CRANSTON, RI – Veteran inventor Karl Seelig has been named chairman of the IPC
Solder Products Value Council. Seelig, vice president of technology at AIM, has authored numerous technical papers on topics such as lead-free electronics assembly, no-clean flux, assembly and process optimization, inspection, and metallurgy. He holds several patents in soldering technology, including four for lead-free solder alloys.
He supersedes Roger Savage, president of Kester, who completed a two-year term.
The SPVC is a management council formed under the auspices of the IPC whose aim is to provide leadership for the global solder manufacturing industry.
AIM is a global manufacturer of assembly materials.