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IPC Issues Air Moving Device Standard
April 28, 2006 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
BANNOCKBURN, Ill. — IPC–Association Connecting Electronics Industries published the first in a series of standards on critical components for the computer and telecom industries.
IPC-9591, Performance Parameters (Mechanical, Electrical, Environmental, and Quality/Reliability) for Air Moving Devices, outlines performance factors for air movement devices such as fans, blowers, and other forced-air-movement methods.
This standard took nine months to publish, from the initial subcommittee meeting through final approval, claimed John Grosso, director of supplier engineering and quality for sub-tier and critical commodities, Dell Inc., and chair of the IPC OEM Critical Commodities Committee. To ease development, a content expert tackled the first draft.
The committee identified three other critical components for future standards — power conversion (supplies), and active and passive components, said Grosso. "Standardization of air movement devices, as well as the other components identified by the IPC OEM committee, is critical to the success of the computer and telecommunications industry improving quality and reliability for the products we use."
The IPC OEM Critical Components Committee brings together senior managers of Dell Inc., Lucent Technologies, Apple Computer Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Motorola, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corporation, and Lenovo. Cisco's Chalam Kalahasti serves as the committee's vice chair. The committee plans to identify the scope of the standards later this summer.
To access a copy of IPC-9591, visit www.ipc.org/OnlineStore. For more information on the OEM Critical Components committee, contact Tony Hilvers, vice president of industry programs, IPC, at (847) 597-2837 or TonyHilvers@ipc.org.