Welcome to Real Time With… IPC APEX EXPO Show & Tell Magazine, the exclusive review of the biggest electronics manufacturing trade show and technical conference in North America. As the electronics manufacturing industry geared up for IPC APEX EXPO 2024, we found ourselves echoing Walt Disney’s sentiment. This annual event was a captivating journey into the heart of innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge technology.

Inside these pages you’ll find: trade show insights, the award winners’ spotlights, multiple pages of photo galleries from the show floor and beyond, and reviews of the technical sessions. Read about events, such as the Women in Electronics and the Emerging Engineers receptions. We also feature images from the ECWC Welcome reception, where representatives from each of ECWC’s member organizations toasted a glass to the future of electronics and the opportunity to be gathered at IPC APEX EXPO 2024.

We are thrilled to announce the release of the 6th edition of Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2023 Show & Tell Magazine, an exclusive, annual review of IPC’s trademark event. In this issue, you’ll find insightful articles, interviews with award winners, and reviews of the speakers, conferences, and courses.

(Re)live the experience through hundreds of high-quality images, hear from our technical experts, and watch videos that capture the flavor of the entire event.

We have enjoyed putting this issue together for you and hope you will enjoy it as well. Please share it with your colleagues and friends!

Welcome to the 2022 edition of Real Time with... IPC APEX EXPO 2022 Show & Tell Magazine!

Inside the industry’s only publication dedicated to in-depth coverage of IPC APEX EXPO, readers will find compelling interviews with award winners, show notes from our technical staff, thoughts from emerging engineers, photos capturing the excitement of exhibitors and attendees to be back in person, and so much more.

We hope you enjoy and share this unique content with friends and colleagues. 

I-Connect007 is proud to announce the release of our special 2021 edition of Real Time with... IPC Show & Tell Magazine. This unique publication provides you with in-depth coverage of this year’s virtual IPC APEX EXPO 2021.

Inside you will find great interviews with award winners, show notes from our technical staff, thoughts from emerging engineers, and much more. You will also find a complete index of our Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2021 audio and video interviews. Leaders from the electronics industry share the most current knowledge and resources on what matters most to you.

The magazine also has video highlights of award winners near and far, as well as I-Connect007’s own video salute to 35 years of covering the industry. We hope that you will find some unique perspectives in this year’s edition that you will share with your colleagues. And don't forget to download the PDF of this magazine to your digital library for further reference.

This special publication is a supplement to our other monthly magazines and brings you exclusive, in-depth coverage of the recent event. These pages are packed with tons of great content, including event photos, video interviews, attendees’ thoughts, reviews from our guest contributors and I-Connect007 editors, interviews with award winners and other industry experts, and coverage of another successful IPC STEM Student Outreach Program.

Table of Contents:

• Welcome to Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2020 Show & Tell by Nolan Johnson
• IPC APEX EXPO Show Floor Photo Gallery
• Elevating the Excellence of Electronics at IPC APEX EXPO 2020 by John Mitchell
• I-Connect007 Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Video Showcase
• I-Connect007 Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Video Library
• Thank You, I-Connect007 Contributors! by Barry Matties
• Happy's Highlights by Happy Holden
• Congratulations to Steve Pudles! IPC Hall of Fame 2020 Inductee by Patty Goldman
• The Success of IPC’s STEM Student Outreach Program by Charlene Gunter du Plessis
• Inspiring Next-generation Engineers Through STEM by Barry Matties
• Best Technical Papers and Honorable Mentions
• I-Connect007 Announces 2020 Good for the Industry Award Recipients
• Congratulations to the Three Recipients of the Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award by Patty Goldman
• Trends From the Show: Solder and Software by Nolan Johnson
• Burt Rutan’s Keynote: SpaceShipOne by Pete Starkey
• Standout Conversations From IPC APEX EXPO 2020 by Steve Williams
• The Impact of IPC's Emerging Engineer Program by Barry Matties
• The Evolution of IPC APEX EXPO by Dan Feinberg
• Pure ‘Happy-ness’: An Evening With Happy Holden by Pete Starkey
• Six IPC APEX EXPO Exhibitors Earn 2020 Innovation Awards
• Alumni Week at IPC APEX EXPO 2020 by Patty Goldman
• New Developments and Opportunities by Tara Dunn
• Best Practices Highlighted at the 2020 IPC EMS Management Meeting by Tracy Riggan
• Dr. Kunal Shah’s Award-winning Technical Paper by Nolan Johnson
• Attendees Speak!
• A Great Big Global Party by Dan Beaulieu
• And the Award Goes to…
  
• IPC Board of Directors: New Officers and Members
  
• Seven Takeaways From IPC APEX EXPO 2020 by Chris Mitchell
• Volunteers Honored for Contributions to IPC and the Electronics Industry
• Elaine Larsen’s Keynote: Motorsports and Mentoring by Nolan Johnson
• IPC APEX EXPO 2020 Time-Lapse Video

Welcome to the second annual Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Show & Tell Magazine. This special publication is a supplement to our other monthly magazines and brings you exclusive, in-depth coverage of the recent event. These pages are packed with tons of great content including event photos, video interviews, attendees’ thoughts, reviews from our guest contributors and I-Connect007 editors, interviews with award winners and other industry experts, and coverage of the successful IPC STEM Student Outreach program. If that’s not enough, you will also enjoy our coverage of the Hand Soldering and Rework World Championship, the two executive forums, and all of the excitement around CFX.

• Welcome to Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Show & Tell by Nolan Johnson
• IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Photo Gallery, Part 1
• Electronics Industry Comes Together at IPC APEX EXPO 2019 by Dr. John Mitchell
• Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Video Showcase and Library
• Thank you, I-Connect007 Interviewers! by Barry Matties
• Happy’s Highlights by Happy Holden
• Leo Lambert, IPC’s 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee by Patty Goldman
• Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders: IPC STEM Student Outreach Program by Patty Goldman
• A STEM Student on FIRST Robotics and Career Opportunities by Barry Matties
• Best Technical Paper and Honorable Mentions
• An Emerging Computer Scientist on IPC and STEM Opportunities by Patty Goldman
• Congratulations to the Recipients of the Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship Award by Patty Goldman
• Two Full CFX Demo Lines at IPC APEX EXPO 2018 by Dan Feinberg
• What Does CFX Mean to You? by Nolan Johnson
• Keynote Presentation: Accelerating and Disrupting Innovation—The Tesla Story by Pete Starkey
• Best Technical Paper Award by Happy Holden
• Student Photo Contest Winners
• IPC APEX EXPO 2019: Perhaps the Best One Yet by Dan Feinberg
• Perfect Score: Hand Soldering at IPC APEX EXPO 2019
• Making Connections at IPC APEX EXPO 2019 by Tara Dunn
• IPC APEX EXPO 2019: Another Year Here and Done by Patty Goldman
• Five IPC APEX EXPO Exhibitors Earn 2019 Innovation Awards
• Executive Forum on Advancing Automotive Electronics by the I-Connect007 Editorial Team
• 2019 IPC EMS Management Meeting Wrap-up by Tracy Riggan
• IPC APEX EXPO 2019 Observations by Steve Williams
• Attendees Speak! by Kelly Dack
• IPC APEX EXPO 2019 by the Numbers
• Impressions From the Show Floor by Dan Beaulieu
• And the Award Goes to…
• Seven Takeaways From IPC APEX EXPO 2019 by Chris Mitchell
• Volunteers Honored for Contributions to IPC and the Electronics Industry
• IPC Issues Call for Participation for IPC APEX EXPO 2020
  
  

I-Connect007 proudly presents our NEW event coverage publication: Show & Tell Magazine. Packed with complete coverage of IPC APEX EXPO 2018, you will find plenty of show photos, video interviews, and other featured content, including:

• Exclusive interviews with the IPC Hall of Fame Inductee and IPC Award Winners
• A student photographer showcase from our photo contest participants
• Video highlights from our Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO show floor studio
• Insight from our Q&A with attendees and industry professionals
• Expert opinions from our columnists on the show and its various events