Warsaw | October 22, 2026

The price of an electronic product leaving the production line may seem to depend primarily on production volume. While this is certainly an important factor, many other elements determine the final cost. Only a limited number of companies in the electronics industry have the expertise to optimise the cost of the final product already at the design stage.

The presentation will showcase best practices in this area from Poland and abroad. In addition to cost, another key factor influencing a product’s market success is time to market and the ability to ensure fast delivery. In the current market environment, where component lead times can often exceed 12 months, this can sometimes be more important than achieving the lowest possible price.

The involvement of multiple parties in product design and manufacturing further complicates the process. In addition to OEMs themselves, external R&D companies, EMS providers, distributors, and component manufacturers all play a role.

The presentation will highlight several straightforward measures that can be implemented at the R&D stage to significantly improve product cost, time to market, and continuity of supply.

Increasing product variety, short development cycles and volatile markets require automation systems that can be quickly adapted to changing products and processes. Conventional, statically designed systems often reach their limits in this situation. What is needed are modular concepts, digital automation architectures and agile development processes that make mechanics, software and testing technology flexibly scalable.

The presentation shows how companies can successfully implement automation with a wide range of variants. The main focus is on three factors: agile project planning, powerful software with recipe management and optimised set-up capabilities. Selected case studies will be used to demonstrate how adaptive mechanics, flexible software architecture and intelligent setup concepts interact to implement high-variety production. Together, these modules enable modern, adaptive manufacturing that makes variety manageable, increases efficiency and keeps companies competitive in the long term. 

Dieter G. Weiss, founder of in4ma and one of Europe's most respected analysts of the EMS industry, has spent decades tracking the performance of electronics manufacturing companies across Europe and beyond. His presentations are known for their data-driven approach, combining market intelligence with financial analysis to provide an unfiltered view of the industry's current challenges and opportunities.

In his presentation, Dieter will discuss the latest developments shaping the European EMS market, drawing on the most recent industry data and trends. As always, attendees can expect practical insights, thought-provoking observations and an honest assessment of where the industry is heading.

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This presentation will explore the analysis of PCBs and electronic assemblies with the aim of identifying electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues during the early stages of compliance assessment. As more and more companies are performing parts of their EMC testing in-house, it is increasingly important for PCB designers and electronics engineers to understand the most common challenges that can arise during the design process.

The presentation will introduce Langer's EMC testing solutions for emission and immunity measurements, as well as equipment for detecting electric and magnetic fields and tools that help engineers locate sources of interference in electronic prototypes.

The aim of the presentation is to demonstrate how effective EMC analysis at an early stage of product development can reduce the risk of costly issues later in the production process and significantly shorten the time required for laboratory testing.

In this presentation, Riku Hynninen will share his financial performance benchmarking of 10 leading European EMS companies. He will discuss how differences in depreciation, interest, and taxes impact net profitability, and evaluate which companies have the strongest capability for further M&A following recent industry consolidation. Finally, he will examine key industry benchmarks for capital efficiency, net working capital requirements, and return on equity. The presentation will define concrete benchmarks for profitability, M&A firepower and capital efficiency in EMS industry.

During the lecture, we will present available solutions in the field of automated optical inspection (AOI) for THT through-hole assembly both before and after the soldering itself. We will discuss the available 2D and 3D technologies and talk about simultaneous inspection of the top and bottom sides of printed circuit boards.

Selecting the right thermally conductive material to ensure proper heat transfer is a vast subject. There are a number of factors to bear in mind, and many critical points that are easily overlooked. This presentation aims to highlight a few errors identified in completed projects, discuss their causes, and suggest potential solutions to the situations that arose.

As battery systems become increasingly complex, incorporating microcontrollers, communication interfaces, wireless modules, and remote software update capabilities, cybersecurity is becoming an integral part of the design process. New European Union regulatory requirements, in particular the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), require manufacturers to address digital security throughout the entire product lifecycle.

This presentation provides a practical approach to threat analysis and security design in modern battery systems. It will cover typical attack vectors related to physical access, communication buses, device memory, firmware, and external interfaces such as CAN and UDS. Particular attention will be given to methods for reducing the attack surface, secure software updates, data protection, and establishing a chain of trust.

The presentation is intended as a practical guide for engineers and battery system designers. Its aim is to show how to interpret CRA requirements, effectively identify risks, and implement appropriate security measures without introducing unnecessary costs or excessive product complexity.

Across a number of Evertiq Expos this year, Claus Aasholm, founder of Semiconductor Business Intelligence, has shared insights into a semiconductor industry experiencing tremendous growth. Most of you have seen the headline figures – all pointing to an unprecedented expansion. But how has this extraordinary growth changed the balance of power among the semiconductor giants?

This presentation will take a closer look at the biggest of the big – the world's top 10 semiconductor companies. Based on the latest market data, we will explore who leads the ranking, who has gained the most ground, and how the AI and memory boom is reshaping the very top of the semiconductor industry.