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EMS@C Panel: Exploring Digital Transformation, The Digital Dividend, and Strategic Collaboration

EMS@C-LEVEL · 24 Nov 2023 · 14m

What this episode covers

Host Philip Stoughton moderates a panel with Henning Bork from ASMPT and Petra Becker from KATEK at Productronica 2023, discussing the realities of digital transformation in electronics manufacturing. Petra details KATEK's creation of a fully autonomous production line for its wide-level wallbox in the Czech Republic, highlighting the challenges of integrating legacy systems and aligning with strategic partners. Henning Bork explains how ASMPT approaches digital maturity, emphasizing that high-volume manufacturing requires deep automation while high-mix production focuses on process automation and material flow control. The panelists agree that successful digital dividends depend on open standards, interoperability, and aligning technology roadmaps with core business strategies like OEE and delivery time.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
ASMPT, KATEK, Koh Young, Global Electronics Association
Products
Steckha, Ghost
Also
IPC, OIB, Concertia, CFX, Hermes

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