As geopolitical tensions proliferate, relying on Far Eastern (FE) semiconductor component imports becomes riskier than ever. Here’s how Nordson Test & Inspection, a global leader in precision manufacturing and one of the UK’s leading electronics manufacturers based in the Thames Valley has used advanced technology to mitigate the problem.
In their case study, Nordson comment that in Europe, we have all grown up in an environment where importing semiconductor products, subassemblies and components from FE suppliers seems inevitable, since their staffing and manufacturing costs have been so much lower than ours. This approach has always been expedient rather than ideal, but escalating worldwide tensions are ramping up our supply chain vulnerability to unacceptable levels.
Problems and threats, across the globe, mean that component sources could disappear, or that trade routes may become excessively slow, expensive, or simply unavailable. Therefore, governments and industry leaders are exploring domestic self-sufficiency in material supply and manufacturing.
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