EMSNOW From the Show Floor: APEX 2026 – Stephanie Austin, Zentech Manufacturing
AI is on everyone’s mind, but Stephanie Austin cautions that EMS managers must still invest time and money in employee training. Automated electronics manufacturing means a higher skillset is needed, not that people will become unnecessary.
2026 IPC Masters Competition China Kicks Off in Shanghai, Advancing Industry Excellence Through Standards and Talent
The 2026 IPC Masters Competition China officially opened today at productronica China in Shanghai. As a world-class competition in the electronics manufacturing industry, this year’s event drew 623 participants from 77 electronics manufacturing companies nationwide to compete in the IPC Standards Knowledge Competition. Among them, 132 top performers advanced to the hands-on competition round, making this […]
Solving the Semiconductor Talent Gap by Connecting and Training Talent to Support Industry Needs
The semiconductor industry continues to grow at an unprecedented pace and so does the demand for highly skilled employees at all levels in the industry. With the focus on reshoring manufacturing in the United States, we are increasingly faced with two questions: 1) how to identify talent that is ready to work today with the skills and […]