# That SCOOPshow - Season 6, Productronica 2021 - Klaus Gross, Fuji Europe

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2021-11-09
- Length: 19m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe

## Summary

Klaus Gross, Managing Director of Fuji Europe, discusses the company's performance during the pandemic, noting that government furlough schemes allowed them to retain staff and achieve profitability despite a drop in revenue. He highlights the severe component shortages doubling delivery times but expresses optimism for recovery in early 2022. Gross also introduces Fuji's new '3 zeros' smart factory concept (0 operator, 0 defects, 0 downtime) featuring the NXTRS machine and full automation solutions. Finally, he announces his upcoming retirement after 30 years at Fuji, marking this Productronica appearance as his last.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=6) Productronica 2021 Expectations and Attendance
- [4:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=249) Pandemic Response and Financial Recovery
- [7:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=442) Component Shortages and Supply Chain Visibility
- [9:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=580) New Smart Factory Concepts and NXTRS Launch
- [12:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=773) Manufacturing Renaissance and Automation Hesitation
- [15:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2021-11-09-that-scoopshow-season-6-productronica-2021-klaus-gross-fuji-europe#t=923) Klaus Gross Retirement Announcement

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Fuji Europe (company)
- Productronica (other)
- NXTRS (product)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)

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