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New Releases from IPC Training

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DVD-71C IPC-A-610E Common Inspection Errors
Help your operators and inspectors avoid the costly mistakes involved in misinterpreting the IPC-A-610 acceptance criteria.  See the free pre-test to find out if they are falling prey to these common errors.  Also available as OVT-71C, for playback over your learning network.

A-620A-IL  A-620A Illustrations (Clip Art)
Choose any of the 618 individual images from Rev. A of the IPC/WHMA-A620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies standard.  Build your own in-house training programs or reference documents.  Discounts on quantity purchases.

A-610E-IL A-610E Illustrations (Clip Art)
Purchase individually, by the chapter, or by complete set. Useful for all multimedia training purposes and as visual aids within company standards. Each image is in high resolution / full color - suitable for print or electronic display.

DVD-64C Component Identification (Upgrade)
Updated to include the latest package styles – covers all the major through-hole and surface mount components. This training program also explains the function of component types, reference designators, markings, orientation and polarity. Also updated and available as OVT-64C, for playback over your learning network.

DVD-74C ESD Control for Electronics Assembly
Certify your electronics assembly operators as "ESD Safe" by two major electronics associations. (See our sample certificate.) This joint collaboration between IPC and ESDA -- the Electrostatic Discharge Association -- covers static electricity generation, triboelectric charging, ESD failure models and techniques to control ESD, including personal grounding, controlling static charges in the work area, and proper handling, packaging and transporting of ESD sensitive devices per the S20.20 ESDA specification. Also available as OVT-74C, for playback over your learning network.

DVD-PTH-E Through-Hole Solder Workmanship Standards
Select from Class 2 and/or Class 3 acceptance criteria for a thorough review of the visual requirements for component side, barrel and solder side of through-hole solder joints. Details min./max. dimensional criteria from the latest revision (Rev. E) of the IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 industry standards. Explains product classes, solder joint terminology and common
soldering defects. Also available as OVT-PTH-E, for playback over your learning network.

DVD-SMT-E Surface Mount Solder Workmanship Standards
Covers workmanship standards for dimensional criteria of surface mount solder joints -- such as End Overhang, Side Joint Width, Fillet Height, etc., for Chips, J-Leads and Gull Wing components. Includes both Class 2 and 3 requirements from Rev. E of the IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 industry standards. Provides for defect identification on such undesirable conditions as Solder Balls, Blowholes, Solder Webbing, Chip-Outs, Non-Coplanarity, Incomplete Reflow, and more. Also available as OVT-SMT-E, for playback over your learning network.

DVD-18C Soldering Terminals
Shows your operators how to properly solder wires to the terminals commonly used in electronics assembly, including: turret, cup, bifurcated, hook and pierced terminals. Includes proper wire wrapping techniques, using a solder heat bridge for effective heat transfer, soldering for inspectability and evaluation of acceptable and unacceptable solder joints in accordance with the latest IPC-A-610E / J-STD-001E acceptance standards.  Also available as OVT-18C, for playback over your learning network.

DRM-PTH-E Through-Hole Evaluation Training & Reference Guide
Use in the classroom or on the shop floor, this compact spiral-bound manual make it easy for your inspectors and operators to make the right acceptance decisions for through-hold solder joints. Help your operators to better understand the minimum acceptable requirements for vertical fill, wetting of lead, land and barrel and contact angle -- to IPC-A-610E and J-STD-001E industry standards. Includes defect section and all three classes of product. See our free PDF review through the link above.

DRM-SMT-E Surface Mount Evaluation Training & Reference Guide
Contains computer-generated color illustrations of Chip, J-Lead and Gull Wing solder joints, clearly showing the minimum acceptable condition for each type of component misalignment, with details of all the specifications for minimum/maximum solder joint size, including fillet heights and lengths -- to IPC-A-610E and J-STD-001E industry standards. See our free PDF review through the link above.

P-PTH-E Through-Hole Solder Joint Evaluation Wall Posters
Make a big impression with these full-color, 20 x 28-inch (51 x 71 cm) wall posters that define minimum/maximum through-hole solder joint acceptance requirements from Revision E of the IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 industry standards. Choose one poster each for Class 2 or Class 3.

P-SMT-E Surface Mount Solder Joint Evaluation Wall Posters
Inspection is everyone's job, and nothing says it better than these Surface Mount Evaluation Wall Posters. One poster each for the 3 basic component types: Chips, J-Leads and Gull Wings. At 20 x 28-inch (51 x 71 cm) in size, these posters go a long way to demonstrate acceptability criteria from Revision E of the IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 industry standards. Choose three posters each for Class 2 or Class 3.

DVD-15C Soldering Iron Tip Care
Shows your technicians how to properly care for soldering iron tips –- and avoid many of the pitfalls associated with lead-free and tin-lead hand soldering. Save on tip replacement cost, and improve product quality. Also available as OVT-15C, for your own learning network.



Online Video Training (OVT)

Do-it-yourself video-based training for your learning network. Computer-ready video files and free automated testing programs for immediate use online; or testing programs for purchase to use in conjunction with the video files on your LAN or intranet.

OVT-71C IPC-A-610E Common Inspection Errors

OVT-74C ESD Control for Electronics Assembly

OVT-PTH-E Through-Hole Solder Workmanship Standards

OVT-SMT-E Surface Mount Solder Workmanship Standards

OVT-18C Soldering Terminals

OVT-15C Soldering Iron Tip Care

OVT-8C Print Reading for Electronics Assembly



EDU Multi-Video Courses in OVT format

Our Educational EDU courses have now been transferred to the OVT (computer-based/learning network) format. Special discounts and certification, ideal for votech, job training and school-to-work programs – or useful for new hires to give them the fundamentals of Electronics Assembly technology. Even experienced operators can learn a lot from EDU-104, the advanced training program. Site or Global licenses.

EDU-101-OVT (Site) – Intro to Electronics Assembly

EDU-102-OVT (Site) – Surface Mount Assembly

EDU-103-OVT (Site) – Through Hole Assembly

EDU-104-OVT (Site) – Advanced Electronics Assembly

 

Training & Ref. Guides in PDF Format

Our best-selling Training & Reference Guides (DRMs) are now available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Allows for unlimited copies by Site (single facility) or Global (multi-facility) licenses. Create your own customized Booknotes or document hyperlinks – even add company-specific text to any page using the “sticky-note” function.

DRM-18H (Site PDF) – Component ID

DRM-PTH-E (Site PDF) – Through-Hole Solder Joint Evaluation

DRM-SMT-E (Site PDF) – Surface Mount Solder Joint Evaluation

DRM-WHA-A (Site PDF) – Wire Harness Assembly



 Alternate Language Releases

Multi-Language (with English) DVD training programs.

DVD-SP18C Spanish – Soldering Terminals

DVD-CH8   Chinese – Print Reading for Electronics Assembly

DVD-FR15C French – Soldering Iron Tip Care

DVD-FR42C French – Hand Soldering for Through-Hole (Tin-Lead)

DVD-CH15C Chinese -- Soldering Iron Tip Care

DVD-SP15C Spanish -- Soldering Iron Tip Care

DVD-SP41C Spanish -- Through-Hole Rework