# PARMI's Vision and AI Innovations with new Americas Head of SMT and Business Development Juan Arango

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2024-10-01
- Length: 6m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve

## Summary

Juan Arango, newly appointed Head of SMT and Business Development at PARMI USA, discusses the company's strategy to expand its footprint in the Americas, including recent office openings in Guadalajara, Hopkinton, and San Diego. He highlights PARMI's unique focus on laser-based inspection technology, perfected since 1998, which enables high-resolution inspection for semiconductors and microelectronics. Arango explains how PARMI’s AI-driven software streamlines programming by eliminating the need for BOM or CAD data, saving up to 90% of programming time and allowing fewer people to run multiple machines.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve#t=2) Introduction: Juan Arango and PARMI's Americas Expansion
- [1:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve#t=61) PARMI's Team and Office Footprint in the Americas
- [2:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve#t=132) Laser Inspection Technology and Semiconductor Focus
- [3:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve#t=219) AI Applications: Programming Efficiency and No BOM/CAD
- [4:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-10-01-parmis-vision-and-ai-innovations-with-new-americas-head-of-smt-and-business-deve#t=291) Sales Strategy, Benchmarks, and Service Integration

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- PARMI (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- SMTA (other)

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