So proud of our Viktoria Rusmanova for the well-earned second place in the hand soldering competition. Well done! 🏆
Today, we concluded two intense and inspiring days of professional-level hand soldering at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology, where 20 participants from 9 companies across Estonia and Latvia showcased their skills under IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria.
Despite the challenge, 4 boards were functional — and 1 fully completed. The top winner now heads to Productronica 2025 in Munich for the World Championship.
🥇 1st Place – Timmo Antso (Scanfil Group) - 791 pts / 816 max possible
🇪🇪 4-time Estonian Champion ✈️ Will represent Estonia in Munich for the HSC World Final
🥈 2nd Place – Viktoria Rusmanova (Aurightec) - 690 pts
🥉 3rd Place – Janika Vilimäe (GPV) - 425 pts
🏆 Best Company Team Award: Scanfil Group
Competitors: Ave Esko & Timmo Antso
Combined Score: 1198
👏 Huge thanks to all competitors for stepping up to the challenge, and to our dedicated judges from TPT and the Global Electronics Association Europe for their meticulous evaluation. Special appreciation to all our sponsors and supporters who made this week possible.
We’re proud to see Estonia’s electronics industry raise the bar once again — and we can’t wait to cheer for our champion in Munich this November!
