South East Asia is currently the biggest beneficiary of China relocations. Read why with links to alternative manufacturing destinations.
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Trends & Observations
South East Asia destinations attract China manufacturing supply chain relocation
Tariffs drive four OEM sourcing strategies and EMS China manufacturing supply chain relocation
Multiple contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and OEM (brand owner firms) have reached out for help in developing, validating, or executing plans to relocate portions of their operations and supply chains out of China. In addition to many China …
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Demand underpins electric vehicle battery capacity and EV passenger vehicle projections
Rising demand not expected to let up anytime soon. Projections broken down by vehicle type and global demand and geography.
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Future manufacturing-as-a-service PCB assembly driven by manufacturing IT and marketplace
Manufacturing technology stacks will evolve, driven by three main drivers and influenced by these five ways of the next generation of manufacturing.
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Next generation manufacturing: PCB assembly companies face adaptive, technical challenges
EMS providers are habitual thinkers. They do not innovative. Artificial intelligence and automation will force PCB assembly firms out of their comfort zone. Here’s why.
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Smart car systems and ADAS opportunities in contract PCB assembly
Technical capabilities automotive OEMs should look for when seeking contract PCB assembly manufacturing partners for embedded system design and production.
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Reward (or risk) for OEMs seeking India EMS manufacturing partners
Indian EMS providers and Indian EMS industry both have their challenges. Partnering with the right Indian EMS providers can prove cost-effective for even the most demanding OEM executives. As China loses some of its competitiveness for electronics design, manufacturing and …
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CNC machines used in contract electronics manufacturing
One OEM hardware product required CNC machines performing 40 different processes and 193 different tooling steps to produce its stainless steel metal frame.
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Smartphone feature preferences: China v Global
Mobile smartphone network quality – in China and in other regions surveyed – was second most important feature to potential buyers. Read article for more.
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ERP, supply chain and procurement cloud preferences
Mission-critical tasks or software applications like ERP, SCM and purchasing might be on an organization’s private cloud for enhanced security and availability. Read benefits for each model in this article
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