APRIL 2025 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 85
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The European Union
Competitiveness
Compass is a strategic
roadmap adopted
by the European
Commission to guide
priorities for the next
five years. In this interview, Alison James,
IPC senior director of Europe government
relations, explains how IPC has been
proactive in aligning with the roadmap.
IPC's Call to Action for the EU
Competitiveness Compass
European EMS Market
Experiences Double Digit
Negative Growth in 2024,
But May Experience Slight
Positive Growth in 2025
The full report, "Annual Survey of the
European EMS Industry 2025," authored
by Dieter G. Weiss and Dr. Mareike
Haass can be purchased directly from
in4ma at www.in4ma.de.
The Training Connection, LLC (TTC-LLC) is excited
to announce the relaunch of its official website,
TTC-LLC.us. The updated platform enhances the
user experience with real-time class availability,
dynamic scheduling, and streamlined access to
course information—bringing TTC-LLC's training
services into a new era of digital accessibility.
The Training Connection LLC Unveils
New Website to Enhance Test
Engineering Training Accessibility
Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO
2025: Navigating Aerospace
Training Trends With Blackfox
Sharon Montana-Beard of Blackfox discusses
key industry trends and geopolitical factors
affecting aerospace training. She emphasizes
the significance of IPC WHMA-A-620 training
and NASA certification for private aerospace
contracts. Blackfox operates training centers
across the U.S., Mexico,
and Southeast Asia,
responding to the rising
global demand for space
hardware training and
offering courses in Spanish
with international trainers.
To view a complete list of newly
published standards and
standards revisions, translations,
proposed standards for ballot,
final drafts for industry review,
working drafts, and project
approvals, visit ipc.org/status.
These are the latest releases for
Q1 2025.
IPC Releases Latest List of
Standards and Revisions
The SMTA announced the
finalized program for the High
Reliability: Strategic Technology
Advancement Research Forum
which takes place April 30-May 1,
2025, in Olathe, Kansas. The event, now in its third year,
addresses challenges for electronics manufacturers in
the high-reliability sector.
SMTA Announces Expanded Program for
High Reliability: Strategic Technology
Advancement Research Forum
