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IPC COMMUNITY 61 WINTER 2024 • CFX: Michael Ford, Aegis Software; Thomas Marktscheffel, ASMPT GmbH & Co. KG; Naim Kapadia, Grinsty Rail Ltd; Markus Scheid, Scheid IT; Sandro Ballurio, Canavisia; Jennifer Davis, Arch Systems; Gadi Meik, Arch Systems; Alexis Fouquet, Europlacer; Bertrand Leplay, Europlacer; Martin Kostadinov, SAKI Europe GmbH; Chris Jorgensen, IPC • Sustainability: Didrik Bech, Altium; Golzar Alavi, Bosch; Benjamin Klingenberg, NCAB; Michael Ford • Market data: Dieter Weiss, in4ma; Philippe Leonard, IPC • Wire harness: David Bergman, IPC • Design: Peter Tranitz, IPC • E-Mobility technology solutions: Tracy Riggan, IPC Michael Ford gave presentations on both IPC-CFX and sustainability. "The combina- tion of productronica as the primary industry event for electronics assembly in Europe, and IPC being the focal point for industry stan- dards and technologies, brought a lot of inter- est and excitement to the show," he said. best global talent in an important workforce skill. Given the task of manually populating a printed circuit board to create a functional assembly in under 60 minutes, the result was 12 PCBAs that were fully functioning. The judges declared the winners to be China and Japan, based on the quality of the solder joints, cleanliness, and speed. Joe O'Neil, chair of the IPC Education Foun- dation, was impressed with the action at pro- ductronica, particularly at IPC's booth. "The crowd trying to get a glimpse of the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship was six peo- ple deep, as everyone tried to catch a glimpse of the competitors in action," he said. "Pro- ductronica was well attended, and there was a renewed sense of energy and a big buzz being generated from IPC's space, including resources and presentations." Using a dynamic "video wall," the IPC Forum debuted as a two-way communication vehicle for the industry to share and exchange criti- cal information and know-how on important challenges impacting cost, quality, reliabil- ity, supply chain risk, and compliance. The speaker roster was a "who's who" of industry thought leaders: