MADISON, AL — July 2018 — STI Electronics, Inc., a full-service organization providing training services, training materials, analytical/failure analysis, prototyping, and small-to-medium volume contract PCB assembly, announces the recertification as a Qualified Manufacturer to IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610.

To earn this recertification, STI successfully completed an intensive audit based on IPC's standards, including IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies. The company also completed an audit on the Space and Military Applications Electronic Hardware Addendum to J-STD-001, a standard focused on soldering requirements for hardware manufactured for space and military applications.     
 
STI met or exceeded the electronics industry’s Class 3 testing requirements, which are intended for high-performance electronics assemblies. As a result, the company continues to be listed as an IPC-trusted source capable of manufacturing in accordance with industry best practices. STI and other trusted sources of supply can be found on IPC's QML/QPL (Qualified Product Listing) database at www.ipcvalidation.org.

IPC's Validations Services QPL/QML Program was developed to promote supply chain verification. It also provides auditing and certification of electronics companies' products and identifies processes which conform to IPC standards.

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