Ersa Technology Forum focuses on “digital services” Ersa

The Ersa Technology Forum took place for the fourth time on June 21 and 22 in Wertheim. The technology event, which has long been an integral part of the electronics production calendar, brought together 300 experts and decision-makers from the DACH region to examine the core topic of “digital services” from all sides. The two-day event once again offered an attractive platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideas within the electronics production community. Dr. Vinzenz Krause, founder and managing director of the Academy for Exponential Change in Munich and expert in the implementation of disruptive business models, led the program as moderator.

Day two started with “Automation – on the way to the Integrated Smart Electronics Factory”, Erwin Beck from ASMPT GmbH & Co. KG highlighted relevant success factors for smarter electronics production. It came to Adrian Münkel (Ersa GmbH) to present “The Missing Link – Traceability in Hand Soldering” with the IoT soldering station i-CON TRACE. Stefan Huttelmaier from the Swabian Kurtz Ersa subsidiary SCHILLER AUTOMATION GmbH & Co. KG took a look at best practice applications with regard to press-fit technology in electronics production, Thomas Winkel (Viscom AG) spoke about “100% cycle-time compliant 3D AXI inspection in the production line” using automatic X-ray inspection, and Odin Holmes from AI Group concluded with “The world is not DIGITAL enough!”, including rapid prototyping in hardware development, resilience against chip shortages and open source approaches.

In addition to the lecture program, there was enough time for exchange and networking – whether during the breaks, at the exhibition in the Customer Care Center, which covered the entire spectrum of electronics production thanks to the participating partners, or at the evening event at Wertheim Castle. Hands-on sessions with Ersa HOTFLOW THREE, Reworksystem HR 600 XL, i-CON TRACE and VERSAFLOW ONE provided the practical reference. “These were two extremely valuable days for determining where electronics production stands – for Ersa, the business partners involved, and all the participants. We clearly determined where we stand and where the journey will take us. Digital services will essentially accompany us on this journey – but we must also take people along with us on this path,” said Ersa General Sales Manager Rainer Krauss.