It was June 14, 1957.
Ike was president and the commercial circuit board industry was still in its infancy when IPC was born as the Institute for Printed Circuits.
The first IPC office opened on Monroe Street in Chicago. Ray Pritchard was named executive director, and he went on to guide the organization for 35 years. By the time Ray left office, the organization—and the industry—were transformed.
Today, IPC celebrates Founders Day and the handful of managers and technologists who made wound up shaping the electronics manufacturing industry.
View this image in the Spring 2023 issue of IPC Community. Learn more about IPC's history here.