IPC Apex Expo 2014 is to select the best in hand soldering and sponsored by IPC - the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, is a trade association whose aim is to standardize the assembly and production requirements of electronic equipment and assemblies. IPC is a non-profit organization with more than 3,300 members throughout the world.

At the World’s Hand Soldering Competition 2014, nations sent representatives who are the champions at the hand soldering Competitions (Nepcon 2013) from various countries namely the US, Portland, China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India.

Vietnam’s rep is Le Van Duc working at Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd. for more than 4 years. As the champion of the 2nd Hand Soldering Championship in Vietnam, Duc is an excellent worker co-sponsored by Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd.  and IPC to join in the World’s Hand Soldering Competition 2014 at Las Vegas, the US. Previous winners and runners-up from Monthly Hand Soldering Competitions would compete against each other to build a functional electronics assembly within a half-hour time limit. Assemblies would be judged on soldering in accordance with IPC-A-610E Class 3 criteria, the speed at which the assembly was produced and overall electrical functionality of the assembly. IPC-A-610 Master Instructors would serve as the judges.

As a result, Duc ranked third at the World’s Hand Soldering Competition 2014, the first prize went to an American contestant and the second one went to Chinese contestant. The most striking thing in this year’s hand soldering competition was that worker Le Van Duc was one of the youngest contestants in both aging and working experience.

Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd. under Sparton Corporation (the US) – the global famous corporation in hi-tech electronics industry with more than 114 years of establishment. At present, this corporation has had more than 7 factories at the North America and Asia.

In Vietnam, Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd. has been founded since 2005 with more than 150 employees and considered Vietnam’s first company getting the ISO 13485:2003 medical certification and AS9100 Rev C aerospace certification. Investing strongly in vocational training for laborers, Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd. has proudly grasped the champion at IPC hand soldering competitions in Vietnam in 2 consecutive years.

Specifically, in the 2 consecutive years, Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd.  took 2 highest prizes at the first Hand Soldering Championship in 2012 with the first prize going to worker Nong Van Minh and the second prize to technician Nguyen Van Thanh Thao and at the second Hand Soldering Championship in 2013 with the first prize belonging to Le Van Duc.

The above results are thanks to the right investment. In the previous years, realizing hand soldering skill as one of important skills in electronics industry, Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd.’s management board planned to develop this skill for workers by encouraging them to join in training classes on hand soldering.

Possible speaking, Spartronics Vietnam Co.Ltd. has developed talents effectively. This has also contributed to impress Sparton’s trademark all over the world.

Reported by N.Hau, T.Minh – Translated by A.C