The IPC-Hermes-9552 v. 1.4 is an open industry standard, developed by The Hermes Initiative and approved by IPC. The IPC-Hermes-9542 provide a state-of-the-art communication protocol for machine-to-machine communication for surface-mount technology (SMT). Specifically, IPC-HERMES-9852, version 1.4 provides additional alignment with IPC-2591 (IPC-CFX).

Used with IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange, IPC-HERMES-9852 can assist any electronics manufacturer, large or small, to align their companies with smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0.