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Blackfox Partners with Pace Worldwide to Include Training Center near BWI (Baltimore) Airport
October 21, 2015 | Blackfox Training InstitiuteEstimated reading time: 1 minute

Blackfox Training Institute has officially expanded its training and certification capabilities. Blackfox has added a new training center, PACENTER-BLACKFOX Training Partners, in partnership with PACE Worldwide, a company based in Elkridge, Maryland, just minutes from Baltimore-Washington international Airport.
Blackfox Training Centers are located in Tempe, Arizona; Guadalajara, Mexico; and Penang, Malaysia. All locations offer the same IPC Certifications and Blackfox Skill-based Certifications as offered at the Longmont, Colorado Headquarters. Additional locations are planned in the near future.
This expansion was essential for the creation of an additional channel for delivering the IPC Quality Standards, Skill-Based Training and Certification to areas of high demand and reduce the travel costs for customers nearby. All of the Blackfox Training Centers and the PACENTER-BLACKFOX facility feature Master IPC Trainers who also travel the world to deliver all of these training programs at their customers’ facilities.
About Pace Worldwide
For over 50 years, PACE Worldwide has been providing the most advanced, cost-effective solutions in hands-on soldering, rework and repair of electronics to companies and government worldwide. Since the dawn of the modern electronics industry, PACE has played a key role in the development of training films, materials and industry standards, including several soldering and rework videos co-produced with the IPC. Please visit www.paceworldwide.com for more information.
About Blackfox
Blackfox is the leader in providing quality training systems and custom courses to the Electronic Manufacturing Industry's cutting edge companies as well as to individuals who are interested in a career in Electronics. Blackfox is also the premier worldwide Authorized IPC Training Center, providing all current IPC Certifications. For more information, please visit them on the web at www.blackfox.com.
For more information please contact: Sharon Montana-Beard: 1-888-837-9959, sharonm@blackfox.com or Chris Barrett: 1-877-882-PACE (7223) (EST), cbarrett@paceworldwide.com.
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