Welcome

The PCBs, Components, and Systems Section supports its more than 200 member companies of leading manufacturers of printed circuit boards, sensors, actuators, passive and electromechanical components, electronic assemblies (OEM/EMS), systems, integrated layer circuits, and their suppliers.

With its diverse membership, the section addresses key areas of the electronics industry, providing a network for innovation, collaboration, and the creation of practical solutions to the challenges the industry faces. Close collaboration with the Semiconductors Section through the joint Microelectronics Platform forms the foundation for strong cooperation across the entire microelectronics value chain.

At a glance

Our topics

The broad spectrum in the Section includes the following topics:

  • Additive manufacturing  
  • Requirements for the validation and processing of contacts (AVVK)
  • Carbon footprint
  • Printed circuit boards from Europe
  • Services in EMS - Initiative
  • Integrated layer circuits: Successful solutions for ceramics - basic technology for electronic microsystems
  • Technical cleanliness in electronics / component cleanliness
  • Repair/rework of electronic assemblies
  • Design Chain Initiative
  • Traceability
  • Material Content
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Robustness Validation for MEMS
  • e-Statistics
  • Market Surveys

Our board

Joint Executive Board with the Section Semiconductors
Chairman:
Nicolas-Fabian Schweizer

Schweizer Electronic AG

Further board members:
Andre Beneke

HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG

Anja Boelitz

Infineon Technologies AG

Ralph M. Bronold

TDK Electronics AG

Hubert Conti-Geitner

Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH

Markus Dorscht

Wieland Electric GmbH

Bernd Enser

Sielaff GmbH & Co. KG

Xaver Feiner

Zollner Elektronik AG

Daniel Klein

Würth Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG

Guido Körber

Code Mercenaries Hard- und Software GmbH

Dirk Schönherr

Abatec Mikrosysteme GmbH

Andreas Urschitz

Infineon Technologies AG

Michael Velmeden

cms electronics gmbh

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