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PEACHTREE CITY, GA – May 16, 2025 – Attendance for the PCB East 2025 exhibits rose nearly 4% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. Attendance among the exhibits-only category was up 15% from a year ago.
The annual trade show was held April 29 through May 2 at the Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Boxborough, MA. In all, more than 65 leading suppliers of electronics design tools, manufacturers of bare boards and assemblies, suppliers of fabrication and assembly equipment and materials, and related industry companies exhibited at the show.
“We were very pleased at the turnout for PCB East this year, especially given the economic uncertainty in the industry,” said Mike Buetow, conference director and president, PCEA. “Exhibitors were roundly supportive of the show floor activity, and conference registrants were particularly pleased with the additional networking events.”
“What a great conference!” exclaimed veteran engineering manager Mike Boutin. “The speakers were of the highest caliber and the topics varied greatly. They were not all focused on PCB design but on the efforts related to hardware design more broadly.”
“We had a fantastic few days connecting with engineers, OEMs, and industry partners from across the country,” said Jeff De Serrano, president of PCB Technologies, US Operations.
“Another ‘old home week’ for me at PCB East,” said Manny Marcano, president of EMA Design Automation, Inc. “It is very rewarding to be a part of this event and see customers, prospects, new technologies and especially old friends in our industry. It was a great day!”
GELEEN, THE NETHERLANDS AND PEACHTREE CITY, GA – April 24, 2025 – The EIPC, European Institute for the PCB Community) and Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) will cohost a “Design to Fabrication” Technical Symposium this spring in several Northern European cities.
The new event is scheduled to take place on May 6, 7 and 9 in the following cities: Stockholm, Tallinn and Copenhagen.
The presentations include:
The symposium is designed for designers and other professionals involved in the electronics and fabrication industries. It will provide valuable insights, technical discussions, and networking opportunities for all attendees. Registration costs €75 each day and is open at eipc.org.
Ventec and JIVA Materials are corporate sponsors for the event.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – APRIL 24, 2025 – PCEA Training announced additional classes have been added for its industry-leading Certified Professional Circuit Designer (CPCD) training and certification program.
The five-day instructor-led course for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals, and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it will take place on the following dates:
The classes cover the gamut of printed circuit design engineering, from layout, place and route to specifications and materials to manufacturing methods. Schematic capture, signal integrity and EMI/EMC are also part of the comprehensive program.
Each class is 40 hours long and includes a copy of Printed Circuit Engineering Professional, a 400-page handbook on circuit board design, and the optional certification exam recognized by Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA).
The last day to register for the June class is June 6.
There are no prerequisite requirements to enroll. Upcoming classes will be held online. All courses are led by experienced instructors.
The course handbook, Printed Circuit Engineering Professional, was authored by Michael Creeden, Stephen Chavez, Rick Hartley, Susy Webb and Gary Ferrari, industry veterans who combined have more than 200 years’ experience designing and building PCBs for all types of applications.
For information about the course overview, class format, and materials to prepare in advance for the class, visit pceatraining.net/course-overview.
For information about the instructors of the course and authors of the course material, visit pceatraining.net/instructors-authors.
To enroll, visit pceatraining.net/registration for the next available class or email pceatraining@pcea.net for additional information.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – APRIL 22, 2025 – The exhibition floor is sold out for PCB East, the largest exhibition and conference for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in New England, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) said today.
“Coming off an outstanding PCB East 2024, booth sales for our 2025 event have been strong,” said Frances Stewart, vice president of sales and marketing at PCEA. “We’re looking forward to another great event.”
PCB East will be held April 29 – May 2, at the Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Boxborough, MA. The one-day exhibition takes place April 30.
This year’s exhibition will feature more than 65 industry-leading companies, ranging from printed circuit board design software developers to fabricators and assemblers, and equipment and materials suppliers. Attendees will be treated to a free lunch on the expo floor during the exhibition on April 30.
Attendees will also gain access to six free technical sessions featuring topics on AI and PCB design, flex design, simulation, UHDI, PCB signal layers, and more.
Following the close of the exhibition and free technical sessions, a reception will take place on the exhibition floor sponsored by Cofactr and EMA Design Automation.
To conclude the day, a PCB design community meetup will meet at the conference center.
Anyone who registers at pcbeast.com for the exhibition and free sessions by April 29 will receive free admission. Day of show registration for the exhibition and free sessions is $25.
PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazines are media partners for the event.
For more information about PCB East, visit pcbeast.com or contact Conference Director Mike Buetow at 617-327-4702; mike@pcea.net.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – March 5, 2025 – Registrants for PCB Detroit this June will gain access to several technical sessions and a tabletop exhibition, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today.
The sessions take place on June 2-3 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, and cover topics ranging from controlling noise, using AI in hardware and PCB design, flex and rigid-flex materials and DfM, HDI via design, and PCB cost drivers, among others.
Conference sessions include:
PCB Detroit will also feature a tabletop exhibition on June 2 with fourteen companies including: A2Z Electronics LLC, ADCO Circuits, AllSpice.io, ASC Sunstone Circuits, BarTron Inc., Cofactr, DirectPCB, DownStream Technologies, Electronic Interconnect, K&F Electronics, Polyonics, RBB, Summit Interconnect, and Zuken USA.
A free reception on June 2 and special designers meetup (registration required) on June 3 will be held after classes end those days.
“PCB Detroit is the only place the electronics industry can see Rick Hartley, Susy Webb, Dan Beeker and Steph Chavez together at the same time in the Midwest,” said Mike Buetow, president of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association. “And the opportunities not just to learn but to network with fellow designers and engineers should not be missed.”
Registration for the two-day technical conference and the tabletop exhibition takes place at events.american-tradeshow.com/pcbdetroit/begin. Conference registration is required for both the conference and table top exhibition. Plus, lunch will be provided to registrants.
Wayne State University is Michigan’s third-largest university, and a licensee of the PCEA Training Certified Printed Circuit Designer curriculum.
For more information about PCB Detroit, visit pcea.net/pcb-detroit or contact pcbdetroit@pcea.net.
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