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4 SMT Magazine • December 2014 It's almost 2015, and your company is making plans for the next year. We have the information you need! This month, our contributors gaze into their crystal balls and offer their outlook on the busy year ahead. Inside, you'll find predictions by industry prog- nosticators Yash Sutariya, Mulugeta Abtew, and Frederick Blancas, as well as a year-end wrap-up by Dr. Jennie Hwang. Outlook for 2015 and beyond: A Supply chain Perspective by Yash Sutariya Surface mount Technology Advancements in 2015 by Mulugeta Abtew emS Industry: No relaxing Now by Frederick Blancas Feature Columns Predictions by Ray Rasmussen The Future of SmT: Welcome to the 4 th dimension by Michael Ford 22 40 46 8 30