Philip Stoten

EMSNow contributor profile: Philip Stoten

Philip enjoys sharing his views on what’s new or disruptive in the industry he has spent a career of more than thirty years working in. First and foremost, Philip likes to write. He is happy moderating a debate or workshop or interviewing an executive on video.

“You can do anything you want”, was the advice given to Philip by his entrepreneurial father Paul, an approach that led Philip to start his own design company in Cambridge in his twenties. An approach that led him to switch from technology to journalism in his thirties, publishing his first magazine, going onto launch Printed Circuit News, EMSNow, InnovationsFORUM and SCOOP.

Opportunities and Threats: Observations from SMTA Guadalajara

As I sit writing this column at Guadalajara airport about to board a flight to Dallas, I start to unpack the dozens of conversations I have had, on and off camera, during my week here. While the show, and indeed SMTA, is a success in México, the market is not having its best year and for many it has been marked by softening demand, particularly for capital equipment.

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