IPC enables reliable, high-quality electronics by developing trusted standards that drive the success of the global electronics industry. These standards, which are applied throughout the industry, communicate and clarify requirements for everyone in the industry. IPC standards help ensure superior quality, reliability and consistency in electronics manufacturing.

For many years, Almit has sponsored the IPC Hand Soldering Competition. The soldering competition uses wires from Almit's high-performance portfolio.

Experienced soldering experts compete against each other for 60 minutes on a complex PCB assembly to win the national round title, receive a cash prize and secure a coveted spot in the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship finals.

The participants are judged by IPC Master Instructors (MIT) according to the criteria of IPC-A-610 Class 3. Other criteria include the quality of the results achieved and the assembly process, the overall electrical functionality of the assembly and the speed with which the result was achieved.

• Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show IPC Hand Soldering Competition UK 04-06/02/2025 Farnborough, UK
• Global Industrie Lyon IPC Hand Soldering Competition France 11-14/03/2025 Lyon, FR
• Innoelectro IPC Hand Soldering Competition Hungary 08-10/04/2025 Budapest, HU
• IPC Hand Soldering Competition Italy 21-22/05/2025 Vincenza, IT
• IPC Hand Soldering Competition Estonia Tallinn, EST
• Productronica IPC Hand Soldering Competition Germany + European Final 18-21/11/2025 Munich, DE