In the middle of October, the international hand soldering Estonian qualification competition will be held, organized by the Estonian Electronic Industry Association, IPC, Tallinn Polytechnic and Tallinn University of Technology. Both students, university staff and professionals from companies are invited to participate. The competition will be held in the lobby of TalTech's main building.
Skilled soldering experts (F/M) will be competing for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2024 National title, earn a cash prize and a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship (HSC World Final to take place on 14-15 November 2024 at electronica in Munich, Germany).
Competition for Professionals
The professional competitors will be judged by Master IPC Trainers (MIT) on soldering a complex printed circuit board with a maximum time of 60 minutes in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria. Additional criteria will include the quality of the results achieved and of the assembly process, the overall electrical functionality of the assembly as well as the speed at which the assembly was produced. The judges will be MITs from TYPT -Tallinn Polytechnic School.
IPC Hand Soldering World Championship: The winner at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology will be invited by IPC (all expenses covered by IPC) to take part in the HSC World Final in November at electronica in Munich, Germany.
Award Ceremony:
The Award Ceremony for the Regional Qualification Estonia will take place at 3 pm on Friday 18 October 2024.
Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award: This year again, nominate a team to win the Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award. For any company enlisting 2 or 3 competitors, the highest combined scores of competitors from the same company will determine which company will receive the HSC Best Company Team Award.