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After a long day, Eric and Dieter are on the German border with France after visiting French EMS éolane. Dieter explains this company's global footprint and position within the European EMS industry. They discuss the meeting with the CEO, Olivier Clement, including current market sectors served, plans for the future, and the technical capabilities of this unique company. The conversation then...

Episode 6 covers Eric and Dieter's last tour in Tunisia before they head back to Europe. They visited Eleonetech, part of Onetech Group, a structure Dieter explains thoroughly. This is the largest EMS in Tunisia. Listeners will learn about the company's manufacturing process control culture, particulars about the local labor force, the capabilities and strengths of the company and a gene...

Episode 5 features visits to La Pratique Electronique in Nabeul and emka MED in Monastir. La Pratique Electronique is the first indigenous Tunisian EMS company visited. It's also the 3rd oldest, founded in 2001. emka MED (Mediterranean) is a subsidiary of the French group Emka Electronique. Eric and Dieter begin the podcast lamenting their busy schedule which doesn't allow them to eat, m...

This 4th podcast in the EMSNOW and in4ma On Tour series has Eric and Dieter discussing the day's visits to the Tunisia facilities of ATEMS and Cicor. ATEMS is the Tunisia subsidiary of Alliance Electronics, based in France; the products they build are 100% for export. The second company is a Tunisia facility of Swiss-based EMS Cicor. This facility is a recent acquisition of Cicor. The discuss...

This podcast covers visits to two French EMS companies with facilities in Tunisia, LaCroix and TIS the Tunisian branch of All Circuits. Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss recount the executives they spoke to, what they saw, and their overall impressions, as the broader trends in this geography begin to come into focus. They discuss labor costs, commonalities between the two facilities as well as unique...

Dieter and Eric discuss the day's visits at Zollner Electronics and AsteelFlash's facilities in and around Tunis. They  dive into the similarities and differences of these two global EMS companies. They each shared impressions of the facilities, who they met with, what the capabilities and details of how they operate in Tunisia. It's a fascinating and congenial conversation about th...

The first episode of  EMSNOW and in4ma On Tour 2024 podcast series begins in Tunis with Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss discussing the reasons for the importance of this geography for the European EMS industry, some background on the history and current demographics of Tunisia, a preview of the visits planned for the week and the theme of the in4ma EMS-Forum in Ulm Germany and other details about th...

In this second part of the interview with Vivek Khanna, Managing Director of INDIC EMS Electronics, the conversation shifts to the overall industry for EMS in India. The discussion continues with Vivek’s insights into the impact of industry challenges on India EMS companies. He comments on supply chain disruptions, the unique labor force challenges in India, an update on infrastructure requirement...

EMSNOW talks to Vivek Khanna, Managing Director of INDIC EMS Electronics, an EMS company with manufacturing facilities in Bengaluru India, and Barcelona Spain. In Part 1 of this interview, Vivek summarizes his fascinating personal story working in the tech industry as it evolved in Bangalore; he started in the chip design world, and then shifted to software and now has come back around to hardware...

David Schild, Executive Director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA) discusses the latest on Congress’ intent to rebuild a strong industrial defense manufacturing base, and how critical PCBs are to that capability. He updates EMSNOW on what passing the Omnibus Funding Bill means for the industry and where the money is going. PCBAA members represent the entire PCB value chai...

EMSNOW discusses APEX with Jason Spera, CEO Aegis Software in this information-packed interview about the exciting developments at this dynamic company. Jason reflects on the past 27 years since he founded the CAD/CAM tool focusing transforming design data into a useful shop floor MES. He explains their next generation solution which will enable an even more robust cycle-counting capability to ens...

EMSNOW speaks with Heriberto Cuevas, Sales Manager Leader for Mexico and South America, and Hector Hernandez, Regional Sales Manager, Koh Young America. The two discuss their backgrounds, trends in the business environment in Mexico, including the advent of semiconductor manufacturing; challenges to managing the rapid growth, the end markets moving manufacturing to Mexico, the real story about re-...

EMSNOW speaks with Andy Hyatt, Chief Customer Officer, Plexus Corporation to get an update on this Tier 1 EMS company based in Wisconsin, USA. Andy summarizes their current strategy and comments that being on the customer-facing side of the business puts him on the front lines of the trends. The three market segments Plexus serves have very different requirements and Plexus intentionally focuses o...

EMSNOW learns about North American EMS company ACDi, with this conversation with ACDi's VP of Operations, Garret Maxson. The discussion covers the background and business strategy for this 40-year old low volume, high mix company mainly focused on defense electronics. Garret explains am equipment acquisition process recently completed with Koh Young, acquiring multiple machines, with an exten...

Zachary Feuerstein, Founder and CEO, developed Breadboard to address what he identified as systemic problems with the semiconductor supply chain that became painfully obvious during post-Covid disruptions. This solution transforms quoting, sourcing, and monitoring the semiconductor supply chain for EMS and OEMs building electronic products. Breadboard's solution can be integrated into custome...

Mike Buetow, President of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA), speaks to EMSNOW about the Service Excellence Awards. This customer feedback evaluation program is celebrating 32 years of service to the industry; initially designed for EMS companies, it now has expanded to the entire SMT line, including the critical software providers enabling Industry 4.0. Mike explains the substanti...

EMSNOW Mexico speaks with Jose Ignacio Lopez Arroyo, CEO of Repstronics about this remarkable solutions provider that has been operating in Mexico for 21 years. When the electronics manufacturing industry in Mexico began to grow, companies bought their equipment from US-based suppliers who did not provide local support. Repstronics was a local team that provided sales and after-sales support to th...

EMSNOW spoke with David Faliskie, CEO of EIT (Electronic Instrumentation and Technology) and Xaver Feiner, VP Marketing & Sales, Zollner Elektronik AG to learn more about the EMS company’s business.   EIT was acquired by Zollner in 2022, and recently announced an expansion of its facility in Salem, New Hampshire.  Both companies are family-owned which means they share many synergies including...

Here is a fascinating account of the history of this EMS company with facilities in Lithuania, Turkey, and China. Sergey Zorin, Director and founder of DANNIE.CC has guided this business from a group of design engineers to its present full scope of manufacturing services in these geographies. He explains the strategy as the company has evolved according to customer requirements. It’s a unique stor...

With this interview, EMSNOW launches a new video series, “Virtual On Tour,” to elevate the EMS industry through in-depth interviews with industry executives. This first in the series spotlights North American high reliability ‘mission critical manufacturer’ Zentech, through this insightful conversation with Michael Seltzer, Chief Commercial Officer. The discussion covers Zentech’s unique different...

The Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA) has had quite a productive year. David Schild, Executive Director of the PCBAA discusses the accomplishments of this very young consortium of companies that support the domestic production of PCBs and the materials they are made from. Eric asks him about the growth of the association, policy achievements, and recent announcements of public/p...

Eric catches up with Misha Govshteyn, CEO, Macrofab to learn the latest news about this innovative platform for sourcing electronics manufacturing services. The discussion begins with an overview of the Macrofab model focused on North American manufacturing though a software based platform enabling flexibility and scalability for all sizes of OEMs. Misha explains over 50% of his company’s recent g...

Eric discusses a software implementation case study with Luminovo’s Founder and Managing Director Sebastian Schaal and Wayne Clancy, Executive VP at Trilogy-Net. Wayne considered 9 different vendors for quoting software for his Canadian EMS company before deciding on Luminovo’s solution. He describes his experience selecting, implementing and then launching this new capability for his EMS business...

Roberto Gatti, CEO of Delvitech SA explains Delvitech’s unique optical inspection technology, which uses AI and a high precision camera system to detect defects. This patented optical head is a powerful technology that acquires precise 3D data with crystal clear images for a wide range of packages and components. Customers can use this system even when there is no ‘golden board’ available to train...