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IEC Collaborates with Supply Partners at IPC APEX EXPO 2025
January 29, 2025 | IECEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
In keeping with its company's Supply Chain Motto of Collaboration – Innovation – Quality – Dedication, International Electronic Components, Inc. is excited to announce its collaboration with five other companies at the upcoming IPC APEX EXPO 2025.
IEC will be sharing a booth (#3938) with the following Supply Partners: Pluritec, Eternal Technology Corporation, RBP Chemical Technology, Inc., Sigma-Mecer, and SUSS MicroTec.
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