2024 SMCBA Conference
35th Electronics Design and Manufacture conference
18-20 June 2024
IPC/WHMA-A-620
The IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over three days and includes the following topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 12 Feb 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 14 Feb 2024 4:00 am |
| Cut Off Date | 05 Feb 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $1,550.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over three days and includes the following topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 18 Mar 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 20 Mar 2024 4:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $3,480.00 |
| Location | IRT Monash - Melbourne |
| Categories | IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over three days and includes the following topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 18 Mar 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 20 Mar 2024 4:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $1,600.00 |
| Location | IRT Monash - Melbourne |
| Categories | IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The Combined IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over five days and includes the following topics:
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer Course Topics:
- Establishing and maintaining integrity of the certification program
- Purpose and application of IPC-A-610
- Hardware installation
- Soldering criteria, including lead free connections
- Soldered requirements for connecting to terminals
- Soldered connection requirements for plated-through holes
- Surface mounting criteria for chip components, leadless and leaded chip carriers
- Swaged hardware, and heatsink requirements of mechanical assemblies
- Component mounting criteria for DIPS, socket pins, and card edge connectors
- Jumper wire assembly requirements
- Solder fillet dimensional criteria for all major SMT component groups
- Soldering anomalies such as tombstoning, dewetting, voiding, etc
- Criteria for component damage, laminate conditions, cleaning and coating
- Steps to effectively using the lesson plan and materials, tips on inspection and a review of important Certified IPC Trainer skills
IPC-A-620 Training and Certification Course Topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 22 Apr 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 26 Apr 2024 4:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 15 Apr 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $2,205.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The Combined IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over five days and includes the following topics:
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer Course Topics:
- Establishing and maintaining integrity of the certification program
- Purpose and application of IPC-A-610
- Hardware installation
- Soldering criteria, including lead free connections
- Soldered requirements for connecting to terminals
- Soldered connection requirements for plated-through holes
- Surface mounting criteria for chip components, leadless and leaded chip carriers
- Swaged hardware, and heatsink requirements of mechanical assemblies
- Component mounting criteria for DIPS, socket pins, and card edge connectors
- Jumper wire assembly requirements
- Solder fillet dimensional criteria for all major SMT component groups
- Soldering anomalies such as tombstoning, dewetting, voiding, etc
- Criteria for component damage, laminate conditions, cleaning and coating
- Steps to effectively using the lesson plan and materials, tips on inspection and a review of important Certified IPC Trainer skills
IPC-A-620 Training and Certification Course Topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 13 May 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 17 May 2024 4:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 10 May 2024 |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Individual Price | $2,720.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, is the first industry consensus standard for cable and wire harness fabrication and installation, developed with the support of the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association (WHMA). Classes of products are defined and include criteria for Acceptable, Process Indicator and Defect conditions to support the collection of visual quality acceptability requirements for each class.
| Event Date | 12 Aug 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 14 Aug 2024 4:30 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 09 Aug 2024 |
| Capacity | 8 |
| Individual Price | $1,600.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over three days and includes the following topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 12 Aug 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 14 Aug 2024 4:30 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 09 Aug 2024 |
| Capacity | 8 |
| Individual Price | $3,770.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The Combined IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over five days and includes the following topics:
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer Course Topics:
- Establishing and maintaining integrity of the certification program
- Purpose and application of IPC-A-610
- Hardware installation
- Soldering criteria, including lead free connections
- Soldered requirements for connecting to terminals
- Soldered connection requirements for plated-through holes
- Surface mounting criteria for chip components, leadless and leaded chip carriers
- Swaged hardware, and heatsink requirements of mechanical assemblies
- Component mounting criteria for DIPS, socket pins, and card edge connectors
- Jumper wire assembly requirements
- Solder fillet dimensional criteria for all major SMT component groups
- Soldering anomalies such as tombstoning, dewetting, voiding, etc
- Criteria for component damage, laminate conditions, cleaning and coating
- Steps to effectively using the lesson plan and materials, tips on inspection and a review of important Certified IPC Trainer skills
IPC-A-620 Training and Certification Course Topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 26 Aug 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 30 Aug 2024 4:30 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $2,720.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
The Combined IPC-A-610 and IPC-A-620 Training and Certification course is conducted over five days and includes the following topics:
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer Course Topics:
- Establishing and maintaining integrity of the certification program
- Purpose and application of IPC-A-610
- Hardware installation
- Soldering criteria, including lead free connections
- Soldered requirements for connecting to terminals
- Soldered connection requirements for plated-through holes
- Surface mounting criteria for chip components, leadless and leaded chip carriers
- Swaged hardware, and heatsink requirements of mechanical assemblies
- Component mounting criteria for DIPS, socket pins, and card edge connectors
- Jumper wire assembly requirements
- Solder fillet dimensional criteria for all major SMT component groups
- Soldering anomalies such as tombstoning, dewetting, voiding, etc
- Criteria for component damage, laminate conditions, cleaning and coating
- Steps to effectively using the lesson plan and materials, tips on inspection and a review of important Certified IPC Trainer skills
IPC-A-620 Training and Certification Course Topics:
- Cable and wire dimensioning, tolerances and preparation
- Crimp terminations: - Stamped and formed contacts - Machined contacts
- Insulation displacement connections
- Ultrasonic welding
- Soldered terminations
- Splices
- Connectorisation
- Moulding and potting
- Marking and labelling
- Co-axial and twin-axial assembly
- Wire bundle securing
- Shielding
- Installation
- Testing of Cable/Wire Harness Assemblies
| Event Date | 14 Oct 2024 8:45 am |
| Event End Date | 18 Oct 2024 4:30 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Individual Price | $2,720.00 |
| Location | Training Centre Adelaide |
| Categories | IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620 |
IPC Training and Publications
The SMCBA is a Licenced IPC Training Centre for the IPC programs -
J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-7711/21
