WIRE NEWS WN June 2019 | Page 4

IPC to Offer Schleuniger’s Unique Wire Processing Expertise Through Online Training Courses Global electronics industry association IPC has partnered with the Swiss-based technology group Schleuniger to offer IPC members online wire processing training from Schleuniger’s S.University. Making these renowned training courses available through the IPC EDGE online portal will allow companies the flexibility to train their employees in a cost-effective, simple and efficient way. IPC has officially contracted with the Swiss-based technology group Schleuniger that will now serve as an official online training partner offering IPC members S.University training course offerings. Schleuniger, renowned for their high quality and precise knowledge transfer in wire processing, debuted S.University in 2013 and launched the storefront globally in 2018. In creating this partnership, IPC has responded to the Wiring Harness Manufacturer’s Association’s (WMHA) request for more wire industry training tools. IPC, known and respected for its leadership and global footprint in providing standards and quality programs supporting the electronics industry, secures with Schleuniger an online training partner that is also a prestigious, trusted and highly competent player in the wire harness industry. Based on almost half a century of industry experience, Schleuniger continuously sets global standards for top quality and as a strategic system partner accompanies its customers through their production processes with a wide range of machines, software and test equipment, as well as customized and fully automated solutions. 4 WIRE NEWS June 2019 Left to Right: Darren Teasck (President & Managing Director of Schleuniger USA), David Bergman (Vice President International Relations IPC), Marc Lussier (Vice President Technical Services Schleuniger USA), Christoph Schüpbach (CEO Schleuniger Group). David Hernandez, IPC’s vice president of education, was the driving force behind the creation of this new partnership. Commenting on the new online training partnership Hernandez stated, “IPC strives to provide the best training possible to our member companies, and when we saw the quality of Schleuniger’s S.University wire processing course offerings, we determined it was in the best interest of our members to develop an online partnership with Schleuniger.”