# Koh Young America's Mexico Leader Ramon Hernandez on EMS@C-Level with Philip Stoten

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-09-13
- Length: 15m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot

## Summary

Ramon Hernandez, Head of Sales & Service for Mexico & South America at Koh Young America, discusses the impact of geopolitical shifts on Mexico's electronics manufacturing sector. He explains how Koh Young addresses critical talent shortages by promoting internal staff and integrating artificial intelligence into their SPI and AOI inspection equipment to reduce operator dependency. The conversation highlights strategic partnerships with customers like IMI, emphasizing how automation and local support enable companies to capitalize on nearshoring trends from Asia.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=8) Introduction: Ramon Hernandez and Koh Young's Mexico Strategy
- [1:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=78) Internal Talent Development and Cross-Functional Training at Koh Young
- [2:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=177) Partnering with IMI: Reducing Staffing Needs via Automation
- [4:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=282) The Shift from Supplier to Partner: Roadmap Sharing and Trust
- [6:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=399) AI and Control Centers: Minimizing Operator Dependency
- [8:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=501) Geopolitical Decoupling and Asian Investment in Mexico
- [9:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=589) Regional Industry Distribution: EV, Medical, and Consumer Electronics
- [13:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-09-13-koh-young-americas-mexico-leader-ramon-hernandez-on-ems-c-level-with-philip-stot#t=792) Local Support Infrastructure and Post-Sale Service Importance

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Koh Young (company)
- Koh Young America (company)
- IMI (company)
- SPI (tool)
- AOI (tool)

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- [Mayan-on-Chip: Training Mexico's Next Semiconductor Engineers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-07-15-mayan-on-chip-training-mexicos-next-semiconductor-engineers) (OnTrack)
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- [Ally shoring: Expanding manufacturing operations into Mexico](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-11-15-ally-shoring-expanding-manufacturing-operations-into-mexico) (The Manufacturing Executive)

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