BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC presented the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award to Calumet Electronics and the Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award to GM China.

The Peter Samarian Corporate Recognition award, named for a former IPC board chairman, recognizes an IPC member company in the printed circuit board industry that has supported IPC through participation in technical and management programs, while providing leadership for the industry. 

Calumet Electronics is actively engaged in reskilling its workforce for advanced manufacturing technologies. The company was an early participant in the administration’s Pledge to America’s Workers, which calls on companies and trade groups to expand skilled workforce programs.

Approximately 22% of Calumet’s staff have earned either a Certified IPC Specialist or Certified IPC Trainer credential under the IPC-A-600 certification program.                                                         

Named for former IPC board chairman and founding member of the IPC Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry Management Council, the IPC Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award honors an IPC-member company in the electronics assembly industry that actively contributes to the industry, while supporting IPC technical and/or management programs.                                                                                     

Since 2016, GM China has worked with IPC to train and certify GM China and joint ventures’ teams on auto-related standards, using IPC standards for electrical assembly, product design, and the manufacturing process.                        

GM China also supports the update of IPC standards through seminars and best practice workshops, hosting more than 200 suppliers and 1,000 attendees to learn how to use IPC standards to improve quality performance.                                               

“We are privileged to have Calumet Electronics and GM China as members of IPC,” said John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO. “We benefit tremendously from their leadership, knowledge and expertise. Their involvement in IPC has directly contributed to IPC’s global growth in the electronics industry.”

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