The IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) is now an accompanying event of the Innoelectro exhibition, and this year's Hungarian regional qualification will take place at the exhibition venue and during the exhibition (BOK Hall, Budapest, 8-10 April 2025).
Skilled soldering technicians will compete to solder a complex circuit board to win the title of 2025 National Champion and the cash prize and the coveted right to compete in this year's IPC Hand Soldering World Championships.
Competition for Professionals
Professional competitors must solder a complex printed circuit board assembly within 60 minutes, meeting IPC-A-610 Class 3 acceptance criteria, as verified by IPC Master Trainers (MIT). Other evaluation criteria include: assembly process, assembly quality, electronics operation and assembly time.
IPC Hand Soldering World Championships: the winner of the Innoelectro exhibition will compete in the finals of the IPC 2025 Hand Soldering World Championships, which will be held in November at Poductronica in Munich, Germany.
Best Hand Soldering Company Team Award: this year teams are once again invited to enter the Best Hand Soldering Company Team Award. Any company that enters 2 or 3 people in the competition is eligible. The highest combined score of competitors from the same company will determine which company will take home the HSC Best Company Team Award.
- Application (registration) is free of charge.
- IPC membership is not required to participate.
- Participants are not required to be IPC certified.
Competitors only need to bring their knowledge and enthusiasm (possibly a company ESD coat if they wish), all other necessary tools and materials will be provided by the organizers.
How to apply (register) for the competition?
For more information, please contact Philippe Léonard, IPC European Director (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Péter Regős, member of the InnoElectro organising committee (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
