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BROMONT, CANADA — Cogiscan Inc., the leading track, trace, and control (TTC) solutions provider for the electronics manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce that it was selected for the 2016 Global Factory Control Solutions Customer Value Leadership Award.

BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded an IPC/WHMA-A-620 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to ISC Engineering, LLC’s Chino, California. facility.

NASHVILLE — KYZEN is pleased to announce the presentation of three awards to top performing KYZEN distributors at its year-end distributor meeting and training that took place Nov. 2-3, 2016 in Maldegem Belgium.

BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, November 8, 2016 — IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces a new online training course, IPC Essentials, designed to enhance knowledge of IPC standards, the standards development process and how standards can be used on the factory floor. The course is now available on IPC’s online learning platform, IPC EDGE and was developed for new factory floor personnel as well as operators seeking certified IPC specialist (CIS) status.

Through animation and live video footage, “Stella,” an animated factory operator, navigates students through a brief history of IPC, the electronics industry, and how standards are used in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing from design concept to a finished product and steps in between. Students will also learn how IPC standards are developed, revised and documented and how to get involved in the standards development process. Knowledge checks throughout the two-hour course are provided so students can review materials within each course module, prior to the final test. Students receive a certificate of completion if they achieve a grade of 80 percent or more.

“IPC Essentials answers many questions that industry members have asked of IPC. PCB manufacturing operators and technicians will learn the importance of training and certification to IPC standards,” said Kris Roberson, IPC manager of certification and training products and portfolio products. “Course participants will come to understand the value they can bring to their company by understanding standards and knowing how to use them and thus will be better prepared for training and certification to specific IPC standards that are critical to PCB manufacturing,” Roberson adds.

IPC Essentials in now available on IPC EDGE. For more information on IPC Essentials and other training and certification course, visit www.ipc.org/EDGE.

BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, November 9, 2016 – John Mitchell, president and CEO of IPC, issued the following statement on the United States’ election results.

November 8, 2016-- Spokane Valley, Washington – ACE Production Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of selective soldering systems, announces that its upcoming December 6-7 introductory selective soldering workshop is completely sold out.

The next available introductory workshop will be held January 24-25, 2017 at ACE’s Spokane Valley, WA facility. This comprehensive 2-day workshop is designed to educate and enhance an attendee’s working knowledge of the overall selective soldering process. Topics include component limitations, clearance restrictions, flux chemistries, no-clean processing, and solder joint reliability issues, as well as problem solving and process optimization. The classroom portion will be conducted by well-known process expert Bob Klenke of ITM Consulting while the hands-on portion will be taught by the expert staff members in the ACE application lab. Optionally, attendees can attend a third day for additional hands-on training and are invited to bring their own circuit boards for detailed application analysis.

More than 225 attendees from over 115 companies have participated in previous ACE selective soldering workshops including a 2-day introductory workshop and a 2-day advanced workshop. These highly successful workshops feature open communications and a continuous flow of information that has helped attendees advance their skills, techniques and methods involved with the selective soldering process.

These workshops feature a combination of classroom and hands-on curriculum that significantly compresses the learning curve for those new to the selective soldering process or those who wish to advance their in-depth knowledge. For more information about these selective soldering workshops, or to register for a workshop, contact Rae Ann Miller at rmiller@ace-protech.com or call 509-924-4898, Ext. 102.