IPC HAND SOLDERING COMPETITION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN ITALY. HSC CHAMPIONITALY WILL BE NAMED AT FOCUS ON PCB 2023.

APRIL 13 2023 – The IPC Hand Soldering Competition is coming to Italy for the first time, and will make its debut at ‘Focus on PCB – From Design to Assembly‘, the European trade show dedicated to the printed circuit boards industry to be held in Vicenza on 17 and 18 May 2023.

Hand Soldering is becoming a scarce resource in the Electronic Industry. IPC Hand Soldering Competition identifies the best talents and celebrates premium skills. Participants compete to build a functional electronics assembly within a given time (60 minutes). Assemblies will be judged on soldering quality in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria, the speed at which the assembly was produced and overall electrical functionality of the assembly. IPC-A-610 Master Instructors from Gestlabs will serve as the judges.

IPC is the global association for Electronics Manufacturing, promoting more consistent, profitable & competitive industry, more reliable, high-quality products through standards, certifications, education & training, thought leadership, advocacy, innovative solutions & industry intelligence.

IPC Hand Soldering Champions will compete @ booth 109 to win and earn a cash prize.
Every year, IPC holds several competitions around the world to identify regional champions. At the end of the regional qualifications, the World Final takes place in Munich in conjunction with the Productronica 2023 trade show (November 14-17): all regional champions will face off in a thrilling challenge and the winner will be crowned IPC Hand Soldering World Champion.

“The IPC Hand Soldering Competition represents a unique opportunity to reveal all the talents in the industry and to celebrate their skills and expertise”, says Philippe Léonard, IPC Senior director European operations.

Through the soldering competition, IPC intends to cast a light on the extraordinary technical skills demonstrated by electronic soldering and assembly professionals. The precision and expertise of electronic solderers are the result of experience gained over time, a real talent that more than other professions suffers from the increasing difficulty of finding young talents.

Each year, IPC organises 20 regional competitions, 8 of which are in Europe, attracting more than 1,500 participants from all over the world. The top 3 winners of each competition receive a certificate and cash prizes from both IPC and the competition sponsors, and the 1st place is invited by IPC to the World Final to compete for the world title.

Participants in the Vicenza leg of the IPC Hand Soldering Competition will compete in the assembly of a functional electronic circuit (PCBA) within a set time of one hour. The functional products will be evaluated by independent IPC MIT judges (IPC Master Trainers) on the basis of soldering quality according to IPC-A-610 Class 3 standards, production speed and electrical functionality. The award ceremony for the Italian Champion is scheduled for early afternoon on 18 May.

“We chose Focus on PCB to host the IPC Hand Soldering Competition for the first time in Italy because it proved to be an event capable of attracting the best of the Italian and European electronics industry”, states Philippe Lèonard. “We share with Focus on PCB the desire to highlight this unique skill set for our industry, where innovation and talent are key and so much need to be recognised and rewarded”.

Focus on PCB will take place at Fiera di Vicenza on 17 and 18 May 2023. Organised by NürnbergMesse, promoted by the Assodel PCB Group and hosted by IEG – Italian Exhibition Group, Focus on PCB is sponsored by ANIE Componenti Elettronici, and aims to offer an opportunity for in-depth analysis of new technologies, innovative applications, market trends and technical and professional updating on regulations, standards and technological innovations for industries in the sector.
For more information about the show: www.focusonpcb.it
LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/company/focusonpcb

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 on the basis of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals with the goal of achieving climate neutrality of energy supply by 2028.

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