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IPC is a trade association whose aim is to standardize the assembly and production requirements of electronic equipment and assemblies. IPC is headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois, United States with additional offices in Washington, D.C. Atlanta, Ga., and Miami, Fla. in the United States, and overseas offices in China, Japan, Thailand, India, Germany, and Belgium.
The IPC is the most widely used plumbing code in the United States and is also used as the basis for the plumbing code of several other countries [citation needed].Wide adoptions are important as they help reduce manufacturer and end-user costs by allowing the use of materials across a wide user base, thus allowing economies of scale in the production of materials used in construction.
The IPC-NC-349 format is the only IPC standard governing drill and routing formats. [5] XNC is a strict subset of IPC-NC-349, Excellon a big superset. Many indefinite NC files pick some elements of the IPC standard. [1] A digital rights managed copy of the specification is available from the IPC website, for a fee.
An IPC standard has recently been developed and published to facilitate this data exchange, IPC-1752. [11] It is enabled through two PDF forms that are free to use. RoHS applies to these products in the EU whether made within the EU or imported. Certain exemptions apply, and these are updated on occasion by the EU.
SMEMA is an acronym for the Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association.. In 1999 they merged with the IPC to form the IPC SMEMA Council. [1]One standard they have is for the wiring of communications between Surface mount technology producing machinery such as a Stencil Printer or a Pick and Place Machine on an Electronics production line.
The most common [citation needed] standards for conformal coating are IPC A-610 [9] and IPC-CC-830. [10] These standards list indications of good and bad coverage and describe various failure mechanisms, such as dewetting. Another type of coating called parylene is applied with a vacuum deposition process at ambient temperature. Film coatings ...
Product specific tests are instead defined in standards such as EN 50130-4 for alarm systems, EN 50121-4-2 for railway applications or IEC 60601-1-2 for medical equipment. The product, or equipment under test (EUT) , is seen from an operator's point of view during test.
Designated as an American National Standard, the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) is a model code developed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials to govern the installation and inspection of plumbing systems as a means of promoting the public's health, safety and welfare.