IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego from Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2012
UL's participation in the IPC APEX EXPOTM 2012 in San Diego Convention Center, USA from Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2012. Visit UL at booth # 607.
See you all in the IPC APEX EXPO TM 2012.

Revisit 2011 Post-Event Information
IPC APEX EXPOTM in Las Vegas from April 12-14, 2011
UL's participation in the IPC APEX EXPOTM 2011 in Las Vegas, USA was successfully concluded. Thank you for our customers who visited UL's booth (#2415) and/or participated in UL's session or industry meetings. We are grateful to have them to share their concerns and ideas with our global team about their products, industry hot issues and market trends.
Below please find some useful information that we would like to share with you:
Presentation File
- UL Components Overview (Presented at IPC Free Buzz Session)
UL's interview with EMSpeople at the show
(Carlos Correia, VP and GM, Global High-Tech Industry & Brian Monks, VP, Anti-counterfeiting Operations)
In this roundtable discussion with Carlos Correia and Brian Monks from UL talk all things counterfeiting and UL's role in fighting this crime and the importance of the UL mark as well as the dangers of buying counterfeit products, such as cheaply made power cables that put life at risk. UL work with law enforcement and have had major successes in ceasing counterfeit goods. Educations, enforcement and relationships are the three key pillars in UL's strategy. They also explore sustainability and the importance of attending an event like APEX.
UL's programs in the IPC APEX EXPOTM 2011:
IPC Free Buzz Sessions - BZ4 Overview of UL's Printed Circuit Boards Recognition Program
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 11:15 AM - 12:00 NN
Presenters: Crystal Vanderpan, UL Principal Engineer; Carlos Correia, UL Vice President & General Manager, Global High-Tech Division
This presentation will give a high-level description of the UL Components Program, including its purpose, importance and benefits, and how it specifically applies to PCBs.
For details of other Buzz Sessions, please visit http://www.ipcapexexpo.org/buzz-sessions-and-posters.aspx.
IPC Technical Conference: Counterfeiting
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Presenter: Brian Monks, UL Vice President of Anti-Counterfeiting Operations
Brian Monks will be one of the panelists at IPC's technical conference and will present the latest white paper regarding anti-counterfeiting in the industry. He will share UL's efforts in combating counterfeiting as well as counterfeit protection advice on supply chain management and risk mitigation.
Industry Association Group (IAG) Meeting
Thursday, April 14, 2011, 9:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Chair: Ovidiu Munteanu, UL Global Business Development Manager, PCBs and Assemblies
UL will host an Industry Association Group Meeting (IAG). The IAG serves as an open forum discussion session where industry and UL share ideas, discuss issues, and talk candidly about the market place.
Standards Technical Panel (STP) Meeting (FR4 Reclassification)
Friday, April 15, 2011, 9:00 AM - 12:00 NN (STP Rigid, UL 796 and UL 746E)
12:00 NN - 4:00 PM (STP Flex, UL 746F and UL 796F)
Chair: Bradley J. Schmidt, P.E., Standards Technical Panel Chairman, Global Standards, UL
This is the UL established meeting of the official voting body called "Standards Technical Panel (STP)" for four UL Standards: UL 796, UL 746E, UL 746F and UL 796F. It is designed to provide the STP members with additional information on proposed technical changes to one or more of the four UL Standards that will be presented to the STP for balloting in the near-term future.
For questions and comments, please e-mail to high-tech@ul.com.






