Recent Media Coverage of Weeks Planning, Inc.
| Date | Statement |
|---|---|
| 02-07 | J-STD-001DS Space specific module is being offered. NASA has formally worked with IPC to write this very important update to the J-STD-001D! They have included mitigation specifications for Tin Whiskers!! |
| 01-07 | IPC/WHMA-A-620A CIT & CIS certifications are now offered, using the NEW revision 'A' and the NEW education materials just out this month! |
| 11-06 | Weeks Planning, Inc. @ Soldering.biz welcomes Bert Black as an IPC Trainer. Good to have you with us Bert! |
| 11-06 | Weeks Planning, Inc @ Soldering.biz has just completed beta training and certification to start training the newly updated IPC/WHMA-A-620A in 2007. Look for our web page updates and training dates to follow soon. |
| 01-06 | Weeks Planning/ Soldering.biz introduces the 7711B/7721B CIS &CIT courses. As part of the course offering Lead-free PCB's, Components & solder will be used for the classes when requested by a customer. |
| 08-17-05 | AXIOM Electronics after having received IPC Certification Training from Weeks Planning, Inc.: Axiom Electronics is one of the first in the northwest and one of the first in the nation to have all of its production workers certified to both the IPC-A-610D & J-STD-001D. |
| 07-05 | Weeks Planning, Inc. has now received the materials to begin teaching the J-STD-001 Revision 'D'. |
| 06-05 | 1-Day Lead-free seminars are now being offered at the Weeks Planning, Inc. Training Center. Call our Training Coordinator to make arrangements to attend. |
| 04-05 | Weeks Planning, Inc. has now become certified to teach the IPC-A-610 Revision 'D'. |
| 02-05 | We have now introduced our Hands-on Solder Training, LEAD-FREE class. This course teaches our students not only the fundamentals of Hands-n Soldering, but also exposes them to working with Sn-Ag-Cu solder, Immersion Silver PCB's, High Soldering Temperatures and a complete set of new soldering techniques. This is a Great Preparation course for your company and the "Lead-Free Challenge". |
| 04-04 | Weeks Planning is now an Official IPC Technical Training Center for the J-STD-001. We are now authorized to Instruct &Certify and Re-certify J-STD-001 CIT Trainers &Candidates as well as J-STD-001 CIS (Specialist) students. This compliments our already existing Technical Training Center License for the IPC-A-610. |
Articles About Lead-Free PCB Manufacturing
EPA finds Lead-free Electronics much more environmentally polluting than The previous Leaded processes. Read the EPA's study Design for the Environment Life Cycle Assement. http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/solder/lca/index.htm  |
| Humor in learning. Don't forget that we can learn in an friendly and welcoming environment which can include injecting humor into the classroom. Look at this web link for a funny event: http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html |
| Tin Whiskers. With the introduction of Lead-free soldering, the issue of Tin Whiskers has reared its ugly presence in Electronics 'Again'. This crystal like growth of Tin on the surfaces of electronics parts and boards has caused, and will continue to cause failures in Lead-free Electronics. Visit this NASA web site for picture and historical information. http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/ |