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4 SMT007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2023 Joe O'Neil Has More Optimism Than Concerns with Joe O'Neil Mil/Aero Gaining Altitude and Velocity at Axiom with Rob Rowland Overcoming the Growth Bottleneck with Charles Capers Cascade Systems Technology: The Confluence of Assembly and Advocacy with Shantanu Gupta Lightspeed Manufacturing Sees Company Growth in Industry Consolidation with Rich Breault FEATURE INTERVIEWS IPC Chief Economist's Industry Forecast for 2024 with Shawn DuBravac What's Happening With Financing Solutions? with Amy Pine and Brian Carey Here and Abroad, Governments Investing in Industry with Chris Mitchell and Rich Cappetto DECEMBER 2023 • FEATURED CONTENT While many of you might well be into your fiscal year, we have a strong suspicion you're constantly adjusting your "sails" to stay afloat in strong headwinds. This issue takes stock of the economic outlook and how companies are using current conditions to move them- selves through technological evolutions, workforce shifts, and financial changes. Even with these headwinds, there is forward progress to be made. Economic Headwinds 18 34 44 54 68 10 22 38