Evertiq Expo Warsaw: The EMS industry examined – and the hardware behind the growth
European electronics manufacturing sits at a crossroads. Markets are expanding, consolidation is accelerating and the semiconductor industry is rewriting its own ranking tables. Meanwhile, EMS companies are navigating component lead times, cost pressures and a regulatory environment that has not stood still. That is the reality this year's Expo in Warsaw addresses head-on.
The programme's centre of gravity is the EMS industry – examined from several angles. Dieter G. Weiss, founder of in4ma and one of Europe's most respected analysts of the sector, presents the latest market data under a headline that says quite a lot on its own: "Growth abroad, stagnation at home". It is an observation that has been circulating for some time, but Weiss tends to back it with figures that are difficult to argue against.
Riku Hynninen of Agame Oy zooms in on ten leading European EMS companies and benchmarks them against each other: profitability, capital efficiency and capacity for further acquisitions following a period of intense industry consolidation.
Stefan Theil, CEO of Factronix, presents component reclamation as a concrete operational strategy rather than a sustainability signal. Components recovered from existing assemblies or surplus inventories can, after controlled processes – reballing, retinning, automated inspection and electrical testing – be safely reintroduced into manufacturing or service supply chains. Theil will show how it works in practice and what it actually takes to maintain quality.
Jacek Małecki of Best Supply approaches design optimisation from a cost and availability perspective. Component lead times exceeding twelve months have made time-to-market as critical a target as the lowest possible price – and that requires the right decisions to be made at the design stage, not in production.
Ewelina Bednarz of Evertiq closes the day with a perspective that ties the semiconductor industry's growth period to the question of who has actually benefited: a look at the world's ten largest semiconductor companies and how the exceptional growth driven by AI and memory has reshuffled the balance of power at the very top of the industry.
The programme also includes presentations on agile automation for high-variety production (Maik Schurrer, Pematech), EMC analysis at an early stage of product development (Dominik Kowalczyk, Dacpol), AOI inspection for THT assembly (Karol Sowa, Sowa Electronics), selection and application of thermally conductive materials (Marcin Mierzejewski, Kerafol) and cybersecurity in modern battery systems with a focus on CRA requirements (Michał Andrasiak, Wamtechnik).
Evertiq Expo Warsaw takes place on 22 October 2026 at PGE Narodowy Stadium. Attendance is free of charge upon registration.
