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. Zentech Manufacturing is a U.S. based EMS company with around 300 employees; their customers are in the aerospace/defense industry. Stephanie tells EMSNOW what they have been doing with GEA’s training programs to upskiill their current employees and onboard new recruits. It’s an important conversation with much-needed insights into the current state of training in the U.S.
