BANNOCKBURN, IL – Three IPC volunteers were presented with Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship awards: Michael Ford, Jan Pedersen, and Peter Tranitz. They will bestow Dieter Bergman Memorial Scholarship awards on the university or college of their choice.

Michael Ford, Aegis Software, is a thought leader for Industry 4.0 and digital smart factories. Serving on 18 technical committees, including the Committee Chairman Council, the Connected Factory Initiative Subcommittee, Supply Chain Traceability and Trust Subcommittee, and the Technical Activities Executive Committee, Ford chose the engineering department of Villanova University as the scholarship recipient, with a specific request it be used to promote an opportunity for a woman in the industry.                                                                                                      

Jan Pedersen, Elmatica, active on 30 IPC committees, is the chair of the IPC-6012 Medical Addendum Task Group and the IPC-6012 Automotive Addendum Task Group. Pedersen led the development of the first IPC document dedicated to automotive electronics (IPC-6012DA) and the first dedicated to medical device electronics (IPC-6012EM).                   

Pedersen chose a specific project as the recipient of the Dieter Bergman memorial scholarship. Two universities – one in Norway and one in Romania – collaborate to create an arm neuroprosthesis equipped with artificial skin and sensorial feedback for patients with partially amputated limbs. Elmatica has agreed to double the scholarship, so two students will receive the benefit of the Dieter Bergman award.                                                                 

Peter Tranitz, Continental Automotive, is active on several IPC committees, and co-initiated the Cold Joining Press-fit Task Group and Cold Joining Press-fit Handbook Task Group, serving as co-chair. An expert in press fit technology and tin whiskers, Tranitz was instrumental in developing IPC-9797, High Reliability Press-fit. Tranitz offered his scholarship to the physics department at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

“The recipients of this year’s Dieter Bergman Fellowship award have brought innovation and international influence on IPC standards development. We are indeed fortunate they have chosen to volunteer their considerable talents and expertise with IPC and the electronics community,” said John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO.

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