FEBRUARY 2022 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 97
IPC's January 2022 global elec-
tronics manufacturing supply
chain sentiment report found
that materials and labor costs
continue to be the largest issue
facing the electronics sup-
ply chain, with nine in 10 electronics manufacturers
reporting rising materials costs and more than three-
fourths reporting rising labor costs.
On balance, this last year goes down
as a pretty good one. While we are
not as far along in putting the pan-
demic behind us as we might have
hoped, the progress is promising.
With consumer demand high, the
coming year and its prospect of a
return to "normal" will likely offer
substantial opportunities.
The first three industrial revolu-
tions have brought us automation of
physical tasks through adoption of
mechanical and electrical machines,
the benefit of which has been
quite easy to appreciate. Industry
4.0 automation, however, is driven
almost exclusively from the digi-
tal realm, representing a whole new
world of intangibility.
Hanwha Techwin Automation
Americas, formerly Samsung
C&T Automation, is pleased
to announce its 45-year
anniversary. The company
started in the machine tool
business in 1977.
The Kester brand of
MacDermid Alpha Elec-
tronics Solutions is
proud to announce a
partnership with Proac-
tive Process Solutions
Group, LLC.
The sixth episode, "Materials Testing—
Process Materials," can be viewed
in under four minutes. Presenters
share information on paste vs. flux
vs. rework, limitations of standards,
hand soldering/rework cautions, and more. Designed
to complement GEN3's book, The Printed Circuit
Assembler's Guide to...Process Validation, this entire
webinar series can be viewed in about an hour and
covers a comprehensive range of topics.
For the latest news and information, visit SMT007.com
Rising Material, Labor Costs Continue
to Plague Global Electronics
Manufacturing Supply Chain
Don't Miss Further Discussion of
Materials Testing in Episode 6 of GEN3's
'Predicting Reliability in Electronics'
MacDermid Alpha's Kester
Brand Announces Partnership
with Proactive Process
Solutions Group, LLC
Hanwha Techwin Enters
45th Year as Global Provider
of Smart SMT Line Solutions
Smart Factory Insights:
Digital Transcendence—
Fear of The Unknown
X-Rayted Files: 2022's
Word of the Year is...
Resilience
