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EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll talks to Mycronic Vice President of Global Sales Kevin Clue about the trends he is seeing in the market and the new integrated SMT solutions offered by Mycronic to meet the demands of the industry. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https://connect...

EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll interviews Panasonic Connect Robotics and Automation Business Head Gustavo Sepulveda about his company’s latest products and solutions as well as trends in re-shoring in the USA and Mexico. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https://connect.panason...

Eric spends time with exiting CEO Don Charron of Kimball Electronics and they reflect on his illustrious and eventful 24 years at the helm of this impressive company. Don shares the history of the company from its experience in pianos and organs as electronics were added to these instruments, and then making televisions for Motorola. He touches on Kimball’s 50 years manufacturing in Reynosa, Mexic...

 Eric  discuss the U.S. PCB industry with David Schild, Executive Director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA). The two analyze President Biden's State of the Union address where he celebrated the passing of the CHIPS Act, the recent U.S. legislation bringing substantial investment in domestic capabilities for manufacturing semiconductors. The two comment on the implic...

Eric learns about Waldom Electronics’ unique business model from its new CEO Don Akery. Waldom Electronics calls itself the ‘distributors’ distributor,’ which means they add value to the authorized channel by taking in excess inventory from suppliers and authorized distributors; inspecting, restocking, and making that inventory available to distributors to enable them to sell parts that may be in...

Eric speaks with Kevin Clue, Vice President, Global Sales, High Flex Division, Mycronic, who recently joined the organization. They discuss his background and Mycronic's successful 2022; the company's expansion in Mexico, plans for APEX, and much more. Mycronic's unique differentiator as a full-service SMT solutions provider enables a high level of process integration and they conti...

Eric grabs some time with American Sun Components (ASC) Founder, Mario Gaete to learn about this global stocking distributor's business. They discuss what makes ASC unique among distributors, how they serve their customers, and Mario's views about what the industry needs to do to lessen global component supply disruptions. Eric asks Mario about his views looking ahead at 2023 and 2024 -...

Cybord is a visual-AI component analytics software system used to increase the reliability and traceability of the PCBs produced. In this video, Eric learns from Cybord's CFO Zeev Efrat, how this company came to be and how this solution can identify problem components and increase product reliability. It's a fascinating application of AI that may really be a breakthrough.

Dale Ford is Chief Analyst with the Electronic Component Industry Association (ECIA) and in that capacity collects data about lead times and trends for all the electronic component categories. He and Eric discuss the latest forecast and the state of the supply chain in this very insightful interview. It's well worth your time.

Things really have changed for the US PCB industry in the last few decades. Production has dropped from around a quarter of the world’s production to just a few percent. In this edition of The EMS (Eric Miscoll Show), Philip and Eric explore the potential to see a return to those halcyon days with guests from the IPC and the PCBAA. Guests Travis Kelly, President and CEO of the Isola Group and PCBA...

Eric discusses the current state of process automation in North America with Gustavo Sepulveda, Panasonic Connect. Gustavo explains precisely how this solution addresses industry challenges, how Mexico has captured electronics manufacturing as the re-shoring trend accelerates, the importance of automation in the talent crisis, and much more.

On their last podcast from the EMSNOW Tour 2022, Eric and Dieter discuss visits to BDT and Katek in Southern Germany, and the overall German EMS industry. At  BDT (Bavaria Digital Technik), they met with Managing Director Manuel Stelzer and CFO Josef Ober. Dieter explains his history with this company that he has tracked through his annual European EMS report.  At the Katek they visited, they met...

Eric and Dieter are back in Germany on their way to electronica 2022. They stopped to tour two privately held, medium-sized EMS focused on the industrial sector. Coronex EMS is in Ratingen; there they met with Stefan Hauf, General Manager of this facility producing electronics for the industrial market including the telecom, medical, defense and mining sectors. Dieter shares his knowledge of the b...

Eric and Dieter visit this highly technical facility in Eindhoven, Netherlands and are very impressed with the level of engineering exhibited there. The depth of the capabilities for electronics manufacturing was nearly overwhelming - going beyond traditional electronics manufacturing into a wide variety of testing capabilities and much more for highly complex systems. In this podcast, the two dis...

Eric and Dieter travel to Belgium and visit with two EMS companies there; this podcast covers their comments about both. C-MAC Electronics is in Ronse, Belgium and Eric begins the podcast by providing a brief overview of its history. The company has a new CEO and the team met with nearly the entire C-suite: CEO RiwanTamic; CFO Yves Demeulemeester; COO DannyDetemmerman; Global Sales Director BertVa...

Eric and Dieter had dinner with ALL Circuits' President Bruno Racault before touring the ALL Circuits facility in Meung sur Loire, one of the most advanced EMS facility either of these analysts had ever seen. The podcast focuses on their detailed reaction to what they saw, as well as a continuation of the discussion about the challenges of sizing the global European EMS industry, clarifying s...

Eric and Dieter visited Lacroix in Beaupréau in the beautiful Loire region of France, where they tour this very advanced facility purposely built for maximum automation. On the debrief podcast they discuss the challenges of sizing and ranking European EMS companies, the advantages of the level of automation demonstrated in this facility, and what they are learning as they reach the mid-point on th...

Eric and Dieter traveled to the Normandy region of France to visit Asteelflash. They met with EVP Nicolas Denis and Plant Manager Fabrice Colin, and on this podcast they discuss this impressive global company with facilities across four continents. The two continue their analysis of the industry in this region and some surprises about outsourcing trends.  EMSNOW wishes to thank sponsors CalcuQuote...

Their last EMS tour in Sweden, Eric and Dieter met with  Luciano Pasquariello,  Pasi Hiedanpää, and Joakim Engbe at the Scanfil facility in Malmö; they met with Carl-Johan Forsberg via video conference. This podcast begins with Dieter's analysis of Scanfil and then the discussion moves to the capabilities of this unique facility.  EMSNOW is grateful to the sponsors that made this tour possibl...

Eric and Dieter traveled to Ronneby, Sweden where they met with Mattias Lindhe, President & CEO and Ulf  Karlsson, VP Operations of Orbit One. During this podcast, the two share their impressions of the visit, and Dieter gives Eric the latest data about the industry and how 2022 is closing out for the EMS in Europe.  EMSNOW wishes to thank the sponsors of this tour, CalcuQuote, Cogiscan, and M...

Eric and Dieter visited the Boras facility of Inission Syd AB which used to be Inission Borås AB and met Olle Hulteberg founder of Inission and Carl Lidén Managing Director of Inission Borås AB . In this episode, they discuss in depth what they learned on their visit, the unique characteristics of this specialized EMS facility, its customer base, and how they fit into the overall industry. 

Today's podcast features Eric and Dieter's discussion of their visit to Kitron in Jönköping, Sweden.  They met with the facility's general manager Stefan Hansson and were delighted to also spend time with Peter Nilsson, President and CEO of Kitron Group. On the podcast, they analyze Kitron's market strategy and technical capabilities and reflect on the overall EMS industry in t...

The first stop on Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss' European tour 2022 is Västerås, Sweden where they visit one of the Enics facilities and learn about the progress of the merger between Enics and GPV group, announced this past June. They discuss what they heard during the facilities tour about the synergies between the two companies, how it will impact their industrial customer base and the new...

Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss are together again for the 2022 tour of EMS companies across Europe. This year the two start in Sweden and will be posting podcast reports from each visit where they discuss the industry, the data, the trends, and whatever else is on their minds.  The first dispatch is from a town 80 km north of Stockholm where they prepare to visit Enics/GPV.  This tour is made possi...

EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll discusses the latest developments in the critical electric vehicle market, with industry expert Brian O’Leary, Head of e-Mobility and Infrastructure at Indium Corporation. They discuss the impact of the latest regulations that are setting ever more stringent emissions goals for vehicles all over the globe. Keeping up with the legislative trends and technology advancem...