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JULY 2026 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 23 Before placement, components can be electrically verified, adding an extra layer of control and reducing the risk of setup errors. How does Mycronic support that kind of tracking? Frank: We need to make all relevant data accessible and provide good APIs for customers so we can pro- vide them with data. Customers would like to find as many data points as possible so they can optimize for more NPIs in the long run and improve profitability. We need good APIs to interact in real time on the line. Material management has always been a bottle- neck: How do we accomplish changeovers in a smart way? Using AI will help to complete this process. Helleday: We should also mention that we have, for instance, not only the pick-and-place, but the jet printer and so on. The jet printer fits very well with the customer segments we're in. Right. It's not just the pick-and- place machine where optimization can take place. Helleday: You can do more than you can with a screen printer. Pro- gramming all the jet printer func- tions in one go makes everything much smoother. Each component is part of a structured flow across machine, feeders, and material storage, all coordinated by software.