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4 SMT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2026 In Every Issue MilAero007 Highlights Career Opportunities Educational Resources Advertiser Index 42 93 98 99 APEX EXPO 2026 Preshow APEX EXPO 2026 is back, bigger and better than ever. This month, we take you inside the annual trade show of the Global Electronics Association to preview the conferences, standards, keynotes, and other special events new to the show this year. Consider this your passport to where the electronics manufacturing industry is headed in 2026. 8 10 14 22 32 50 56 60 74 FEBRUARY 2026 Feature Columns Nolan's Notes: Five Key Changes to APEX EXPO by Nolan Johnson One World, One Industry: Attending APEX EXPO 2026 Critical for Electronics Manufacturing Leaders by Dr. John W. Mitchell Feature Interviews APEX EXPO 2026 Tech Conference with Matt Kelly, Devan Iyer, Stan Rak, and Udo Welzel EMS Leadership Summit: A Smarter Way to Gather EMS Leaders with Mark Wolfe IPC Standards: The Heart of the Industry with The Global Electronics Association Standards Development Team Growing an Engineer: Meet Emerging Engineer Julian Vega with Julian Vega From Classroom to Boardroom: A World of Perspective with Emily Daley The Electronics Foundation: Empowering Students, Strengthening Industry with Charlene Gunter and Gentr y Manning The Power of Apprenticeship: Connecting Talent, Training, and Opportunity with Cor y Blaylock and Victoria Hawkins THE TOP 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLACKFOX TRAINING BURKLE NORTH AMERICA KYZEN REMTEC TECHNICA, U.S.A. REAL TIME WITH... APEX EXPO 2026 82 84 86 88 90