TechValidate Research on IPC

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3,812 Customers Surveyed

28,497 Data Points Collected

174 Published TechFacts

46 Published Charts

1 Published Case Study



Selected Research Highlights


IPC Training and Certification Customer Research

Top Three Reasons to Enroll Employees in IPC Training & Certification

What business challenges led you to enroll your employees in IPC Training and Certification?

Lack of employee knowledge in electronics/printed circuit boards (PCB)
57%
Customer contract requirements
46%
Differentiation between good and defective PCB/assemblies
40%

IPC Customer Satisfaction Rating

A Senior Executive at a small business aerospace & defense company would be likely to recommend IPC for this reason:

IPC has some good data, usually good information and serves the supplier and PCB customer base as a “fair witness” for standards and specifications for acceptability of circuit boards and materials.

IPC Case Study

Medium Enterprise Industrial Manufacturing Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise industrial manufacturing company is based on a December 2018 survey of IPC customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Measuring and evaluating the received numbers give us a great opportunity to track our market share all over the world and also evaluate market development in the different industry segments.

Reliable figures and frequently fast feedback as well as the ease of operation to provide the numbers.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select IPC:

  • Challenges that IPC market research has helped them to overcome:
    • Measuring performance against the competition

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of IPC that the surveyed company uses:

  • Benefits derived from the information in IPC market research reports:
    • Helps measure and track our market share
    • Helps identify growing markets and business opportunities
    • Tells them how we are performing compared to the rest of the industry

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with IPC:

  • They agree that IPC market research provides useful information on industry trends that results in better business decisions.
  • They agree IPC’s market research studies and reports provide unique data and insights that helps them stay competitive.
  • They do consider IPC a trusted source for market research.
  • They agree that participating in IPC surveys and receiving the reports at no cost gives their company the benefit of industry data that would be costly to obtain from other sources.

IPC Customer Research

IPC Standards Address Manufacturing Needs

Which of the following manufacturing-related needs do you use IPC standards for?

Acceptance criteria to consistently ensure products of the highest quality and reliability
91%
Inspection criteria to ensure consistently reliable products and reduce scrap and rework
85%
Industry-accepted recommendations for rework and repair
60%
Visual assistance to determine the proper use of IPC standards
56%
Greater process control removes inconsistency, inefficiencies, and other barriers to profitability
52%
Product material requirements ensuring product consistency, reliability and quality
47%
Base materials requirements for printed boards to ensure reliability and consistency
46%

IPC Customer Testimonial

In our factory, we had upgraded all our manufacturing processes in line with the relevant IPC standards. This resulted in improving the process quality which in turn automatically improved product quality.

Latha M.S., Senior Quality Manager, Kaynes Technologies India Pvt Ltd



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About IPC

Since 1957, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has been guiding the electronic interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 3,700 member companies, IPC represents all facets of the industry including design, printed board manufacturing, and electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry.

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