Today we are joined by Paul Durand-Estèbe, Lead Electronic Developer at Metyos. He and Zach have a fascinating conversation about how Metyos is contributing to the future of wearable medical devices. They focus on Metyos's groundbreaking wearable glucose monitoring tech, the medical field's emergent wearables trend, and much more.

0:00 Intro

1:33 Intro to Paul and Metyos

2:56 A Lesser Invasive Glucose Monitoring Device

5:08 Better Monitoring Faster

8:14 Bad Glucose Monitoring Leads to Disastrous Results

10:52 Potential Chronic Health Monitoring Systems

13:33 Why Start with Kidney Disease?

16:36 From Monitoring to Administering Medication?

18:01 Scaling Challenges (Cutout a minute before this)

22:36 Proving the Effectiveness of the Device

26:54 What Does the Manufacturing Look Like?

31:37 Initial Response to Metyos

35:56 Doctors Receiving Real-time Data

In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast, we have a chat with Benjamin Dannan, a defense & aerospace contractor. We talk about power integrity, high amps, quality reports, vendor models, the importance of verification, and much more. 

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Episode Highlights:

Intro

Ben's Background

Power Integrity Considerations

Vendor Models Quality & Accuracy

Trust & Verify

File Density Challenges

Die (integrated circuit) Models & Packages

"It's Easy to Miss Things." 

Lost in the Translation

Ask for Quality Reports

2,000 Amp Challenges

Links and Resources:

• Watch Recent Related Episodes

• PCB Packaging & the Future of Manufacturing

• Designing for Military and Aerospace Embedded Systems Applications

Today we have a fascinating conversation about PCB manufacturing, reshoring, testing, and much more with Cody Endlich, Head of Strategic Sourcing at MacroFab. He and Tech Consultant Zach Peterson discuss the latest trends in manufacturing, procurement, and supplier dynamics. This is a wonderful convo for anyone interested in the future of PCB sourcing and manufacturing.

• 1:00 Cody's Background

Links and Resources:

• Watch Related Episodes:

• Macrofab: Modern EMS Solutions in North AmericaRead Related

Today we have a chat with Daniel Kagerbauer, CTO and co-founder at Inmox. This is a fascinating conversation regarding Inmox's aim to change how industrial maintenance is done and, while their initial focus is on gearboxes, the implications for their software and sensor developments may be broadly applicable across the entire industrial landscape. The two talk about monitoring industrial systems, materials challenges, industry-specific applications, and much more.

If you're interested in advancements in the industrial space, this is the episode for you.

Show Highlights:

• Introduction to Daniel Kagerbauer CTO and co-founder of Inmox. Inmox is part of the Altium startup program called Launchpad

Links and Resources:

• Leap your start-up to the next level. Learn more about Altium Launchpad, a program designed to support early stage start-ups launch their product to the market, fast!

• PCB Manufacturing Startup Costs: Budget for Tests and Success

Today we're chatting with Jeff De Serrano, President of the American Division of PCB Technologies. We had a fascinating conversation about the changing nature of the PCB Manufacturing industry, focusing on aerospace, automation, AI, education, and much more. This is a wonderful episode for anyone interested in manufacturing and where the industry might be headed.

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Show Highlights:

• Intro

Links and Resources:

Check the recent related OnTrack Podcast episodes:

PCB Manufacturing Reshoring, Automation, and Sustainability with Alun Morgan

Plug and Play Industrial Automation? It's Only a Matter of Time

Learn more about Altium 365®, Where the world designs electronics

See how Octopart help you search for electronic parts. It is the most accurate and comprehensive electronic part data search engine right at your fingertips

Connect with Jeff De Serrano on LinkedIn

Visit PCB Technologies website

In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast, we are pleased to host a thought-provoking conversation between Tech Consultant Zach Peterson and Dr. Philip Voglewede, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University and Director at the Omron Advanced Automation Lab.

Zach and Phil have a very intriguing conversation about the role of automation in the current and future industrial landscape. Anyone interested in the current state of industrial automation, manufacturing, or labor trends won't want to miss Phil's insights, many of which are rooted in his work for the ground-breaking Omron Lab.

Show Highlights:

0:00 Intro

There's a new workflow offering coming soon as a result of the collaboration between Altium and ANSYS. And today, we are joined by Joao Beck, Altium's Director of Enterprise Technical Marketing, to give us all the details. This new workflow is yet another step in Altium's quest toward a digital ecosystem, acting as an important bridge between ECAD and simulation Make sure to watch the entire episode so you can fully understand what's coming your way soon.

Show Highlights:

0:00 Intro

0:50 Altium's New Workflow Offering

4:53 MCAD CoDesigner in Simulation?

7:28 A Full Suite of Capabilities

8:20 What the Workflow Looks Like

10:40 What's in the Revision History

12:47 The Report

14:14 Version Control & Rolling Back Simulations?

16:16 Simulation to Altium & Vice Versa

21:43 Mechanical Simulation?

23:00 The Digital Bridge Ecosystem

25:38 Broader Access?

26:42 Who's This For?

We're joined today by the Technology Ambassador at Ventec and President of the European Institute for the PCB Community (EIPC), Alun Morgan. He and host Zach Peterson have a broad, thoughtful conversation centered on PCB manufacturing.

They chat about emerging manufacturing markets, potential for supplier buyouts, reshoring, automation, and much more. This is a fascinating conversation for anyone looking to get a current view on the international manufacturing market, as well as valuable insights into where it might be headed.

Show Highlights:

0:00 Intro

0:40 Current Manufacturing Trends in Europe

9:20 Growth in Packaging

14:49 Producing at Scale

21:31 Up and Coming International Manufacturing Markets

23:52 Big Manufacturers Getting Bigger?

29:21 Return to Buying Out Suppliers?

31:36 Variable Costs, PCB Manufacturing, & Reshoring

34:30 Pricing Pressures & Automation

40:39 Automation: Prices, Reliability, & Sustainability

45:04 Wrap-Up

Links and Resources:

• Watch more of Alun Morgan:

• Materials Science 101 with EIPC Chairman Alun Morgan

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We have a very interesting topic today! The impact of the defense sector on the electronic industry.

Our guest Nathan Edwards, an Executive Director, U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE) will share with us what goes in a Defense Electronic Consortium (DEC) and how all of these impact the electronics eco-system. We will also touch a little about supply chain diversification and onshoring efforts here in the US.

Watch through the end, this is a very special episode you don’t want to miss.

We have a very interesting topic today! The impact of the defense sector on the electronic industry.

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Show Highlights:

• Introduction to Nathan Edwards

Links and Resources:

• Reinventing the business of electronics. Nexar puts your business ahead of the curve, learn more here

• The NEXAR Ecosystem

We are very fortunate to have Dr. Eyal Weiss for today’s episode. He is the CTO and founder of Cybord, an AI tool for detecting counterfeit hardware and electrical components.

This is a very exciting conversation. We will talk about a better, practical applications of AI in the electronics industry, outside of design.

Watch through the end and make sure to check all the additional links and resources below.

Watch the episode here.

Show Highlights:

• Introduction to Dr. Eyal Weiss, CTO and founder of Cybord an AI tool for detecting counterfeit hardware and components

Links and Resources:

Read related articles:

The Path Forward for Embedded AI

Bringing AI to Market the Easy Way

Connect with Dr. Eyal Weiss on LinkedIn

Visit Cybord website

Learn more about the IPC-1782

Visit Octopart.com, the Electronic Parts Search Engine