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Winners of IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition at NEPCON Thailand 2024 Announced
July 5, 2024 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
In conjunction with NEPCON Thailand 2023, IPC hosted its popular IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition in Bangkok, on June 19-22, 2024. The seventh edition of the competition in Thailand welcomed 40 participants from 14 companies.
Skilled contestants competed against each other to rework a functional electronics assembly within a 50-minute time limit. Assemblies were judged on soldering in accordance with IPC-A-610H, IPC J-STD-001H, IPC-7711/21C - Class 3 criteria, the speed at which the assembly was produced, and overall electrical functionality of the assembly.
On the winner’s podium at NEPCON Thailand 2024 were:
- First Place: Areeya Mukkrathok, Benchmark Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. She received a certificate, a cash prize of $USD300 and a soldering station from premier sponsor QUICK. As the winner, Mukkrathok qualified for the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship in Munich, Germany in November.
- Second place: Sangrawee Baulert, Sanmina-sci systems (Thailand) ltd. She received a certificate and a cash prize of $USD200 and a soldering station from premier sponsor QUICK.
- Third Place: Tidarat Phamorn,Benchmark Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. She received a certificate and a cash prize of $USD100 and a soldering station from premier sponsor QUICK.
IPC would like to thank Hand Soldering and Rework Competition sponsors and partners for their generous support this year.
- Premier Sponsor: QUICK
- Gold Sponsors: NIHON SUPERIOR, SOLDERINDO
- Co-Organizer RX TRADEX THAILAND
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