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November 21, 2024 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
IPC hosted its Hand Soldering World Championship in Munich, Germany, at electronica on 14-15 November 2024, welcoming 14 competitors from 13 companies and 12 countries worldwide. Skilled contestants competed to build an electronics assembly in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria, and were judged on the functionality of the assembly, compliance with the assembly process and overall product quality. The contestants were allowed a maximum of 60 minutes to complete the assembly.
Taking top honours this year were:
- In first place: Zhiheng Zhou, Jiangsu Jinling Mechanism Manufacture Company, China, scoring 801 points out of the maximum possible of 816 points.
- Second place: Roshan Dhyani, Barco Electronics Systems (P) Ltd, India, scoring 795 points out of the maximum possible of 816 points.
- Third place: Stéphanie Devy, Thalès, France, and Regional Champion for Germany, scoring 795 points out of the maximum possible of 816 points.
IPC is grateful to the HSC sponsors for their generous support:
- Gold Sponsors: Weller Tools and JBC Soldering
- Silver Sponsors: ACB Group, Almit, Davum TMC, Optilia, SFM - Société Française de Microscopie, and Polygone CAO.
"IPC extends its thanks and congratulations to all the participants and their companies for their enthusiasm and commitment to taking on the challenge. The new competition board was very complex this year, and the contestants rose to the challenge with amazing performances" said Philippe Léonard, director of IPC Europe. "We look forward to seeing the first-place winners from each regional competition compete in next year's Hand Soldering World Championship, which will take place at productronica."
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