade fair entirely dedicated to the world of printed circuit boards. Now in its third edition, the event will be held on May 15-16 in Hall 1 of Fiera di Vicenza.

116 confirmed companies from 15 countries from all over the world: a strong growth of European and non-European exhibitors in comparison with the 2023 edition that highlights the success of a highly specialized formula which is able to attract qualified and high-profile visitors from the world of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design, assembly and marketing.

The event is organized by NürnbergMesse, promoted by Assodel PCB Group and hosted by IEG – Italian Exhibition Group, under the patronage of ANIE Electronic Components.

HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCES FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

The supporting program of Focus on PCB 2024 is particularly rich in high-level meetings.

2 days of conferences with 10 technical presentations from leading companies in the industry, moderated by Rai Radio 1 journalist and radio host Massimo Cerofolini.

The talks on Wednesday, May 15, will focus on the topic of PCB Design and Assembly, and will investigate the different opportunities, best practices and possible issues encountered by electronic designers in the delicate phase of PCB design.

On Thursday, May 16, the spotlight will instead be Artificial Intelligence, with insights into its impact on the electronics industry and the new European frontiers of technological innovation.

Alongside the conferences there are 26 Specialist Forum meetings: technical workshops dedicated to exploring relevant issues such as sustainability, reshoring and delving into cutting-edge technological aspects in printed circuit board manufacturing.

The full supporting program of Focus on PCB 2024 Conferences and Specialist Forum is available on the event website.

IPC HAND SOLDERING COMPETITION IS BACK.

The only Italian stage of the “IPC HandSolderingCompetition” will take place again at this edition: the soldering championship is organized by IPC, the global reference association of the electronics industry, with the aim of identifying the best talents and celebrating skills.

Participants in the Vicenza stage of the “IPC Hand Soldering Competition” will compete in assembling a functional electronic circuit board (PCBA) within the determined time of 1 hour. The circuits will be evaluated by an independent IPC MIT jury (IPC Master Trainers from GestLabs) based on the quality of soldering according to IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria, production speed and electrical functionality. Last year, which marked the debut of the competition in Italy, 28 professional solderers competed in Vicenza, including 9 women.

Each year IPC organizes 20 national competitions (8 of them in Europe) gathering more than 1,500 professionals from all countries around the world. The top 3 finishers in each competition receive a certificate and cash prizes from IPC and sponsors, and the 1st place winner is invited by IPC to the final where the world title is contested.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TRADE SHOW

A new feature for the 2024 edition of Focus on PCB, is the launch of the recruiting service Focus on Career. Companies attending Focus on PCB in search of professionals will share details of the profile they are looking for. The job offers will be published at the fair and online.

Visitors interested in viewing job offers from companies will have the opportunity to check open positions at booth 904, where they will receive further information on the contact person at the fair in order to schedule an introductory interview.

Focus on Career aims to connect companies with qualified visitors who will take part in the two- day event in Vicenza, and to offer a practical contribution to the problem of labour and skills shortages and skill mismatch by facilitating successful “match” between supply and demand.

Focus on PCB will be held at the Vicenza exhibition center on May 15 and 16, 2024. The fair is a unique event in the European B2B exhibition scene, aiming to gather PCB manufacturers and distributors, subcontractors, EMS, PCB material suppliers, service companies, suppliers of design-related services and/or tools, PCB AND PCBA certification bodies and companies, and analysis and testing laboratories.

In Vicenza the PCB community will find the new essential platform dedicated to the entire world of printed circuit boards: Focus on PCB/Journal, published by Open Factory Edizioni and produced in collaboration with NürnbergMesse Italia, which gives voice to a sector rich in talent, skills and desire to emerge and which is of strategic importance for several industries.

USEFUL INFO:

How to register and get your ticket: Vivaticket
For more information about the event: www.focusonpcb.it
All exhibitor news at the LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/company/focusonpcb
Conference and workshop agenda: www.focusonpcb.it/programma/
How to get there: www.focusonpcb.it/visitare/#arrivare
News. Special Offers with Trenitalia for reaching the fair by train with discounts of up to 80%:
www.focusonpcb.it/visitare/#treno

NÜRNBERGMESSE ITALIA
NürnbergMesse Italia has been in the Italian market since 2009, as the Italian branch of the NürnbergMesse group, one of the 15 largest exhibition companies in the world which includes NürnbergMesse GmbH, based in Nuremberg, and its 15 branches and affiliates and which employs over 900 people in eleven locations in Germany, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Greece, Austria, and the United States. The group also has a network of international representatives in more than 100 countries. The NürnbergMesse exhibition portfolio includes around 120 national and international exhibitions and congresses, both in-person and digital, with a focus on five product clusters: Retail & Consumer Goods, Building & Construction, Process Technology, Electronics & Security, Social & Public. In addition to managing the promotion in Italy of the group’s events in Nuremberg and around the world, since 2017 NürnbergMesse Italia is also an organizer of events in Italy. As an employer and organiser of major events, NürnbergMesse takes responsibility for people and the environment. It shapes its corporate actions based on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals with the goal of achieving climate neutrality of energy supply by 2028.

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