Warren Muir reflects on his attendance at the 2017 Manufacturing Indaba, and how it fits in with arei’s plans for the South African electronics industry.

The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest train tunnel through the Swiss Alps, makes exclusive use of technology from Poynting Antennas to ensure a seamless digital communication service underground over a route length of more than 57 km.

The structure and assessment of training programmes are just as important as their content when it comes to up-skilling production staff, explains Bob Willis.

The role of high-quality offline software tools that aid with planning and line balancing is set to become more important to the assembly businesses of the future.