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48 PCB007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2021 Matties: So, you understand process and work ethic. Niziolek: Yes, sir. We have a very vibrant, clean, effective environment. As we continue to ramp up, it has a lot of promise. I'm excited about this facility and the team in it. We have dedicated employees who come in every day to succeed. rough the pandemic, we have learned that when you are struggling to hire people to fill positions, or you have turnover in those posi- tions, it exposes processes. As operators, we focused a lot on base pro- cesses such as packaging and labeling. When you consider how fundamental those really are, they're rife to be vulnerable because you count on employee experience vs. robust process. It forces you to build the process ele- ments and the supporting process to enhance or reduce your vulnerabil- ity in your process. We've spent a lot of time across Isola, and in this facility particularly, revisiting those processes. Matties: at make sense. Sean, this factory is a different concept from the traditional. You built this to be in tune with your customers' needs. Sean Mirshafiei: Yes. e facility was built to support PCB fabricators with high-mix, low- volume requirements. is facility is not cur- rently focused on treating. Our first step in this market is to make sure we handle a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing process. If you look at what has happened over the last 10 or 20 years, the remaining customer base in the U.S. is, generally speaking, high-mix, low-vol- ume production shops. e value they bring to their customers is technology and speed. Our facility needed to mirror that same approach. at's the intention of this. Walt Niziolek at the lamination press line. Automated material hoists.