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Association & institutes news
That is when the EIPC joins with the
IPC to present their joint Executive Market
& Technology Forum Conference at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Berlin city. This is
to be a two-part conference, with a meeting
on 10th September to discuss EMS-related
solving counterfeit components—
issues, before the main conference on the
ipc survey reveals electronics
The problem, identification &
11th, which covers a look at the trends shap-
industry not prepared for reach
Testing Workshop
ing the future of the electronics industry,
The results of IPC’s recent survey on
SMART Group is holding a workshop for
and thus for PCBs and assemblies. The
REACH Preparedness in the North
engineers, quality, purchasing and design
conference is blessed with some illustrious
American and European Interconnect
staff that provides a complete overview of
speakers from Deutsche Bank, ERA Tech-
Industry reveal that more than 40 percent
the growing commercial and technical issues
nology, IDTechEx and others with hard-won
of manufacturing and purchasing person-
surrounding counterfeit electronic compo-
experience who will share their views on
nel have no understanding of the REACH
nents. They can look right, solder to the
the future with what is expected to be a very
regulation as it affects their companies.
PCB with great solder joints and then just
large audience.
The same holds true for nearly one-third
do not work. A typical first assumption by
In order not to miss this invaluable op-
of senior management and 29 percent of
the test would be the component has failed
portunity to attend and gaze into that crystal
engineering personnel. Even 28 percent of
in the assembly process but its what’s inside
ball with your contempories, please contact
environment, health and safety personnel
the package that counts, sometimes its noth-
Kirsten Smit-Westenberg at the EIPC office
have no understanding of REACH’s impact.
ing at all. Rather than making complicated
in
Maastricht-kwestenberg@eipc.org. www.eipc.
In contrast to RoHS, which covers a
copies of parts. the simplest thing is to
org
narrow scope of substances in electronic
re-mark the packaging or the component
products encompassing about 100 different
body—remarking the packaging is simple and
electronics manufacturing in rus-
chemicals, REACH, which took effect on
quick, and provided the component identifi-
sia—the catalyst for change
June 1, 2007, covers substances in nearly all
cation is not checked all the parts would be
The European Institute of Printed Circuits
applications, totaling about 30,000 unique
placed and soldered to the board before the
announces a conference to be held on Tues-
chemicals.
problem was identified. AOI should find in-
day 23rd through Thursday 25th September
The electronic survey, sent to executives
correctly marked or variations on the parts,
at the LENEXPO Exhibition & Conference
throughout the electronic interconnect
but the level of sophistication in marking is
Centre in St. Petersburg, Russia.
supply chain in North America and Europe,
now becoming very sophisticated.
Day 1: Presentations will cover electron-
reveals that even with a deadline for pre-
This workshop, to be held Wednesday
ics manufacturing services in Russia as well
registration of substances quickly approach-
10th September in St Albrans, Hertford-
as a seminar on counterfeit component
ing, only 18.3 percent of companies have
shire, will not only illustrate the problems
inspection.
identified and/or inventoried all substances
raised by counterfeit components within
Day 2: A wealth of speakers from
in their products. In addition only 60.5
the electronics industry but it will also show
around the world will cover many aspects of
percent of chemical supplier respondents
you some of the different test methods that
the PCB market and PCB-related technolo-
are planning to register or pre-register sub-
can be used to confirm the integrity of the
gies. Walt Custer leads a field of industry
stances at all.
components. E-mail
info@smartgroup.org
experts who examine the markets, read
A full report on the results of IPC’s
for more information.
www.smartgroup.org/
road-maps, and admire business models,
REACH preparedness survey is available on
surveyreport.
followed by leading figures from the world
IPC’s website at
www.ipc.org/
of laminates and drilling. This conference
REACHsurveyreport.
programme is organised by EIPC.
Day 3: Attention turns to surface prepa-
ipc changes Berlin meeting date
ration, final finishes, imaging and reliability
The IPC European EMS Management
testing. This conference programme is
Council Meeting and the Executive Market
organised by EIPC.
& Technology Forum Conference originally
There will be parallel seminars on
scheduled for September 10–11, 2008, in
RoHS, supply chain management, packag-
Berlin have been changed. The manage-
eipc/ipc event Berlin for senior
ing, and electronics for mass production. An
ment meetings are now April 27, 2009. The
managers
exhibition will run throughout the three.
Executive Market & Technology Forum
If you have been looking for that crystal ball
For full details please contact Mrs.
Conference will be April 28–29, 2009. Ex-
that will tell you what decisions to take for
Kirsten Smit-Westenberg at the EIPC office in
ecutive Forum information: Sharon Starr at
the future prosperity of your company, then
Maastricht-kwestenberg@eipc.org.
www.eipc.org.
+1 847-597-2817/
SharonStarr@ipc.org. EMS
Management Council Meeting information:
it is to be found in Berlin, Germany, on
Susan Filz at +1 847-597- 2884/SusanFilz@
11th September this year.
ipc.org.
58 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2008
www.globalsmt.net
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