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4 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2021 FEATURES Perfecting the Application of Conformal Coatings Without a Capital Investment by Zsolt Pulai Increase Production Yield by Investing in Leading-Edge Equipment by Brent Fischthal FEATURE COLUMN Financing Simplifies Process Improvement Through Capital Expenditures by Emmalee Gagnon FEATURES CapEx Planning With Summit Interconnect Interview with John Vaughan, Greg Halvorson, and Brett McCoy Maximizing ROI and Usage of Test Equipment by Dirk de Waart Excerpt: 24 Essential Skills for Engineers, Chapter 17: Planning and Implementing Factory Automation Fane Friberg on Capital Expenditure Project Planning Interview with Fane Friberg 46 56 52 16 24 32 42 OCTOBER 2021 • FEATURED CONTENT Now more than ever, market drivers, technical advances, factory automation and custom- er demand are pushing assembly capabilities into new territory. With these advancements comes the need to incorporate new equipment or even new facilities. In this issue, we inves- tigate strategies and tactics for planning capital expenditures. CapEx Planning 24 46 56