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March 22, 2023 

Five Issues Troubling EMS Companies

Mark Wolfe, IPC

The role of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies is very often misunderstood. Some perspectives, however, are helpful to frame the question of what is on their minds, especially in the current global environment. EMS companies build products but they are not really “product” companies. While they may provide design services, the designs are still owned by their customers. As a result, they do not have the right to select or change components. In most cases, the EMS company will still be responsible for purchasing these components which are typically 70–90% of their cost to produce the end products. They also do not determine what volumes should be built.

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Standard of Excellence: The Rise of NPI

Anaya Vardya, American Standard Circuits

There is no doubt that innovation is on the rise. The number of new products being developed post-COVID is staggering. Our OEMs are not only upgrading their current products, making them better than ever, they are also developing new products at a very rapid rate. But what does that mean for us? Will we continue sending our products overseas? Will be willing to join forces and find solutions? Anaya Vardya gives this idea some thought.

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Fortifying EMS Leaders

Tracy Riggan, IPC

The EMS Leadership Summit at IPC APEX EXPO 2023 welcomed over 60 EMS provider and contract manufacturing professionals, many of whom were first-time attendees, with a compelling agenda that provided an opportunity to discuss and solve business problems, build business networks, and share insights about how to do business better.

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The EMS Mindset

In this issue, we deliver a wide-angle view of the industry–a perspective from a somewhat higher altitude–where we look for common areas of thought. Is there a “hive mind” to discover?

Many of you have shared with us the buzz–the vibration–of an industry in ascent...
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FEATURES:

  • Five Issues Troubling EMS Companies by Mark Wolfe
  • Automation and Flexibility: The Essential Components for Future-thinking EMS Companies by Norihiro Koike
  • Darwin AI: Evolving the Islands of Automation interview with Sheldon Fernandez
  • The EMS ‘State of the Union’ by Mark Laing
  • Finding Stability in the Supply Chain interview with Misha Govshteyn
 
 
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