Welcome to the European link for PCB professionals!

July 2008
The European Institute of Printed Circuits (EIPC), based in The Netherlands, is an international service provider to the European Interconnection and Packaging Industry.
Since 1968, the EIPC is servicing about 130 member companies, including suppliers of machinery and materials to the PCB industry, PCB Manufacturers, contract electronics manufacturers and OEM’s.

EIPC's Mission Statement: ‘The EIPC is a network of PCB professionals providing platforms to exchange business and technology information for the success of the European electronics industry’.

   

EIPC Training-Workshop Kupferaktivierung und Nanotechnologie
Solingen, 4 September 2008
In corporation with KiV PCB ProfiChem GmbH: "LP-Fertigungskosten senken mittels optimaler Kupferaktivierung und Nanotechnologie"
Get your answers at the workshop! Please reserve the date in your agenda. Limited seats available. Registration is open. Please click here to download the Provisional Workshop programme and registration form. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WORKSHOP IS GERMAN LANGUAGE!
For more information send an email to sderhaag@eipc.org
   
 

"Production of Electronics in Russia" 24 & 25 Sept. 2008
EIPC organises in cooperation with Electronics Info Media Group a Technical Conference and Table Top Exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Conference Programme will be ready soon! For more information send an email to kwestenberg@eipc.org
   

EIPC LDI Workshop Jena 14 & 15 October 2008
In cooperation with Orbotech: New PCB Technologies with LDI. Increase PCB fabrication yield and Reduce cost with LDI digital imaging technology. Limited seats available. The programme an registration will be available soon!
For more information send an email to kwestenberg@eipc.org
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WORKSHOP WILL BE IN GERMAN & ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
 

EIPC Summer Conference Dresden 2008
The review is available now! Download here.
For more information send an email to kwestenberg@eipc.org

EIPC Imaging Workshop Frankfurt 2008
The review will be available soon.
For more information send an email to sderhaag@eipc.org

EIPC / IPC EMS Management meeting
Review (in German) by Michael Weinhold for PLUS
For more information send an email to sderhaag@eipc.org      

Are you looking for a good and reliable supplier?
Look at the offering of our members first. Click on the suppliers tab on our Homepage

European Funding Program of Frame Work 7
Approximately 50 billion Euro available for research and technological development projects. Interested and want to know more go to ProSurf in the main menu.
AVAILABLE for FREE: PROSURF now finished the technological Roadmaps for the Surface Finshing and the Printed Circuit Industry. The purpose of this road map is to define research strategy for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in the Printed Circuit Board industry sector.
The road map aims to align business/market/product needs with the research funding programmes such as EU Framework Programme 7 and others based on the underpinning research ideas and technologies. Future strategic research directions, which could impact strongly on the future products and market directions for the industry sector, are identified and reviewed.
Please click here for the abstract of the Roadmap on Surface Finishing
Please click here for the abstract of the Roadmap on Printed Circuit Board Technology

Please note: summaries and full Roadmaps are available of the Prosurf website www.prosurf-online.eu 
You first have to register on the website and then you will get access to the summaries and full versions of the Roadmaps.

JISSO Terms and definition
Report on the Importance of Standards for PCB's when doing business in Europe. Available report. Michael Weinhold, Technical Director of EIPC, wrote about the importance of standards for PCB's when doing business in Europe. Members can download the report for free (see members only; Downloads, tech. documents). Non members can order the report at the EIPC office for € 50.-. For more information please send an e-mail to eipc@eipc.org . Members of the EIPC can download the JISSO Terms and definition in the special members only section of this website. 

The review will be available soon.
For more information send an email to sderhaag@eipc.org

Job vacancy 1:
Chintech BV in the Netherlands looks for PCB sales / sales support / sales agent either in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe. Good offer and flexibility of work etc. are negotiable. Please see our website www.chintech.com.cn  for our activities. In Europe we have a company situated in the Netherlands and we therefore invite your prompt participation with our sales activities. If you are interested and want to know more, please contact Kirsten Smit-Westenberg at kwestenberg@eipc.org call 0031-43-3440872.

Job vacancy 2:
For Rogers Corporation we are looking for an Area Sales Manager (home office based) for its high performance Microwave laminates. As a member of their European sales team you will be responsible for Rogers commercial activities in Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, France, Israel). You can visit the website for more information on Rogers High Performance Microwave laminates at www.rogerscorporation.com (see products/technical information) or find our offices in Ghent via www.rogers.be. If you are interested and want to know more, please contact Kirsten Smit-Westenberg at kwestenberg@eipc.org or call 0031-43-3440872.