Crunch time for chips
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine putting further pressure on the semiconductor supply chain (page 6), the news that one of the world’s largest chipmakers is planning to build a mega-fab in central Germany is a much-needed boon for the EU.
To automate or not to automate?
It may seem logical to assume that optimum production efficiency can only be achieved through complete process automation, but is this accurate? Our cover story on page 18 details the reasons a major supplier of SMT equipment believes that, in most cases, it is partial automation that delivers the best results.
The perfect combination of letters
In a world in which both technologies and the terms used to describe them are becoming more compact, could combining AI and MV provide the optimal solution to better quality assurance processes? The article on page 46 decodes this idea.
Only connect
After two years of digital encounters, exhibitors and visitors spanning the European electronics production gamut will have the chance to reconnect in person at SMTconnect 2022 on 10–12 May in Nuremberg (page 16 for more).
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