# Uniting for Resilience: Advocacy and Strategy in Europe's EMS and PCB Industries

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2024-05-01
- Length: 10m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries

## Summary

Xaver Feiner of Zollner and Thomas Michels of Ilfa discuss uniting Europe's PCB and EMS trade associations to advocate for industry resilience. They detail a collaborative effort involving IPC, ZVEO, and EIPC to produce a collective letter to the European Parliament and national governments. The advocates argue that supply chain fragility exposed by COVID and geopolitical tensions necessitates government subsidies, equipment support, and long-term OEM commitments to prevent the industry's collapse.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries#t=8) Introduction: Xaver Feiner, Thomas Michels, and the Advocacy Goal
- [1:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries#t=96) Association Collaboration: IPC, ZVEO, and EIPC Synchronization
- [4:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries#t=249) Supply Chain Fragility: COVID, Geopolitics, and the Need for Action
- [6:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries#t=384) Policy Requests: Subsidies, Innovation, and SME Definitions
- [8:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-05-01-uniting-for-resilience-advocacy-and-strategy-in-europes-ems-and-pcb-industries#t=485) PCB Industry Needs: Equipment Subsidies and Long-Term Commitments

## Topics

- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Zollner (company)
- Ilfa (company)
- IPC (other)
- ZVEO (other)
- EIPC (other)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (other)
- APEX 2024 (other)
- Productronica (other)

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