EMS@C-LEVEL

Strap in for an exciting conversation with Paul Jona, the leader steering the ship at Vexos, an EMS powerhouse that has doubled its revenue to a $250 million in just five years. We'll be unearthing the secrets behind their success, closely examining their recent expansions and acquisitions. We'll discuss their strategic establishment of a four SMT line factory in Vietnam, which catered t...

Ramon Hernandez is Head of Sales & Service for Mexico & South America at Koh Young America, Inc., taking care of most of the companies activities south of the US/Mexico border. On a recent visit to Guadalajara Philip Stoten spent some time with Ramon and with IMI, one of their customers.  In this interview Philip asks Ramon about the key trends in Mexico right now, including talent shortag...

During a recent visit to Intervala LLC in Mount Pleasant, PA, Philip Stoten talked to President & CEO Teresa Huber about their history, growth and plans going forward. Philip and Teresa explore disruptions from pandemics to floods and much more. They also touch on the importance of talent retention, automation, building a great team while focussing on the voice of the customer to drive strateg...

Following their third tour, Philip Stoten talks to EMSNOW’s Eric Miscoll and in4ma’s Dieter Weiss about their findings. Due to the length of the conversation, this recording has been split into three parts. In this third and final part, Eric and Dieter explore talent, or skill, shortages and solutions like adaptable automation, recent M&A activity, business closures and the thorny topic of the...

Following their third tour, Philip Stoten talked to EMSNOW’s Eric Miscoll and in4ma’s Dieter Weiss about their findings. Due to the length of the conversation, this recording has been split into three parts, this is part two of three. In this episode, Eric and Dieter talk about the the EMS Forum, held in Munich, and some of the key topics discussed including the massive inventory overhang. Dieter...

Following their third tour, Philip Stoten talks to EMSNOW’s Eric Miscoll and in4ma’s Dieter Weiss about their findings. Due to the length of the conversation, this recording has been split into three parts. In this first part, Eric and Dieter share their insights from their time in the UK visiting companies and attending IPC’s London event. Topics covered include M&A, talent shortages, automat...

In this monthly series, Philip Stoten is joined by economists, Shawn Dubravac and Marco Annunziata to explore the latest economic trends and their impact on the EMS Industry. Shawn helps Philip understand the regular game of chicken that is the debt ceiling issue as well as filling him in on current economic headwinds and trends. They also explore the intersection of economics and government incen...

Following the announcement of the 2022 Report on the EMS Industry and the EMS Top 50, Randall Sherman, founder and CEO of New Venture Research, joins Philip Stoten to explore some of the findings. Philip asks Randall about the strong performance of the industry in general and the comparatively weak performance of the largest Taiwanese players like Foxconn and Pegatron. The two go on to explore geo...

In this new monthly series, Philip Stoten is joined alternately by economists, Shawn Dubravac and Marco Annunziata to explore the latest economic trends and their impact on the EMS Industry. In this episode Philip and Marco explore the fall out of banking issues like Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse as well as ongoing concerns around inflation and a potential recession. They explore what is r...

When Dave Evans co-founded ficitv to revolutionize the manufacturing of custom mechanical parts, we had yet to find ourselves in one massive disruption after another, starting with trade wars and running through the pandemic, supply chain shortages, geopolitics and now banking and economic challenges. Dave explains why he thinks supply chains are not returning to the old normal and how digital too...

With both OEM and Semiconductor experience as well as years in the EMS industry, Rob Crawford brings a unique insight to his role as Chief Revenue Officer at Benchmark. In this interview Rob talks to Philip Stoten about the importance of listening to their customers, the need to for deeper collaborative partnerships, designing and redesigning for disruption, shifts in geographical demands and thei...

It is always good to see healthy cooperation between competitors and seeing Member of the Executive Board at Zollner, Markus Aschenbrenner sharing the stage with KATEK's CEO Rainer Koppitz underlined the message that a rising tide lifts all boats. Following his insightful appearance on the panel discussion at this year's  Festival fo Electronics, Markus sat down with Philip Stoten to cha...

Supply chain excellence, adaptable automation and a focus on ESG initiatives. These are just three of the things that Orbit One President & CEO Mattias Lindhe believes are fundamental to the success of a manufacturing partnership in 2023 and beyond. In this in depth interview, Philip Stoten talks to Mattias about the development of Orbit One over the last decade and their recent success. They...

Following a fascinating keynote at KATEK's Festival fo Electronics on 2nd March, 2023, CEO and Co-Founder of PRIMEPULSE Klaus Weinmann sat down for a quick chat with Philip Stoten to explore the history and motivation behind this growth and technology-oriented investment company based in Munich. Klaus and Philip discuss the companies that PRIMEPULSE has invested in and how they are able to dr...

IPC are making real strides towards being 'the' definitive global trade association for the electronics manufacturing industry and in Europe and South East Asia Sanjay Huprikar is leading the charge.  Philip Stoten caught up with Sanjay to discuss their progress in Europe and how many of the issues around shorter more robust supply chains and regionalization are playing out in parallel o...

In this new monthly series, Philip Stoten is joined by economists, Shawn Dubravac and Marco Annunziata to explore the latest economic trends and their impact on the EMS Industry. In this episode Philip and Shawn discuss the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any potential contagion. They also explore the latest economic indicators, including interest rates, inflation, recession, jobs and m...

Fresh from his keynote at KATEK's Festival of Electronics, held on March 2nd in Munich, Germany, Rainer Koppitz talks about the event and the importance of a united industry and a united Europe. In this short interview with Philip Stoten, Rainer talks about the value of collaboration and the importance of investment in the manufacturing industry in Europe as well as some of the key enabling t...

Quarter after quarter, year after year, Randall delivers the numbers on the global EMS industry, he has his fingers on the pulse. So who better to provide some insight on the trends impacting the industry in 2022 and offer some vision into 2023. The backdrop for the industry has been one disruption after another, and Randall sees 2023 as more of the same. But while 2022 was a bumper year with doub...

Ramon Hernandez, Head of Sales and Service - Mexico & South America at Koh Young America, Inc., talks to Philip Stoten about the key trends driving manufacturing in Mexico. They explore labor rates and talent shortages and the success of Koh Young's strategy to train, develop and promote their own talent internally. They also explore re-shoring and technology trends in the region. EMSNOW...

Vice President of Technical & Project Operations at iNEMI, Grace O'Malley talks to Philip Stoten about recent development as their famous 'roadmap' moves from print to a dynamic real-time online offering. Grace also explains some of the major developments within iNEMI and the industry around topics as diverse as sustainability, digital transformation and advanced packaging. EMSN...

Let's face it we need all the help we can get in getting our supply chain to operate a little more economically, a little more efficiently and of course with greater speed and agility. Cofactr was founded by their CEO Matthew Haber and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Phillip Gulley to fix a simple problem that they experienced in their own lives as EMS executives and engineers.  Cofactr’s procure...

Matt Kelly, who has experience on both sides of the EMS world with HP and Celestica, is IPC's first CTO & Vice President of Technology Solutions. Philip Stoten asks about his appointment and the work he is doing at IPC. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https://connec...

Supplyframe has its fingers in many pies and on many pulses, so who better to explore supply chain trends and data with than their Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Richard Barnett. Along with host and writer Philip Stoten, Richard digs into supply chain trends and the need for good data to drive better decision and better outcomes as we strive to create a more agile and sustainable supply chain ecosy...

Vice President of Technical & Project Operations at iNEMI, Grace O'Malley talks to Philip Stoten about recent development as their famous 'roadmap' moves from print to a dynamic real-time online offering.  Grace also explains some of the major developments within iNEMI and the industry around topics as diverse as sustainability, digital transformation and advanced packaging. EMS...

Cybord are making a name for themselves as the leading player in component analysis and traceability. Philip Stoten talked to their founder and CTO about the technology, the trends driving demand and the rising tide of component issues damaging productivity, quality and as a result brand and EMS reputations. In this interview Eyal and Philip dig into the various faults found after inspecting and a...