October 2017
VACANCY – Technical Trainer Assembly Techniques of Printed Circuit Boards
VACANCY Technical Trainer Assembly Techniques of Printed Circuit Boards Currently, PIEK has a vacancy for a Technical Trainer Assembly Techniques of Printed Circuit Boards. What you offer us: Ample experience and knowledge in the field of manual and machine assembly of PBs in accordance with the IPC standard. Good command of Dutch, English and German. Flexibility and willingness to be [...]
IPC Welcomes review of RoHS Directive
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC, known as the RoHS 1 directive, restricts the use of specific hazardous materials in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment. The legislation was implemented in 2006, mainly to help reduce the volume of toxic electronic waste. Although RoHS is commonly known as the "lead-free directive", it actually restricts the use of six [...]
September 2017
Living on Mars: utopia or reality?
On 31 July 2018, the distance from the Earth to Mars is only 57 million kilometers. On that day the distance between the two planets will be smaller than ever. And on that day Elon Musk wants to send a Dragon-2 capsule to Mars, just as in the 26 months following that day. The Dragon-2 capsules are provisioning capsules. The idea is to [...]
To certify or not to certify, that is the question.
Now that the costs of IPC certification are rising, companies begin to wonder whether it is still useful to certify or recertify. PIEK often gets a question about this. The answer is not simple. For the company, the main thing should always be the quality level it strives for and the demands made by customers on its products. For companies that do [...]
The electronics industry is inextricably connected to the medical sector
eHealth eHealth or telehealth is no longer science fiction. In various medical disciplines, eHealth is already being applied and physicians and nurses are supported by it. The Ministry of Public Health states that eHealth is made possible by audio-visual communication technology bridging the gap between patient and physician or nurse. eHealth can help with diagnoses, consultations and even emergency operations. [...]
Did you know that PIEK has a photo gallery?
Now you do! Go to the PIEK Photo Gallery and enjoy the latest photos taken during PIEK training courses or industry events. For the next time, you can go through the main menu on our English-language website and find the Photo Gallery link under the info button.
August 2017
Relation with a robot: only in science fiction films?
Robots play an ever more important role in our daily lives. Look at health care and at the hospitality sector, where robots support employees in their daily routines. In health care robots also actively interact with patients. Science fiction films take this a step further by exploring the idea of intimate relations, as in Ex Machina and Her. Where are we heading? Will [...]
July 2017
A high-tech diamond from East Flanders
Carlier Prototype Engineering’s business location is Aan de Ragestraat 53A, Zottegem, Belgium. Mr Christ Carlier, director and owner of CPE (http://www.c-p-e.be/home/) recently visited PIEK together with some staff members and gladly agreed to this interview. PIEK: could you tell us something about your company, please? Christ Carlier: ‘Our company was established in 2004. We are basically a design house with [...]
Navy staff takes IPC course with PIEK
Five employees of the Pakistan navy are taking an IPC course with PIEK. The navy regularly participates in NATO peace missions, safeguarding international traffic at sea. More information on their valuable work can be found on https://www.paknavy.gov.pk For almost a week Mr Khurram Rehman, Mr Aslam Shahroon, Mr Ahmed Khalique, Mr Ahmed Megboob and Mr Shafiq Humayo stayed with PIEK [...]
Healthcare meets technology: a promising synergy
PIEK continues its series of articles on the impact of the electronic interconnect industry on healthcare. This time we talked to Dr Sardari Nia, cardiothoracic surgeon at the Maastricht UMC+, the academic hospital in Maastricht. He was born in Iran, grew up in the Netherlands and studied in Antwerp, Belgium. His fields of activity are invasive valve surgery, mitral valve [...]
June 2017
Why do airplanes crash?
162 passengers killed in an airplane crash in Indonesia, 150 fatalities in the Alps, 298 people killed when MH17 was shot from the sky. Every time a big airplane crashes the world panics. But after some days or weeks, nobody talks about it anymore and eventually the disaster is forgotten for most of us. Very rarely the public is informed [...]
Warfare in 2035
It is something we prefer not to think of, war, and yet we see the consequences of war in Syria every single day on TV and other media. Nowadays warfare is no longer about having the biggest army or most weapons, but it is about cyberattacks, guerrilla actions and human bombs. And this is not where the developments stop. This [...]
Close finish during hand-soldering world championship
During the Nurnberg SMT 34 contestants from 17 companies took part in the hand-soldering world championship. Many came from Germany, but other European countries were also well represented. Within 60 minutes the contestants had to create a well-functioning electronic assembly to IPC-A- 610F guidelines. Doing so could earn them a maximum of 437 points. The assessment was done by IPC [...]
Autonomous driving: autonomous driver?
The car industry is hard at work to develop the autonomously driving car and it has led to a constant stream of news items. The first accidents with the self-driving car have already been reported too. Still, the ride is said to be relaxed. You just get in, put on the safety belt and tell the car where you want to go. [...]
April 2017
We are listening to our customers
PIEK is always glad to hear customers’ opinions and impressions, and we are delighted when customers praise us. This gives us an extra boost to keep improving our certification and recertification courses and keep adjusting our services to the latest developments. It also confirms that PIEK wants to take customers’ desires and needs into account, so that it can grow long-lasting, loyal customer [...]
The flying car
Everybody dreams of it: you find yourself stuck in a traffic jam and at the push of a button your car changes into a flying object, and you can go on your way. But is it a dream? This dream has already become reality. During the 2015 Pioneers festival in Vienna the Slovak company Aeromobil showed its flying car to the [...]
