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WHMA/IPC Issues Call for Participation for Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo 2025
September 4, 2024 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
WHMA/IPC invites engineers, researchers, academics, technical experts, and industry leaders to submit proposals for the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE), to be held May 6-8, 2025 at Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wis. The deadline for proposals is on November 8, 2024.
Expert technical conference presentations and professional development courses are being sought in the following topic areas:
- Case Studies on A-620 Success
- Quality Requirements
- ESD Impacts on Harness
- ESD Transmission through Harnesses
- Hi Frequency Cabling
- X-ray Inspection Techniques
- Crimping Challenges/Dos and Don’ts
- Crimp Cross Sectioning
- Wire Harness Troubleshooting
- Reliability Issues and Failure Analysis
- Wiring Harness Education and Training
- Coil Winding
- Connector Advances
- Tooling
- Process Equipment/Productions
- Calibration
- Ultrasonics Splicing and Terminating
- Harness Design Drawings
- Engineering
- Overmolding
- Testing – Electrical/Environmental/
- Mechanical
- Electric Vehicles (EV)/Electric Mobility
- Cleanliness and FOD
- Wiring Harness Rework
Proposals must include an approximate 300-word abstract/summary of the presentation and description of what the audience will learn, and who will benefit from attending the presentation. Technical conference paper abstracts and course proposals are due November 8, 2024. For more information or to submit a proposal, visit https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/75906/submitter. For questions regarding the technical conference at EWPTE, contact Julia Flynn, IPC/WHMA conference and events manager, at JuliaFlynn@ipc.org.
For additional information on attending or exhibiting, visit www.electricalwireshow.com, or contact Alicia Balonek, IPC/WHMA senior director of trade shows and events at AliciaBalonek@ipc.org.
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