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www.us-tech.com IPC MW Moves to August
Bannockburn, IL — IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition is sched- uled for August 22-23, 2012, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Conven - tion Center Hotel, Schaumburg, IL. A valuable forum for education, busi- ness development and networking, IPC Midwest will highlight the new technologies, materials and process- es in electronics manufacturing to help engineers solve their challenges and work smarter. IPC Midwest’s two-day exhibi-
tion will star the electronics manu- facturing industry’s top suppliers as well as companies in advanced microelectronics, aerospace and mili- tary, automotive, medical and indus- trial equipment and devices, telecom- munications and other industries. Some of the world’s leading
experts will share the latest research on manufacturing defect-free, quality electronic products in the two-day technical conference. The paper ses- sions will address reliability chal- lenges for bottom termination compo- nents; advances in reliability testing; new assembly coatings and alterna- tives; innovative assembly processes for improving yields, service life and reliability; and performance charac- teristics of assembly process solder- ing materials. IPC Midwest will also host valu-
able standards development meetings. More than 75 volunteer groups will meet to discuss and develop industry standards in areas from assembly and joining, base materials and cleaning and coating to embedded devices, high speed/ high frequency interconnections and testing. A complete list of committee
meetings taking place is available at
www.IPCMidwestShow.org/standards.
In addition, this year’s special
events include a free opening session on Nanotechnology and Electronics Assembly, a reception on Wednesday to meet IPC’s new President and CEO John W. Mitchell, and the sec- ond annual IPC Midwest Hand Soldering Competition. Participants will compete
against each other to build a func- tional electronics assembly within a half-hour time limit to ultimately determine who the best-of-the-best is in the Midwest. “Our inaugural event last year
was a great success and more impor- tantly, the participants had a lot of fun,” says Kris Roberson, manager of assembly technology at IPC. “We’re expecting a great turnout this year and anticipating some fierce hand-to- hand combat, so to speak.” “Many companies in the
Midwest take pride in how many IPC Certified Specialists they have on staff and this event is a fun and friendly way to give them an oppor- tunity to let their staff shine,” adds Roberson. IPC Master Instructors will
judge hand-soldered assemblies in accordance with IPC-A-610E Class 3 criteria, the overall electrical func- tionality of assembly and the speed of assembly. In addition to pocketing a cash
prize of $500, the winner will own bragging rights as the Best Hand- Soldering Technician in the Midwest for 2012. Prizes of $250 and $100 will be awarded to two runners up. Competition entries will be accepted
until July 20, 2012. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or
847-597-2860 Web:
www.ipc.org or
www.IPCMidwestShow.org
2012 ISSUE February March April EDITORIAL
Components & Distribution Electronics West/MDM (PP)
Assembly & Packaging APEX PP
Test & Measurements Assembly New England PP
May/June Components & Distribution EDS PP
AATE/MDM PP
EDITORIAl CAlENDAR SHOW
DATE
DesignCon APEC
Elect. West/MDM APEX
WESTEC Design-2-Part
Assembly New England Design -2-Part Del Mar Electronics
SMT/HYBRID/PKG EDS Mfg4
Wire Processing Tech Atlantic Design/MDM AATE
July August
Assembly & Poduction Semicon West/Intersolar PP
Test & Measurements Autotestcon PP
September SMT & Poduction SMTAI PP
October
November/ December
Components & Distribution electronica PP
Test & Measurements Electronics West/MDM PP
PP= Product Preview
SEMICON West/Intersolar IPC Midwest
IMAPS
Autotestcon Design-2-Part
PCB West SMTAI
MDM MINN. Design-2-Part electronica
Electronics West/MDM
1/31 - 2/1 2/7 - 2/9 2/14 - 2/16
2/28 - 3/1 3/27 - 3/29 3/28 - 3/29
4/25 - 4/26 5/1 - 5/2 5/2 - 5/3
5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/22 - 5/24 6/19 - 6/21
7/10 - 7/12 8/22 - 8/23
9/11 - 9/13 9/11 - 9/13 9/19 - 9/20
9/25 - 9/27 10/16 - 10/17
10/31 - 11/1 10/31 - 11/1 11/13 - 11/16
LOCATION
Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL Anaheim, CA
San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA Schaumburg, IL San Diego, CA
Nuremberg, Germany Las Vegas, NV Hartford, CT Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL
San Francisco, CA Schaumburg, IL
San Diego, CA Anaheim, CA Akron, OH
Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL
Minneapolis, MN Marlborough, MA Munich, Germany
2/12 - 2/14, 2013 Anaheim, CA
IMI Ink Jet Technology Showcase in Rosemont
Rosemont, IL —Key technology suppli- ers and players in the ink jet industry will converge in Rosemont, IL at the Hyatt Rosemont for IMI’s Ink Jet Technology Showcase 2012 on September 5-6, 2012. Now in its 11th year, this unusual annual program brings together the movers and shak- ers in ink jet technology development. The event is open to anyone who
wants to learn more about ink jet technology and its growing applica- tions. Attendees will meet printhead manufacturers, ink jet ink manufac- turers, chemical and materials sup- pliers, technology integrators and other specialists who will be exhibit- ing and presenting at the showcase. Attendees can also book private meetings in advance with the Technology Suppliers. In addition to the Technology Supplier Sponsors’ presentations, there will be four keynote presentations, six Tech Talks and Ink Jet Technology
Integration Short Courses on Friday, September 7th. At IMI’s Ink Jet Technology
Showcase 2012 you will see, hear and meet with major suppliers to the ink jet industry under one roof. Inclusive with the conference program are many breaks, lunches and recep- tions, giving all registrants ample time to meet with the key suppliers to this thriving industry. Unlike reg- ular IMI conferences and courses, the Ink Jet Technology Showcase 2012 is a commercial event where new and existing users can obtain information and contacts for the lat- est products available to the rapidly
expanding ink jet industry. Contact: Information
Management Institute, Inc., 1106 Valley Crossing, Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947 % 207-235-2225 fax: 207-235-2226 E-mail:
al@imiconf.com Web:
www.imiconf.com
Trade Show Calendar MORE SHOWS:
www.topline.tv/tradeshows.cfm
Jul. 10-12, Semicon West/Intersolar *Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. Contact: Semicon % 408-943-6973 or 408-943-6901 Web:
www.semi.org
Aug. 22-23, IPC Midwest. *Schaumburg Renaissance, Schaumburg, IL. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or 847-597-2860 Web:
www.ipc.org
Sep. 5-6, Ink Jet Technology Showcase. *Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, IL. Contact: IMI, % 207-235-2225 E-mail:
imi@imiconf.com Web:
http://imi.maine.com
Sep. 10-13, Autotestcon. *Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA. Contact:
www.autotestcon.com
Sep. 10-15, Industrial Automation North America. *McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., 212 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540. % 312-924-1688. E-mail:
hannoverfair@hfusa.com Web:
www.hfusa.com
Sep. 19-20, Design-2-Part Show. *John S. Knight Center, Akron, OH. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web:
www.d2p.com
Sep. 26-27, Medical Electronics Technology Symposium. *Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Contact: SMTA, 5200 Willson Rd., Suite 215, Edina, MN 55424 952-920-7682 fax: 952-926-1819 Web:
www.smta.org
Oct. 2-3, Design-2-Part Show. *Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web:
www.d2p.com
Oct. 23-24, Design-2-Part Show. *Metropolitan Expo. Center, Portland, OR. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web:
www.d2p.com
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Design-2-Part Show. *Royal Plaza Trade Center, Marlborough, MA. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web:
www.d2p.com
Nov. 5-8, IEEE SmartGridComm 2012. *Tainan City, Taiwan. Contact: Heather Ann Sweeney, IEEE Communications Society E-mail:
h.sweeney@comsoc.org Web:
www.ieee-smartgridcomm.org/2012
Nov. 6-9, NIST Text REtrieval Conference.*NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. (Note: early contact and participation required) Contact:
http://trec.nist.gov
Nov. 14-15, Design-2-Part Show.*State Fair Expo. Center, Raleigh, NC. Contact: Design- 2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web:
www.d2p.com
Jan. 8-11, 2013, International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). *Las Vegas. Contact:
http://www.CESweb.org.
Feb. 19-21, 2013, IPC APEX. *San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or 847-597-2860 (outside U.S. & Canada) Web:
www.ipc.org or
www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org
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