IPC Training

Prime Alloys delivers IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) training designed to help operators, inspectors, engineers, and quality teams consistently interpret and apply workmanship acceptance criteria for electronic assemblies.

This training provides practical, image-based instruction on how to evaluate electronic assemblies across SMT, through-hole, and mixed-technology builds in accordance with IPC-A-610 Class 1, 2, and 3 requirements.

Foundations & Acceptance Criteria

• Purpose, scope, and classification (Class 1, 2, 3)
• Acceptable conditions, process indicators, and defects
• Proper inspection methodology, lighting, and magnification
• Interpretation of acceptance criteria and disposition decisions

Soldering & Workmanship

• Solder joint acceptability and common soldering anomalies
• Evaluation of nonwetting, dewetting, cold solder, voids, bridges, and excess solder
• Pb-free solder considerations and related defects

Surface Mount Assemblies (SMT)

• Chip components, gull-wing, J-lead, BTC, QFN, LGA, and BGA acceptability
• Fillet geometry, alignment, solder coverage, and coplanarity
• Defect conditions such as tombstoning, billboarding, voiding, and head-in-pillow

Through-Hole Technology

• Lead forming, protrusion, clinching, and solder fill requirements
• Supported vs unsupported holes
• Component mounting, stress relief, and damage evaluation

Hardware, Terminals & Wiring

• Terminals, turrets, hooks, solder cups, and wrapped connections
• Wire damage, insulation clearance, service loops, and routing
• Stress relief and mechanical integrity requirements

Printed Boards & Assembly Conditions

• PCB damage, delamination, measling, contamination, and cleanliness
• Solder mask, markings, conformal coating, and coating thickness
• Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and handling considerations

Who This Training Is For

• Inspectors and quality technicians
• SMT and through-hole operators
• Manufacturing, Quality and Process engineers

Training Outcome

Participants leave with a Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) Certificate after successfully completing the module exams and a consistent, standards-based understanding of IPC-A-610 acceptance criteria, improved inspection decision-making, reduced subjectivity, and increased audit readiness across production and quality functions.