Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a report on their Section 301 investigation into "Vietnam's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Currency Valuation."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is wading ever deeper into regulatory deliberations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the next several steps will have major ramifications for electronics manufacturers, who need to focus on this issue now.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized five rules for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals to reduce risks and exposures to the extent practicable. The final risk management rules go into effect on February 5, and some of the PBTs have a history of use in the electronics industry.
In this month’s IPC economic report, you will find U.S. and European data on economic growth, employment, Manufacturer’s Sentiment (PMI) and end markets for electronics. You will also find details on industrial production, capacity utilization, PCB production data and North American PCB bookings.
Attend Managers' Forum at IPC APEX EXPO 2021.
Failure analysis case studies on solder de-wetting for electronics products will be covered during IPC APEX EXPO technical conference session 03 on Wednesday, March 10.
By Mark Pritchard, director, media training
Delta Group Electronics of Dallas, Texas hosted the production of a new IPC video on Wire Crimping, December 9-12, 2019.
This is the sixth IPC video that Delta Group Electronics has hosted.
By Chris Mitchell, vice president, global government relations
IPC APEX EXPO is always a fascinating kaleidoscope of electronics manufacturing excellence, and APEX EXPO 2020 was no exception.
Most of the show’s content is relatively technical in nature.
By Kelly Scanlon, director, environment, health and safety policy and research, IPC
Kudos to IPC-member company TTM Technologies, Inc. for reducing air and water emissions while continuously improving their printed circuit board production processes. On February 11, 2020, the Sterling, Va. facility was recognized by the U.S.
By Kelly Scanlon, director of environment, health and safety policy and research
Manufacturers and importers of “high-priority substances” and importers of articles containing these substances may be obligated to pay fees this year to defray the U.S. EPA's costs for administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).