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Uncertainty Has Become The Only Certainty - EMS@C-Level with IMI CEO Lou Hughes

EMS@C-LEVEL · 6 Jun 2025 · 14m

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Lou Hughes, President and CEO of IMI, discusses the strategic consolidation of the company's global manufacturing footprint into 'super sites' to manage overhead costs and maintain competitiveness amid geopolitical uncertainty. He highlights the tension between customer demands for supply chain agility and their resistance to paying the necessary premiums for redundant capacity and test equipment. Hughes details IMI's recent sale of its Czech facility to consolidate operations in Serbia and Bulgaria, while noting Mexico's growing role as a key hub for North American new product introductions due to tariff advantages.

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