Episode 81: IPC APEX Expo 2022 Technical Program

On this episode, I spoke with IPC's Chief Technologist Matt Kelly and IPC Technical Program Co-Chairs Stan Rak (SF Rak Company) and Bev Christian (HDP User Group) about the upcoming IPC APEX Expo 2022 live technical conference.We discuss the following topics:• IPC's "Factory of the Future Pavilion" • IPC's 3-Hour Professional Development Courses (31 courses!)• IPC's Technical Program (4 technology tracks each with 29 technical presentations.• IPC's Poster SessionsIPC APEX Expo 2022 takes place January 22-27 in San Diego, CA.More information is available here:IPC APEX Expo 2022https://www.ipcapexexpo.org/Professional Development Course information is available here:https://tinyurl.com/uzwwe49b Technical Conference info is available here:https://tinyurl.com/2bpcxpzp

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Reliability Matters is a podcast on the subject of reliability of circuit assemblies. Reliability "best practices" and success stories are discussed. This podcast features interviews with experts in the electronic assembly industry.All electronic production segments which effect product reliability are on the table. This includes contamination, coating, cleanliness assessment, inspection, building for harsh environments, reflow, printing, failure analysis, board fabrication, and much more.Your Host:Mike Konrad began his career in the electronic assembly equipment industry in 1985. Mike founded Aqueous Technologies in 1992 in response to the Montreal Protocol and the resulting international treaty banning most popular cleaning/defluxing solvents. Mike is an internationally known speaker on the subject of increasing reliability through contamination removal and cleanliness quantification techniques and procedures. Mike was awarded “Distinguish Speaker Status” with SMTA in 2018 and received the “Rich Freiberger Best of Conference Award” in 2019.Mike is a member of the SMTA Global Board of Directors where he is Vice President of Communications. Mike is also Vice President of Technical Programs for the Los Angeles / Orange County SMTA Chapter.Visit the Reliability Matters Podcast Website:https://www.reliabilitymatterspodcast.com