1. It’s the ultimate chance to hear how to solve some of the biggest challenges facing EMS. Our presentation and panel lineup is full of relevant conversations about some of the most hot button items in EMS today. Hear valuable insights and practical advice from experienced industry leaders on a Read more…
By David Sharp It seems that more customers in more industries require their products to meet certain standards of compliance and traceability. A decade ago, full traceability and compliance were the reserve of the medical sector, military/aerospace and some automotive solutions. Now, it feels like everyone needs traceability as a Read more…
By Chintan Sutaria, Founder & President of CalcuQuote, and Matt Konda, CEO of securityprogram.io There are several layers of digital enablement that are essential to generating the significant dividends promised by smart manufacturing or “Industry 4.0.” The foundational layer is the ability to collect and share data in real-time. This Read more…
The current pandemic has delivered the electronics manufacturing industry one blow after another. First, the industry saw supply disrupted as the issue impacted suppliers in China at the end of their traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. Second, demand was disrupted as the virus spread around the world, forcing both industry Read more…
Occasionally, we hear that an EMS company is venturing into the development of their own custom software for a specific business purpose. This can be a great option, especially when the custom software is a strategic differentiator and there is nothing already available in the marketplace. However, more often than Read more…
Thanks to working for my dad’s EMS business during my high school summers, I used to attend SMTA’s monthly chapter meetings. At the time, all I knew was that I liked the lunch they served. Fast forward to today: I own a business that launched at SMTA International Expo in Read more…
Contract manufacturers have a unique challenge: we are expected to provide a fixed fee bid on building a product, even though we might not have any prior experience with building it. It’s possible that the price you charge turns out to be favorable, and the product is very simple to Read more…
Could anyone have imagined the degree to which our world has become automated? From smartphones to fully automated data centers, we’ve experienced a technological revolution that has digitized everything from buying movie tickets to nearly all business processes. Ironically, the industry that has been the bedrock of it all, electronics Read more…
Everyone has their own version of how major life events occurred. When someone asks me and my wife how long we’ve been together, we never answer the same. Do you start from when we first met, when we started dating, when we got married? I have the same reaction when Read more…
The best place to start when discussing ways to improve your cost model is establishing a definition of what is a cost model in the context of the EMS industry. A Dictionary definition of a cost model is that “a cost model is a mathematical algorithm or equation for estimating Read more…