With electronic devices and gadgets becoming an indispensible element of the global industrial sector, companies providing electronics manufacturing services (EMS) have experienced a significant growth in recent times. The complexity of designs and architecture of electronic equipments continues to escalate with the advancement of technology. Therefore, large – scale as well as small – scale enterprises providing EMS are becoming a vital factor. As a result, applications of modern technologies are being used in providing support to the manufacture of electronic parts and equipments.
Why modern technology is needed in EMS
Implementation of modern technology in electronics manufacturing and development services has not only delivered a digital framework to the industry but also increased the manufacturing time, thereby improving the supply chain. With the evolution of technology, size of electric circuits and components has become progressively smaller. Due to this miniaturization, electronics manufacturing has become an incredibly complex procedure that involves smaller pitches, multiple layers, higher component density and precise placement of delicate parts. Manufacturing of VLSI semiconductor chips can be used as an example in this context. As the size of chips becomes smaller, complexity arises about circuit designs and system architecture.
- Electronic manufacturers are adopting modern technology to satisfy the demand of novel features in electronic devices.
- Adopting modern technology will further increase product supply in the market, thereby meeting with market surge.
- Sophisticated and innovative technical solutions have provided an effective method to streamline production procedures.
- Application of smart technology and constant development of Internet of Things (IoT) have opened a number of lucrative avenues for manufacturers of electronic products and increased efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence – The Big Step
Perhaps the biggest technological advancement in this generation is artificial intelligence (AI) and its various applications across the industrial world. Obviously, electronic manufacturing services would incorporate AI and its applications for manufacturing products and increasing production. The question rises – How can AI be incorporated in electronics manufacturing?
According to the survey done by Markets And Markets, the market size of AI in manufacturing sector will reach more than USD 16 billion within 2026. Constant evolution of Industrial IoT, big data and computer power are considered as main driving factors of market growth. AI along with machine learning (ML) delivers the most efficient solution when it comes to process optimization, cost savings and generation of new insights.
- Failure of machineries is a common phenomenon in manufacturing of electronic products. With the help of predictive learning, AI would be able to successfully identify and locate faults in machineries with precision prior to a major breakdown.
- Difficult process of understanding internal problems and quality assessment of finished products would be made easy by implementing a combination of AI with robust technologies. Locating even a minor fault becomes easy with AI.
- Manufacturing units equipped with ML powered predictive tools can be scanned by AI solutions to predict the time for periodic maintenance. It also helps in process automation and reducing downtime.
Electronics manufacturing companies are utilizing AI & ML solutions for creating agile workflows for rapid development. Data related to the electronics industry collected through sensors attached to products, recent market scenario, audio and video files are being thoroughly processed and analyzed using data analytics tools to generate valuable insights about improving product quality, reducing costs and gaining competitive advantage in the electronics market.
What Lies in the Future
With all the advanced development of modern technologies in the recent year, one might think that it has already reached its limit in EMS. However, the limit seems non – existent as continuous development is happening with the modern technology. Constant development of AI, ML, IoT and adoption of smart technology in the industrial world will further increase the present limitations of electronics manufacturing and provide more efficient solutions than the current ones.
With the rapid development in the field of electronics industry & manufacturing, there is a high demand of an efficient service provider organization that has in-depth knowledge about modern technologies and resources. Alpha-Numero is one of the leading organizations that provides electronics manufacturing services. The Alpha-Numero group is a reliable service provider for electronics design and manufacturing services, process monitoring and automation (IoT) services, turn-key manufacturing and services.
