Winners of the IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition Malaysia at Electronics Manufacturing Expo Asia (EMAX) 2024 Announced
July 29, 2024 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
In conjunction with Electronics Manufacturing Expo Asia (EMAX) 2024, IPC hosted its popular IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition in Penang, Malaysia July 24-26, 2024. The competition welcomed 36 contestants from 14 well-known electronics companies, and one institution in Malaysia.
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 EMAX 2024 were:
- First Place: Pubalan Sivasangkar, Cytron Technologies Sdn Bhd. As the winner, Sivasangkar qualified for the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship in Germany in November 2024.
- The top two runners-up came from the same company, Jabil Circuit Sdn Bhd. Second place this year went to Hasrol Mizam Bin Hassan. Norishah Binti Othman took third place.
IPC would like to thank Hand Soldering and Rework Competition sponsors and partners for their generous support this year.
- Premier Sponsor: JBC
- Gold Sponsor: SOLDERINDO
- Supporting Sponsor: BTE
- Co-Organizer: NRG Exhibitions
For more information on upcoming hand soldering and rework competitions, contact Henry Ton, senior business development manager, Southeast Asia, at HenryTon@ipc.org.
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