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Since 1999, ICAPE Group has supplied the industry with Printed Circuit Boards and Customized Technical Parts manufactured in China. In more than 70 countries, 3000 customers trust the quality services and offerings of the group. The company is growing fast. Eric interviews Thibault Cezarine, Managing Director CIPEM USA to learn about recent news about the company’s ESG initiatives, including equit...

Eric Miscoll speaks to Dung Tran, VP Industrial and GM Spartronics Vietnam about the electronics industry in one of the fastest growing geographies for tech manufacturing. The two unpack all the reasons for the remarkable growth in Vietnam, including its proximity to China, the FDI coming in from global powerhouses like Intel, Foxconn and Jabil, the country’s political stability and effective gove...

Eric, along with co-host Philip Stoten, welcomed two new guests to this edition of The EMS (Eric Miscoll Show). Season Group's General Manager for Mexico, Hugo Yamada and SMarTsol's Director of Business Development, Juan Luis Tarin share their own experience on recent developments in the Mexico EMS industry, including insights into supply chain shortages, talent shortages, re-shoring and...

When we say talent, we're not referring to Eric or Philip, we're talking about the second gravest shortage impacting the EMS industry after parts shortages. Attracting and retaining talent has never been so important, and most recently, it has never been so challenging. We regularly hear stories of the great resignation and of companies struggling to get staff to fill jobs from the shop...

Dr. Yap updates Eric about PCI Private Limited’s design capabilities, leveraging those capabilities within Celestica, their focus on specific areas, including telematics, human machine interface, IoT, and single board computer, why that’s critical for customers, the importance of staying current on rapidly evolving technologies and much more. He shares a fascinating behind the scenes look at how t...

Eric Miscoll and Philip Stoten are joined by distributor TTI’s newly appointed President for the Americas John Drabik and returning guest and ECIA Chief Analyst Dale Ford to get an update on supply chain constraints. Will shortages ease soon, or do we need to learn how to design for disruption? Further disruption from the conflict in Ukraine is adding yet more concerns around component shortages,...

Tackling subjects including the invasion of Ukraine, Eric Miscoll is joined by European industry guru Dieter Weiss and Zollner’s Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing Manfred Amberger to dig into what’s driving and disrupting the manufacturing industry in Europe during challenging times.

Eric speaks to Joseph “Pult” Pultinevicius, VP Business Development, IDENTCO Automation Group about the benefits of auto applying labels in the electronics manufacturing process. It is a plug and play solution and works with nearly every possible customer system.

Eric speaks with Brian O’Leary who is Global Head of e-Mobility & Infrastructure with Indium Corporation. They discuss some of the major developments in this critical market for EMS.

Eric interviews Chintan about CalcuQuote’s new software, StockCQ, which allows OEMs and EMS companies that have excess components to trade parts. This ‘virtual stock room’ addresses a need for a decentralized trading platform during the component shortage crisis; the two discuss exactly how it works.

Eric speaks with John Magee who is Vice President of Sales at independent distributor Freedom USA. They discuss the current state of the components industry, some insights into why the competing incentives of OCMs and others in the supply chain cause turmoil, what to expect in the next few quarters and why there will be no ‘new normal’ for several years. This is a fascinating discussion with a com...

Challenges abound in manufacturing and supply chain in the US and just about everywhere else. In this episode of The EMS, Eric Miscoll and Philip Stoten are joined by Nicole Russo, Owner and CEO of Microboard and Larry Veiga, Vice President of Business Development at Spartronics to explore supply chain, talent, regionalization as well as broader business trends.  The two guest provide some great i...

With Philip Stoten back as co-host live from Cornwall, Eric Miscoll is joined by Zollner’s Director of the Automotive Business Division Michael Kollmer and Indium’s Global Head of e-Mobility & Infrastructure Brian O’Leary to explore the significant changes in the supply chain occurring as car makers move from internal combustion to electric vehicles.  Bottom line: it’s a huge opportunity for t...

Eric and Mike discuss Benchmark Electronics’ strategic approach to manufacturing, the factors impacting the expansion of North American manufacturing, recent responses to supply chain disruptions, the importance of design and finding good people, and much more.

This fascinating discussion with ex-Foxconn Director Alan S. Yeung covers the inside story about re-shoring electronics manufacturing to North America. Author Alan S. Yeung discusses his experiences negotiating with state and federal governments to build a Foxconn campus outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He shares insights about global EMS strategy with Eric as they discuss the implications and opport...

Eric speaks with Mark about the origins of Spartronics, trends in medical device manufacturing, Spartronics’ differentiators, building medical products in Vietnam, embracing the ever-accelerating speed of technology, the importance of adapting to the opportunities and challenges, and much more.

Don Elario is the Electronic Component Industry Association (ECIA)’s Vice President of Industry Practices and Russ Dzielak is Phoenix Contact’s Director of Channel and Key Accounts; they are both part of ECIA’s Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) that works together to solve common cross-supply chain industry challenges. A work group of the GIPC has been meeting regularly to assess the impa...

Eric spoke with Ramon just after APEX 2022. They discuss their experiences meeting with colleagues after a two-year hiatus, Dr. Koh’s visit to the show, the e-vehicle business in Mexico, the new Koh Young America/Mexico organization, the power of the demo center in Mexico, the strength of the talent pool in Mexico and much more.

In this episode of EMSNOW Up Close, Eric talks to Chintan Sutaria, President of CalcuQuote, whose software solution is proving its value during the recent component shortages. Chintan explains how CalcuQuote’s customers, primarily high mix, low volume EMS, are able to more efficiently source components, execute orders, and get alternatives for parts that are unavailable.  The two also discuss Chin...

In this information-packed interview, François Monette, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and Mitch DeCaire, Director of Business Development, Cogiscan explain how the iTAC/Cogiscan combination provides a valuable solution for customers as they implement Industry 4.0. Continuing their modular and scalable consultative approach the iTAC connection enables an expansion of Cogiscan’s offering with iT...

It happens every year and every year it's a big challenge. This year that challenge is amplified by COVID and by the current supply chain disruptions which are causing huge problems for both parts supply and logistics. Along with host and EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll, Season Group President and CEO Carl Hung and TITOMA CEO Case Engelen get into the how, why and what of CNY22 and offer some a...

In this mash up of "EMSNOW on Tour" and "MADE IN EUROPE" Philip Stoten asked Dieter Weiss and Eric Miscoll to succinctly share their insights from their three-week tour of the European EMS industry, as featured in their own popular podcast series. While succinctly was a  challenge for these two industry veterans, they were indeed insightful and topics like regional manufacturin...

Eric and Dieter reflect on their three-week journey through Europe in this last episode of EMSNOW On Tour for this trip.  They visited 13 companies and discovered some common themes including the most prominent challenges - material supply chain disruptions and talent shortages.  Eric asks Dieter what advice he would give companies experiencing the 'eye of the storm' going into 2022. His...

In this episode of EMSNOW On Tour, Eric and Dieter discuss their visit across the border from Bavaria to the Swiss EMS companies Cicor and Vosch.  The two share their experiences traveling into Switzerland with ever evolving covid health guidelines, as well as their impressions of the two uniquely positioned global EMS companies. Cicor's CEO Alexander Hagemann and VP of Strategic Sales and Bu...

In this episode Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss discuss their visit to AsteelFlash and Prufrex.  AsteelFlash is in the Top 20 EMS and the two discuss AsteelFlash's recent acquisition strategy, both companies' skillful adaptation to local customer requirements, their impressive range of capabilities well matched to customer needs and much more.