Katekese Podcasts

Supply chain excellence, adaptable automation and a focus on ESG initiatives. These are just three of the things that Orbit One President & CEO Mattias Lindhe believes are fundamental to the success of a manufacturing partnership in 2023 and beyond. In this in depth interview, Philip Stoten talks to Mattias about the development of Orbit One over t…

Following a fascinating keynote at KATEK's Festival fo Electronics on 2nd March, 2023, CEO and Co-Founder of PRIMEPULSE Klaus Weinmann sat down for a quick chat with Philip Stoten to explore the history and motivation behind this growth and technology-oriented investment company based in Munich. Klaus and Philip discuss the companies that PRIMEPULS…

IPC are making real strides towards being 'the' definitive global trade association for the electronics manufacturing industry and in Europe and South East Asia Sanjay Huprikar is leading the charge. Philip Stoten caught up with Sanjay to discuss their progress in Europe and how many of the issues around shorter more robust supply chains and region…

In this new monthly series, Philip Stoten is joined by economists, Shawn Dubravac and Marco Annunziata to explore the latest economic trends and their impact on the EMS Industry. In this episode Philip and Shawn discuss the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any potential contagion. They also explore the latest economic indicators, includin…

Fresh from his keynote at KATEK's Festival of Electronics, held on March 2nd in Munich, Germany, Rainer Koppitz talks about the event and the importance of a united industry and a united Europe. In this short interview with Philip Stoten, Rainer talks about the value of collaboration and the importance of investment in the manufacturing industry in…

Quarter after quarter, year after year, Randall delivers the numbers on the global EMS industry, he has his fingers on the pulse. So who better to provide some insight on the trends impacting the industry in 2022 and offer some vision into 2023. The backdrop for the industry has been one disruption after another, and Randall sees 2023 as more of th…

Ramon Hernandez, Head of Sales and Service - Mexico & South America at Koh Young America, Inc., talks to Philip Stoten about the key trends driving manufacturing in Mexico. They explore labor rates and talent shortages and the success of Koh Young's strategy to train, develop and promote their own talent internally. They also explore re-shoring and…

Vice President of Technical & Project Operations at iNEMI, Grace O'Malley talks to Philip Stoten about recent development as their famous 'roadmap' moves from print to a dynamic real-time online offering. Grace also explains some of the major developments within iNEMI and the industry around topics as diverse as sustainability, digital transformati…

Let's face it we need all the help we can get in getting our supply chain to operate a little more economically, a little more efficiently and of course with greater speed and agility. Cofactr was founded by their CEO Matthew Haber and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) Phillip Gulley to fix a simple problem that they experienced in their own lives as EMS…

Matt Kelly, who has experience on both sides of the EMS world with HP and Celestica, is IPC's first CTO & Vice President of Technology Solutions. Philip Stoten asks about his appointment and the work he is doing at IPC. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com…

Supplyframe has its fingers in many pies and on many pulses, so who better to explore supply chain trends and data with than their Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Richard Barnett. Along with host and writer Philip Stoten, Richard digs into supply chain trends and the need for good data to drive better decision and better outcomes as we strive to crea…

Cybord are making a name for themselves as the leading player in component analysis and traceability. Philip Stoten talked to their founder and CTO about the technology, the trends driving demand and the rising tide of component issues damaging productivity, quality and as a result brand and EMS reputations. In this interview Eyal and Philip dig in…

In this short interview with Philip Stoten, Director and Head of R&D at Koh Young Research America (KYRA), Dr. Brian Kang, shares some insight into the application of AI in inspection and electronic manufacturing. Dr. Kang explains the importance of dataset selection and data quality in building machine learning and AI strategies. EMSNOW & SCOOP at…

There are great economists and there are manufacturing and technology experts, someone who is both is indeed a rare thing. That why I invited former GE Chief Economist, TED speaker, Forbes Senior Contributor and long term friend and advisor to SCOOP to explore the current economic uncertainty and its impact on electronic manufacturing with me. In j…

Talent shortages remain one of the largest challenges for the EMS sector and could even threaten to stall re-shoring to geographies like the USA and Western Europe. Ahead of his keynote and the launch of his book 'Fire Your Hiring Habits', Philip Stoten talked to IPC President and CEO John Mitchell about the issue and explored some solutions, as we…

Philip Stoten talks to ASMPT Marketing Manager Mark Ogden about the trends he is seeing in electronics manufacturing in the Americas. Topics like re-shoring, geopolitics, digital transformation are all covered in this conversation, filmed on the show floor of APEX 2023. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.koh…

Newly appointed iNEMI CEO Shekhar Chandrashekhar talks to Philip Stoten about what's makes iNEMI special and the trends driving their work. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https://connect.panasonic.com/en/) and Cogiscan (https://…

Philip Stoten talks to Cogiscan CEO Vincent Dubois about how recent disruptions have led to a more open and collaborative approach to partnerships up and down the manufacturing supply chain. EMSNOW & SCOOP at APEX 2023 was sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com), Aegis Software (https://www.aiscorp.com/), Panasonic Connect (https:…

Following his keynote on the mega trends impacting electronics, I spoke to Shawn about how those trends impact the EMS industry and supply chain. Shawn provides insight into headwinds and comments on the positive sentiment he sees from IPC members with a big focus on where demand lands in 2023. We also explore labor and talent trends, industry spec…

Bold, creative and agile, that's how I'd describe CEO and Co-Founder Rainer Koppitz and KATEK SE, the EMS company he and Team Blue have built from scratch in three short and strange years! KATEK SE is a business forged in the fire of manufacturing and supply chain disruption and that has created something quite unique. We rarely go over twenty minu…

Just out of stealth mode, PCB Compliance Startup Confidee plan to provide frictionless compliance data for the supply chain of printed circuit boards. Their CEO, Vidar Olsen, joined me from their headquarters in Oslo, Norway to explain their vision to provide compliant printed circuits to all industries through proprietary developed software platfo…

In just 17 minutes Philip Stoten and Creative Electron Founder and CEO Dr. Bill Cardoso explore trends in 2023, a potential economic downturn, access and the cost of capital and cash, supply chain availability and the potential for a huge inventory overhang, challenges in staffing and the miss match of available talent and openings, reshoring and m…

General Manager Joel Scutchfield joins me to share some of his 2023 trend prediction and his take on his first year in charge of Koh Young Americas in which they shipped their 20,000th machine and celebrated their 20th anniversary. Joel is headed in the new year with cautious optimism that growth in the use of electronics in many sectors along with…

Welcome to THE Supply Chain Intelligence PODCAST, co-hosted by Philip Spagnoli Stoten and Daniel Schoenfelder exploring the latest Spectra Electronic Design to Delivery Index (EDDI) report with an expert from the industry. Benchmark Director Global Supply Chain Solutions Michael Lucia joins Phil and Dan to explore the latest trends, which for the f…

Following their participation as a founding member of the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC), Plexus Senior Director ESG Megan Schleicher join me to explore why Plexus felt this was such an important initiative. Megan and I discuss the role of EMS within the initiative, particularly given they are the only contract manufacturer of the 65 founde…

Carl Hung is a firm EMS@C-Level favorite with his candid insight and views on the EMS industry as seen from a global player headquartered in Asia. As part of the end of year What's the SCOOP (#WTS) series, Carl offers his roundup of 2022 and his predictions for 2023. Supply chain pressures may be easing a little, but Carl still sees industry to ind…

Check out THE Supply Chain Intelligence PODCAST, co-hosted by Philip Spagnoli Stoten and Daniel Schoenfelder exploring the latest Spectra Electronic Design to Delivery Index (EDDI) report with an expert from the industry. In this episode IPC Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac shares his own insight and research with Phil and Dan. With supply chain bala…

Fresh from another set of outstanding results, Johannes Lind-Widestam, CEO & President of NOTE AB, joined me to talk a little about their success and explore why the Scandinavian EMS sector seems to be outperforming almost everywhere else. As well as digging into the secrets of NOTE's success we enjoyed a frank discussion around the major industry …

Check out this new and insightful podcast from Nexar, a SCOOPstudio production. Welcome to THE Supply Chain Intelligence PODCAST, a monthly show where co-hosts Philip Spagnoli Stoten and Daniel Schoenfelder break down the latest Spectra Electronic Design to Delivery Index (EDDI) report with an expert from the industry. In this episode Omnics CEO Ak…

The dream of 3D Printing was to create a device in a single print but the truth is we've really only printed parts in single materials. With AME (Additive Manufactured Electronics) this dream has the potential to become reality and one of the leaders in applying AME is Nano Dimension. I talked to their General Manager EMEA, Valentin Storz about the…

Michael Lucia is Benchmark's Sourcing Strategy Director and Supply Chain Architect, giving him a front row seat in recent disruptions and the challenges facing both OEM and EMS companies. In a recent article, Jennifer McAlpine talked to Michael about Design for Supply Chain. In this article I dig a little deeper into the trends driving supply chain…

If Additive Manufactured Electronics (AME) offers the opportunity to revolutionize the manufacturing industry, then J.A.M.E.S (Jetted Additive Manufactured Electronics Solutions) is the community where the revolution will begin. I spoke to their CEO Andreas Müller and asked him to explain the vision behind this community that brings together engine…

With 300% growth in the eight years since he took over as President and CEO, Peter Nilsson is understandably proud of Kitron Group. In this detailed but concise interview Peter talks about challenges in the industry, including the pandemic, recent component issues, talent shortages, geopolitics, and much more. We also dig into Kitron's M&A strategy…

Having just raised €11 million in a seed round led by Chalfen Ventures with participation by Tencent, Verve Ventures and Khadjavi Capital Partners, as well as existing investors La Famiglia and Cherry Ventures, Luminovo are optimistic about the impact they can have on the EMS industry. Launched in 2020 and led by Munich-based Stanford alumni Sebast…

Following a fascinating blog by Benchmark Electronics' Vice President Global Program Management, Pete Stanius, entitled "U.S. or Mexico? What to Consider When Selecting a North American Manufacturing Location", I reached out to the author to dig a little deeper on the topic and the trends driving manufacturing geography selection. In this EMS@C-Lev…

Flexi Versa may not have started life as a traditional EMS company but through acquisition and strategic development they have become a significant and impressive player in outsourced manufacturing in Asia. They are in five countries and combine multiple disciplines including component manufacturing, design, injection moulding, PCBA, box build and …

A few days after KATEK announced their Q2 2022 results, I caught up with their charming and erudite Co-founder and CEO, Rainer Koppitz. We started by exploring the recent results, and the challenges they and the industry faced in the first half of 2022. We also manged to cover predictions related to the supply chain, the developing relationships be…

PCB Buying Expert CEO and Founder, Greg Papandrew hardly needs introduction. There are few people that know more about the PCB industry, have written more or have spoken more frankly and openly than Greg. In this in depth interview Greg and Philip Spagnoli Stoten explore the big issues impacting the industry, including supply chains easing, economi…

Greg Bradfield is the Vice President and General manager of Spartronics Aero and Defense business and has many years of experience in the sector. In this interview, Philip Stoten explores the current state of the market amidst renewed concern around national security and around supply chain security. Greg and Philip chat about the technical demands…

There’s been a lot of talk about digital transformation for most of the last decade. I’ve talked about it numerous times and often implied it is the solution to most problems, but is it, and when is digital transformation actually transformative to a business?By Philip Spagnoli Stoten

Relationships can be hard, especially when there are external pressures. The relationship between OEM and EMS has been more under pressure than ever recently. Any relationship which consists of one party continuously telling the other that they are unable to meet their obligations is going to have challenges and will ultimately end up under stress.…

I am editing EMSNOW for a week or so while Jennifer takes a well earned vacation. Each day I'll be posting my "Thoughts for the C-Suite" on the site and sharing them a couple of days later in audio for. Here's part #1 of 8, it's less than four minutes long. After years of constant disruption I believe the winners in the coming EMS race will be thos…

Microboard is an extremely focused EMS company led and owned by Nicole Russo. I was lucky enough to chat to Nicole recently about the strategy that guides a business that is proud to have only twenty customers and whilst delivering exceptional service to those customers finds the time and resources to help those less fortunate around the world. Nic…

Did we learn anything from the pandemic? That's the question I opened with when I reconnected with Season Group President & CEO Carl Hung, two years after we chatted at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. We also explore designing for disruption as we look to the next disruption, that seems likely to be economic in its nature. So, how do we create …

Daniel Schoenfelder's careers has allowed him to observe the supply chain from many angles, from his time with FLEX in supply chain strategy to his time with Arrow, and as the head of Octopart, before taking the lead role in Nexar, a Business Unit of Altium LLC. Dan joins industry journalist Philip Stoten to talk about EDDI (Electronic Design to De…

What can you say about Mike Konrad? A successful entrepreneur, a maverick, a cleaning guru, a pod-caster, and an all-round nice guy who I like to think of as friend first and colleague second. Some thirty years ago Mike founded Aqueous Technologies, I caught up with him to discuss that thirty year journey. Like every episode of EMS@C-Level this is …

Following EMSNOW's recent survey of North American EMS companies, carried out in partnership with IPC, I caught up with publisher Eric Miscoll to explore the finding and his thoughts on the industry. They discuss why such a list is important right now, what was learned about the changes taking place in the industry, the resiliency of these companie…

Following the announcement of the Altimade solution and the news in 2021 that Altium were participating in MacroFab's most recent funding round, I caught up with Altium Chief Ecosystem Office Ted Pawela and MacroFab Chief Executive Officer Misha Govshteyn. In this 20 minute interview we explore the new solution and the importance of connecting the …

Here's what Podcaster, Industry Guru and Founder of Aqueous Technologies Mike Konrad sees as the key trends in 2022. In this interview we dig into those predictions a little deeper. "Predicting industry trends these days is much like predicting which number will come up at the roulette table (The odds are 1 in 36)! Travel restrictions and mask mand…