SMT007 Magazine

SMT007-Oct2025

Issue link: https://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1539960

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 47 of 81

48 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2025 Handler: That is one of our challenges. We can if they say where they're getting their data from. If they are getting results from five different places and one's not coordinated, they may decide to go out to a test service to decipher what they are really seeing. It could be that the equipment is an older system and incapable, it may be an operator differ- ential, or the samples they provided were at a dif- ferent moisture level than their other product. There are a lot of potential causes for variation. It's worth noting that smaller companies usually engage with us for test services. They don't have the opportunity to acquire an Akrometrix tool. They come to us and run a lot of products. We have some customers that do a significant amount of test ser- vices with us. It's good that you can offer that service because, again, I believe that metrology will become a much higher profile issue. Maybe some of those people will end up buying tools. Handler: Yes, we have some test services custom- ers that do end up buying their own tool. As I walked through your shop, I saw probably a dozen machines in the process of being built. Sup- ply chain is a huge topic of discussion in the indus- try for many reasons. Since you do a lot locally, does Akrometrix struggle with supply chain challenges? Hubble: Of course. Everyone has struggled with that for, say, the past five years. Strategy around dual sourcing is a big part of solving that. Our strat- egy around almost everything is to buy local. We source right here in Georgia and domestically. We aren't building volume. As a technology company, we don't necessarily have to go to another country to get a slightly cheaper version. That's just not the type of business we're in. We sell our products internationally. We're in about 22 countries, and in Asia. But we are very homegrown and home-built. Even the cut metals and some of the raw manufacturing we can out- source to locals. We know the people working on it down the road. We can knock on their door if we have to. Trade show season is nearly upon us. Where will Akrometrix be? Handler: We just attended SMTA Guadalajara and will be at SMTAI and APEX EXPO, as well as several local shows like IMAPS. We may also have a presence at productronica in November. We are still deciding. Gentlemen, it was a pleasure walking through your facility, talking to you both, and learn- ing more about this type of metrology and what Akrometrix is up to. Handler and Hubble: Thank you, Marcy. SMT007

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of SMT007 Magazine - SMT007-Oct2025