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EMSNOW: The global source for the electronics manufacturing services industry

Here’s what the global EMS industry has to say about EMSNOW

EMSNOW is the recognized preeminent news site for the global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry.  

EMSNOW was launched in its digital-only format in 2002 to provide the electronics manufacturing sector, and its supporting supplier and customer bases, with a single, real-time information and analysis source covering the global aspects of this critical industry. EMSNOW focuses on the business of the EMS industry! 

Regardless of where you fit in the electronics manufacturing food-chain”, you face difficult decisions: 

  • As an OEM you have to decide what product to outsource, which contract manufacturer(s) to use, and the proper timing and geography among other factors. 
  • As an EMS company you need to plan capacity, capture contracts from OEMs, manage your supply chain, open and close plants, re-capitalize equipment, move into new technologies, and plan staffing and stay in tune with competitors. 
  • As a PCB fabricator, assembly equipment supplier, test equipment vendor, consumables vendor, software vendor, etc. your decisions are linked to the OEMs and EMS companies that ultimately create value by using your products. 


EMSNOW analyzes the companies, the leaders, the technologies, and the finances that drive the EMS industry. And we deliver this analysis to you, every business day!
 

Eric Miscoll, Publisher and Jennifer Read, Editor took over content of EMSNOW in February 2018.  They know the EMS industry through decades of consultant and researcher experience. 

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Eric Miscoll / Publisher

Publisher Eric Miscoll has over 20 years of electronics manufacturing industry experience as a researcher, consultant, and senior manager. Following a career in banking and psychology, Eric’s career in EMS began in 1998 as Senior Consultant and Chief Operating Officer of Technology Forecasters, Inc., the leading strategic consulting market research firm focused solely on the outsourced electronics manufacturing industry.

Eric’s subsequent experience includes several years with Texas Prototypes as VP/GM of its PCB Design and Assembly division, and Managing Principal of Charlie Barnhart & Associates, supporting OEM and EMS clients with their outsourcing engagements.

Jennifer Read / Editor

Jennifer Read comes with another set of business analyst and editorial skills. She was an Editor and writer of countless industry articles covering supply chain and the EMS industry from the mid-1980s. She was trained as an Attorney and practiced Law in Colorado; she served as director of marketing communications at Avnet Electronics Marketing; and joined Eric at Technology Forecasters and Charlie Barnhart & Associates as interviewer, co- writer and editor of reports such as Beyond Outsourcing, EMS Industry in South America, and Next Horizons in Outsourcing.

Connected. Informed. Ready.

At EMSNOW, we go beyond headlines — delivering timely insights, expert analysis, and global perspectives that empower the electronics manufacturing community. Join thousands who trust EMSNOW to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry.