Proto-Pac Engineering today announced that NPI Supervisor and on-staff IPC trainer, Sue Warren, has been certified for teaching to the new IPC-610D standard, which includes lead-free assembly and inspection.

Over the coming months all manufacturing associates of Proto-Pac will attend a 40-hour training class for this updated electronics industry standard.

As with the previous standard, IPC-610C, Proto-Pac will open its training classes to customers and vendors interested in understanding the assembly and inspection techniques of the new standard.  Class schedules and cost will be announced within the next thirty days.

Anyone interested in attending an IPC-610D training class should contact Proto-Pac's Quality Assurance Manager, Guylaine Harris, at (978) 520-0100, extension 247 for further information.

Proto-Pac Engineering, Inc., an Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) company has been servicing New England's high tech market since 1968.  Proto-Pac specializes in low to mid-volume, high mix PCB assembly of legacy to leading edge products.

In addition to through-hole, surface mount and mixed technology printed circuit board assembly in either consignment or turnkey modes, Proto-Pac also provides quick-turn prototyping, new product introduction (NPI) services with design for manufacturability (DFM) reporting, box build, functional and in-circuit testing (ICT) along with engineering change order (ECO) and rework services.

For further information contact:

Kent L. Kochon
Director of Sales and Marketing
Proto-Pac Engineering, Inc.
299 Ballardvale Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
Phone: (978) 520-0100 Extension 233