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EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll and Joel Scutchfield, General Manager, Koh Young Americas, discuss how an old technology is learning new tricks. The reports of the death of through-hole technology have been greatly exaggerated and Koh Young has been listening to customers to add the latest smart factory advances to the process. This discussion includes some important announcements about Koh Young’s latest achievements.

David Schild, Executive Director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA) has been closely following the U.S. legislation known as the CHIPS and Science Act. Now that the rules for how the money will be spent have been released, he and Eric discuss how this will impact the broader electronics manufacturing industry. It’s an important discussion with critical information about how the U.S. is attempting to reverse the trend from the past few decades that has resulted in the substantial loss of electronics manufacturing prowess. But what has been done is not enough. Learn what companies should do to encourage lawmakers to finish the job to rebuild the entire electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the U.S.

Eric Miscoll speaks with Julie Cliche-Dubois, Product Manager – Analytics & Connectivity, Cogiscan about the challenges of data collection and analysis in electronics manufacturing. Digitalization of the complex data streams involved in Industry 4.0 is a very complicated endeavor and Cogiscan is at the vanguard of solving these tricky connectivity issues by working with both the machine suppliers and customers. It’s a fascinating discussion that clarifies the role of AI in making the vast quantity of data generated by the machines useful.

Waldom Electronics is a ‘Master Distributor’, meaning they work with manufacturers and distributors, to, among other services, help alleviate inventory overhang especially in periods of supply chain disruptions, such as the industry has experienced in the past few years. In this conversation with EMSNOW’s Eric Miscoll, Dan Heinen, Waldom Electronics’ Global Director of Quality explains the details of how Waldom helps the authorized channel balance inventory while ensuring only the highest quality genuine components are sold by their network of over 2500 distributors.

Eric and Victor discuss ECIA’s component e-commerce platform TrustedParts.com: its history, evolution, and why having a source for components through the authorized channel matters. This valuable service can help companies mitigate risk through a source for manufacturer-validated components. The two discuss the new parametric search function, changes coming to ECIA’s website, and much more.

Scott Lucas, CEO of labeling company IDENTCO explains the solutions his company has developed to accommodate advanced dense PCBs where the real estate available for labels is so small and the process environments are very harsh. As the barcode labels become more critical for track and trace, IDENTCO works with the equipment companies to integrate the application of labels to improve productivity and efficiencies, something the EMS customers appreciate. This discussion delves deep into this important topic.

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.panasonic.com/en/) and Cogiscan (https://cogiscan.com/)

One of the themes of APEX 2023 was the next evolution of the Smart Factory through use of AI tools. In this interview, Eric Miscoll asks Joel Scutchfield to explain the AI tools Koh Young continues to roll out to enhance their industry leading inspection systems. They go on to discuss Joel’s expectations for 2023, the power of optimism, and much more.

EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023is sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https://connect.panasonic.com/en/) and Cogiscan (https://cogiscan.com/).

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.panasonic.com/en/) and Cogiscan (https://cogiscan.com/).

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.panasonic.com/en/) and Cogiscan (https://cogiscan.com/).

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, Mexico; Kimball’s company culture and much more. It’s a fascinating discussion with an industry icon.