IPC Hand Soldering Competition 2025 Regional Qualification - United Kingdom

Join the UK Regional Qualification for the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) at Farnborough International Exhibition Centre on 4-6 February 2025.

Skilled soldering experts (F/M) will compete for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2025 National title, earn a cash prize, and compete for a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship later this year.

Competition for Professionals

The professional competitors will be judged by IPC Master Instructors (MIT) on soldering a complex printed circuit board with a maximum time of 60 minutes under IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria. Additional criteria will include the quality of the results achieved and of the assembly process, the overall electrical functionality, and the speed at which the assembly was produced.

Prizes for Professionals

The professionals will receive cash prizes: the winner and two runners-up.

• 1st place – 300€
• 2nd place – 200€
• 3rd place – 100€

IPC Hand Soldering World Championship: The winner at Instrutec will be invited by IPC (all expenses covered by IPC) to compete in the HSC World Final in November at productronica tradeshow in Munich, Germany.

Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award: This year again, nominate a team to win the Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award. For any company enlisting 2 or 3 competitors, the highest combined scores of competitors from the same company will determine which company will receive the HSC Best Company Team Award.

Registration is free of charge.

You do not need to be an IPC member to take part.

You do not need to be IPC-certified to take part.

How to register?

Fill in the registration form and book your competition slot.

You will receive a confirmation email specifying your date and time to compete.

For more information, please get in touch with Philippe Léonard, IPC Europe director (PhilippeLeonard@ipc.org).