80 SMT007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2018
1
One World, One Industry:
Skilled Talent—Can We Meet
Rising Demand?
E
According to a study by the
Manufacturing Institute, over
the next decade, nearly 3.5
million manufacturing jobs are
expected to become available
in the United States—but more
than 2 million of those jobs will
remain unfilled due to a lack of available skilled
talent.
2
IPC APEX EXPO
Takeaways
E
The IPC Connected Factory
Exchange (CFX) live demo at
this year's IPC APEX EXPO
show in San Diego, Califor-
nia highlighted how the CFX
standard will enable manu-
facturers to track their efficiencies better,
prevent issues even before they happen, and
make adjustments wherever needed.
3
The Direction of
Autonomous Driving
E
Eric Hoarau, senior director
managing automotive inno-
vation at Flex, discusses his
company's views on where
autonomous driving tech-
nology is heading in the
next 10–15 years.
4
How to Prepare for a Smooth
Pst-M&A Deal Transition
E
Selling a company is
an exciting process,
as well as time-
consuming, stress-
ful, and complex.
Both sellers and
buyers are some-
times so caught up
in the deal that they
forget to properly
plan the post-deal integration.
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