JANUARY 2025 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 59
The electronics indus-
try faces increasing
pressure from con-
sumers and regula-
tors to implement
more circular design principles in their products.
While some companies lead the way, many grap-
ple with significant knowledge gaps. These include
a lack of clear definitions for "circular economy"
in the context of electronics, insufficient data, and
inadequate training to apply circular principles
effectively across product lifecycles.
Incap UK's Christmas Jumper Day was a
wonderful opportunity to combine festive
fun with charitable giving. Team members
wore their favorite Christmas jumpers,
raising £169.89 for a good cause. Incap
UK matched the amount raised, doubling
the total to £339.78. The funds will support
important initiatives, spreading positivity
during the holiday season.
IPC announces the release of IPC-8401,
Guidelines for In-Mold Electronics.
This standard addresses in-mold
electronics (IME) technology, providing
industry consensus on guidelines
for manufacturing processes, part
structures, material selection, and
production test methods to integrate
printed electronics and components
into 3D smart structures.
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Incap's Christmas Jumper Day
Raises Donations for Charity
Global Citizenship:
What I've Learned
About the American
PCB Business
Closing the Loop: iNEMI Workshop
Addresses Circularity Challenges
IPC Introduces First Standard
for In-mold Electronics
Navigating the complexi-
ties of the American
PCB business has been an eye-opening expe-
rience. During my time in America, I have
become more familiar with the American PCB
business and doing business here.
AI Servers and EVs Drive
China's PCB Industry to
$26.79bn in 2024
The Taiwan Printed Circuit
Association (TPCA) and the
Industrial Technology Research
Institute (ITRI) recently released
the 2024 China PCB Industry
Dynamics Report. It reveals that
China's PCB industry accounted
for approximately 30.5% of the
global market in 2023, with an
output value of $22.98 billion,
ranking second worldwide.
Winners of IPC Hand Soldering World
Championship at electronica 2024
Announced
IPC hosted its Hand Soldering World Championship in
Munich, Germany, at electronica on 14-15 November
2024. Skilled contestants competed to build an electron-
ics assembly in accordance
with IPC-A-610 Class 3 crite-
ria, and were judged on the
functionality of the assem-
bly, compliance with the
assembly process and over-
all product quality.
