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Welcome To EPTAC

EPTAC is an internationally-recognized solder training and IPC certification corporation, giving professionals the skills to accelerate their careers, and businesses the talent to succeed. For over 25 years, EPTAC has been helping corporations increase quality standards, improve productivity, and maximize profits.

The Fundamentals of Solder Joint Design – Part 1 – Through Hole Technology (THT)

Have you ever wondered if you have created the perfect solder joint, or for that matter one that is strong enough for the particular application it is being used in? Sure we can pull test and stress the solder joint, but these things don’t fail that way. They fail by many years of fatigue, or more importantly, by stress fractures occurring over years of cycling in the environment.

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EPTAC Corporation Expands Partnership with Microtek Laboratories

Manchester, NH – January 17, 2013 – In 2011, EPTAC Corporation, the leader in hand-solder training and IPC certification, teamed up with Microtek Laboratories of Anaheim, CA to create a West Coast IPC Master Training Center offering a full range of solder training and IPC Certification classes to the electronics manufacturing industry in Southern California. Today the partners have announced that they are expanding the scope of training services to include Counterfeit Component Training and Testing.

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Certification of the Company or the Employee

From time to time the question arises that sounds like the following: Is my company certified to IPC “insert your favorite standard here”? Or the statement we hear is, “Our company is certified to IPC such and such.

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Have a question? Ask Leo!

As Technical Director at EPTAC, I’m here to help you solve your manufacturing problems. Post your question to my blog for some expert advice.

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"NEW" Hands-On Crimp Termination Fashioned around the IPC-A-620 “Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies”, this program gives you a hands-on approach to the standard by doing. Learn how to perform various crimps real time and inspect them according to this popular standard. Enroll today in EPTAC's Hands-On Crimp Termination.

"NEW" Hands-On Solder-Crimp Termination If you have to deal with both soldered and crimped terminations on a variety of terminals and connectors, this is the class for you. Based on both J-STD-001 "Requirements for Soldered Electrical & Electronic Assemblies" and IPC-A-620 “Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies”, this program gives you a hands-on look and what you will need to perform these tasks and by the book. Enroll today in EPTAC's Hands-On Solder-Crimp Termination.

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