

Assume further that the product in question is life-critical, ie, its failure might kill someone. “Let’s say Company A contracts Company B to manufacture by IPC 610 standards to Class 3, thereby defining precisely the expected quality of the product. Because these standards are voluntary and created by industry, they are a powerful tool not only for the actual process of manufacturing electronic goods, they also help tremendously with contracting and liability issues, as explains Nkoka Training’s Rian Venter: Around the world, the electronics manufacturing industry counts on the IPC to provide guidance and standards to follow.
