18 December 2025Focus on PCB 2026 – Meet the exhibitors: Auspi Europe
Ahead of Focus on PCB 2026, we take a closer look at the key players in the next edition.
This time, we spoke with Věra Dědková, Sales Manager at Auspi, who shared what participating at the show in Vicenza means and the company’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities shaping the PCB industry.
1. With over 20 years of experience in PCB manufacturing and assembly, AUSPI stands out for its speed, flexibility, and high quality. What technological innovations or production practices have you implemented to ensure consistent performance and reliability for your customers, and which of these will you be showcasing at Focus on PCB 2026?
At Auspi Europe, consistent quality and reliability are built on a combination of strong process control, technical expertise, and close cooperation with our manufacturing partners.
Key practices include strict incoming and final quality inspections, and on-site supervision through our own local team in China. This allows us to react quickly, prevent issues early, and maintain stable quality across series production.At Focus on PCB 2026, we will showcase our PCBs including real application examples, and we would like to introduce our flexible supply-chain models that help customers shorten lead times without compromising quality.
2. What convinced you to participate in Focus on PCB 2026, and what opportunities does this event offer compared to others?
Focus on PCB is a highly specialized event dedicated exclusively to the PCB industry, which makes it extremely valuable for meaningful technical and business discussions.
For us, the event offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen relationships with existing customers, connect with new European partners, and discuss concrete projects rather than general trends.
3. From your perspective, what technological innovations or challenges are shaping the future of the PCB industry, and how is your company addressing these changes?
The PCB industry is increasingly shaped by higher complexity, miniaturization, demand for faster delivery times, and growing pressure on quality and traceability. Customers also expect more technical support and transparency across the entire supply chain.We address these challenges by continuously strengthening our engineering support, improving communication between customers and manufacturers, and focusing on process reliability rather than just price. Our role is not only to deliver PCBs, but to act as a technical and logistical partner who helps customers bring their products to market faster and with confidence. [...]
9 December 2025Focus on PCB 2026 – Meet the exhibitors: IPSES
Ahead of Focus on PCB 2026, we take a closer look at the key players in the next edition.
This time, we spoke with Cinzia Mancuso, QA and QC manager at IPSES, who shared what participating at the show in Vicenza means and the company’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities shaping the PCB industry.
1. At Focus on PCB 2026, IPSES will also showcase solutions from XJTAG, SA Sistel, Hemargroup, and WATS. How does your role as an integrator of these technologies help your customers optimize PCB and PCBA processes, and which key solutions will you highlight during the exhibition?
IPSES brings its twenty years of experience in PCB-A and assembly end-of-line (EOL) testing to Focus on PCB 2026, along with an ecosystem of integrated solutions designed to turn testing into a competitive advantage.As a technology partner and integrator, we combine expertise and tools from industry leaders to provide our customers with faster, more complete, and smarter testing processes. We are the exclusive distributors in Italy and technology partners of both XJTAG and SA Sistel (6TL). Through XJTAG, we offer high-performance boundary scan test solutions that significantly reduce debugging and testing times while increasing test coverage in highly complex situations with limited access. With 6TL, we provide flexible and robust modular hardware to create systems tailored to customer needs, whether offline, inline, or hybrid test platforms. IPSES is also Gold Partner of National Instruments, ensuring excellence in the design of scalable, modular test systems.This year, Hemargroup, together with WATS, will also co-exhibit with IPSES. Hemargroup provides comprehensive solutions for electronic production. We have a long-standing collaboration with their Atewa division, which develops precision mechanics for testing—essential for ensuring robustness and repeatability. The recent partnership with WATS adds powerful software for monitoring and analyzing data from production test systems, improving traceability and overall infrastructure efficiency.Our integrated approach allows customers to reduce testing times, increase coverage, improve quality, and gain a complete view of production processes, turning testing into a strategic asset.
2. What convinced you to take part in Focus on PCB 2026, and what opportunities does this event offer compared to others?
We chose to participate in Focus on PCB 2026 because it is the only event in Italy entirely dedicated to the world of printed circuit boards. For IPSES, which has been designing EOL testing systems and integrating innovative testing solutions for over 20 years, this exhibition represents a unique opportunity to meet key players in the supply chain and showcase our integrated approach. Compared to other events, Focus on PCB allows us to reach a highly qualified audience of professionals in the PCB and PCBA sector, with opportunities to strengthen long-standing partnerships and initiate new collaborations.
3. From your perspective, what technological innovations or challenges are shaping the future of the PCB industry, and how is your company addressing these changes?
The future of the PCB industry is driven by three major factors: miniaturization, increasing complexity, and process digitalization.PCBs are becoming increasingly component-dense, with smaller formats and advanced technologies such as BGA and high-speed devices. This makes traditional testing more challenging and drives the need for innovative solutions, with ever-shorter time-to-market.The main challenges we face are:Limited access to test points → requiring non-intrusive techniques such as boundary scan.Reduced production times → demanding fast, automated, modular, and easily configurable and reconfigurable testing solutions.Traceability and data analysis → essential to ensure quality and compliance.We address these changes with integrated solutions developed through strategic partnerships. Our goal is to anticipate market needs, offering solutions that make testing not only more efficient but also a key element for competitiveness and quality. [...]
2 December 2025Focus on PCB 2026 – Meet the exhibitors: Avocet Electrofoils
Ahead of Focus on PCB 2026, we take a closer look at the key players in the next edition.
This time, we spoke with Maristel Jaime Salcedo, Marketing Executive at Avocet Electrofoils, who shared what participating at the show in Vicenza means and the company’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities shaping the PCB industry.
1. Avocet Electrofoils is recognized for its high-performance solutions in battery foil for advanced energy applications. What technological innovations are you developing to support the evolution of next-generation batteries, and what value do they bring to companies in the electronics and PCB sector?
At Avocet Electrofoils, we focus on supplying high-precision copper foil engineered for demanding battery and electronic applications. Our developments centre on improved thickness uniformity, tighter mechanical tolerances, and enhanced surface treatments that support higher energy density chemistries and more efficient current collection.
For PCB customers, these material improvements translate into greater reliability, improved thermal performance, and reduced defect rates, key factors as electronic devices become smaller, more powerful, and thermally demanding.
2. What convinced you to take part in Focus on PCB 2026, and what opportunities does this event offer compared to others?
We chose to participate in Focus on PCB 2026 because it is one of the few events in Europe dedicated entirely to the printed circuit board ecosystem. For us, it represents a valuable opportunity to engage directly with CCL manufacturers, PCB producers, and electronics companies who rely on high-quality copper foil as a foundation for their products.
The focused nature of the show allows for deeper technical discussions, better networking, and a more targeted audience compared to broader electronics fairs. It’s an ideal platform for us to present our capabilities and strengthen our presence in the European PCB supply chain.
3. From your perspective, what technological innovations or challenges are shaping the future of the PCB industry, and how is your company addressing these changes?
The PCB industry is being reshaped by the push toward miniaturisation, higher layer counts, and improved heat management. At the same time, Europe is prioritising supply-chain resilience and the localisation of key materials.
We support these trends by supplying copper foil with the purity, consistency, and mechanical performance required for advanced PCB architectures, including HDI and high-frequency applications. As OEMs demand thinner foils, tighter tolerances, and higher-performance materials, our focus remains on precision, traceability, and robust technical support to help customers overcome these challenges. [...]
29 October 2025Focus on PCB 2026 – Meet the exhibitors: Mendizza Srl
Ahead of Focus on PCB 2026, we take a closer look at the key players in the next edition.
This time, we spoke with Federico Carlone, Sales Manager at Mendizza Srl, who shared what participating at the show in Vicenza means for their company and Mendizza’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities shaping the PCB industry.
1. Humidity control is essential to protect PCB quality during production and storage. How do your services help companies prevent issues and optimize their manufacturing processes?
Humidity control is crucial to protect PCBs from electrostatic charges, one of the main causes of damage to electronic components.Our humidification systems maintain a constant hygrometric level in production and storage environments, eliminating the risk of ESD and ensuring stable conditions at all times.This allows companies to preserve circuit quality, reduce waste, and increase the reliability of their production processes.
2. What convinced you to take part in Focus on PCB 2026, and what opportunities does this event offer compared to others?
We chose to take part in Focus on PCB 2026 because, after many years of experience in the industry, we’ve seen excellent results achieved by our electronics clients using our humidification systems.This confirmed to us the great potential of the PCB sector and the importance of precise climate control for production quality.The fair represents a valuable opportunity for us to strengthen our presence, connect with major market players, and present proven solutions that are already delivering tangible value to companies in the field.
3. From your perspective, what technological innovations or challenges are shaping the future of the PCB industry, and how is your company addressing these changes?
The PCB sector is undergoing rapid technological advancement: production machinery is becoming faster and more complex — but also more sensitive to environmental conditions.This means that even small variations in humidity can affect performance and quality.Our humidification systems ensure precise and stable environmental control, allowing production lines to operate at peak performance.This way, our customers can fully leverage the speed and efficiency of their machinery without the risk of defects or downtime. [...]
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18 January 2023GRUPPO PCB ASSODEL: A VIEW ON THE STATE OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN ITALY
Luca Giovelli, Head of Gruppo PCB Assodel, the workgroup dedicated to PCB manufacturers that is part of the Association of Electronic Districts in Italy, portrays a reality full of opportunities for the electronics industry in Italy.
What are the most pressing challenges that the electronics industry will have to face in the near future?
Setting aside the current situation of a serious market disruption due to energy and geopolitical problems, electronics is heading towards a high-tech and totally new future, such as the advent of the new quantum computers. This will enable the development and design of increasingly high-performance chips. In this respect, printed circuit boards are also increasingly using new materials and technologies to meet the new challenges that the market will demand.
Can you envisage some market prospects for the printed circuit board industry, also in view of the complex international geopolitical situation?
The market prospects are currently still growing. However, as we know, the market is extremely unstable, and production lines are subject to constant fluctuations. These variations force the entire production chain to be very flexible, often at the expense of costs, which are, not surprisingly, on the rise.
After having offshored the production for years, with all its advantages/drawbacks and consequences, many companies are thinking about reshoring it. This implies a focus on the promotion of national excellence and on investments supporting the European supply chain. What are your impressions on the subject?
The offshoring resulting from globalisation on a world scale that characterised the last two decades will not be so easily restored locally. Certainly, a return with local production of strategic processes can be expected in order to prevent a few suppliers from monopolising the world market. However, it will be difficult for many products, such as printed circuit boards, to be reshored, especially as far as large volumes are concerned, in view of the fact that production dynamics are very different and allow production to take place at costs that are unattainable for the European market. We must also note that everything revolving around the energy crisis that is dominant in Europe today has not affected Asian production at all. Therefore, as far as PCB production is concerned, it is to be expected that European production can only be realised for small batches or for some strategic production.
What activities do you think are most effective to put in place at institutional, association and initiative level to contribute to the development and consolidation of the European supply chain?
Effective activities to contribute to a development and consolidation of the European supply chain can only be managed at a political level. National institutions first and foremost and European institutions will have to assert and have their motives recognised as being one of the largest consumers of electronic products.
Do you see some interesting opportunities emerging from initiatives such as Focus on PCB, the trade show dedicated to the world of printed circuit boards?
For the printed circuit board industry, it is extremely important to have had the opportunity to launch an initiative such as Focus on PCB, which finally allows all operators in the sector, whether manufacturers or consumers, to evaluate and compare all the new opportunities that technology provides today. One of the most important aspects of this event is also to raise awareness of the importance of product quality before making any kind of choice. Focus on PCB is an initiative that promotes a new awareness of professionality and innovation throughout the electronics industry. The success of the first edition of this trade show demonstrates how important it is for all operators in the sector to have targeted reference points that guarantee the success of their activities.
The forthcoming edition of Focus on PCB will take place in Vicenza on 17 and 18 May 2023. The show is organised by NürnbergMesse Italia and hosted by IEG – Italian Exhibition Group, with the patronage of ANIE Componenti Elettronici and Gruppo PCB Assodel.
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16th of May – 9.00am – 5:00pm
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Via dell’Oreficeria, 16 – Vicenza, Italy
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18 January 2023ANIE COMPONENTI ELETTRONICI: AN OUTLOOK ON THE STATE OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN ITALY
Luciano Pini, President of ANIE Componenti Elettronici, the Italian association representing the active and passive electronic components industry and belonging to ANIE Federation and Confindustria, points out that the electronics sector in Italy is going through a particularly dynamic phase.
What are the most pressing challenges that the electronics industry will have to face in the near future?
While the pandemic years have brought several manufacturing sectors to their knees, the same cannot be said of the electronics industry. In Italy, the concern about insufficient plants and materials is being countered by a push for investment and relocation of production, which places electronics among the most dynamic and growing sectors in the coming years. Underpinning the sector’s development are the opportunities of electrification and renewables, which are fundamental for energy and environmental sustainability. These are supported by massive digitalisation, which also presents interesting development opportunities in triggering bottom-up transformation based on products designed with a view to servitisation.
Can you envisage some market prospects for the printed circuit board industry, also in view of the complex international geopolitical situation?
The current tensions between the US and China over the production and embargo of high-tech products is causing concern also in Europe, both in terms of its scale and its global economic repercussions. China is accelerating its quest for independence from Western supplies, with a real ‘risk’ of closing the technology gap with the Western world.
Despite the fact that most PCB production is located in China, there are many dynamic and flexible companies in our country that can offer quality printed circuit boards and a high level of service. The demand for PCBs in Italy continues to grow and the forecasts are very optimistic. The expanding sectors include automotive, in particular EVs, and all that regards the digital transformation of products and processes.
After having offshored the production for years, with all its advantages/drawbacks and consequences, many companies are thinking about reshoring it. This implies a focus on the promotion of national excellence and on investments supporting the European supply chain. What are your impressions on the subject?
Given the context of the APAC region (where the level of geopolitical tensions looks set to rise in the coming years) and the substantial demand in Italy, bringing PCBs back into the domestic market would be a strategic move. The fact is that PCBs are needed to create any electronic device. PCBs drive the entire supply chain, from designers to end users, and are part of the world of advanced technology. Reasoning from a supply chain perspective is the first step if we honestly engage in considering this issue.
What activities do you think are most effective to put in place at institutional, association and initiative level to contribute to the development and consolidation of the European supply chain?
Lobby, training and skills, technology transfer and collaboration with supply chains, implementing the value chain from technology to systems integration: these are also key aspects of ANIE Componenti Elettronici’s mission. The Association is the expression of the electronic components industry in Italy and, therefore, of the suppliers of technologies enabling the digital transformation and of innovative solutions for the industrial, economic and social development of the country. Its affiliation with ANIE Federazione – the National Association of Electronic and Electrotechnical Enterprises – and Confindustria makes of ANIE Componenti Elettronici a recognised stakeholder at national and international institutions and, at the same time, allows it to exploit synergies with all the industrial sectors of both the national and European system.
Do you see some interesting opportunities emerging from initiatives such as Focus on PCB, the trade show dedicated to the world of printed circuit boards?
Focus on PCB is a unique trade show in Europe, which aims to bring the printed circuit board sector to the forefront of industrial sectors with a high propensity for innovation. In this context, the meeting and dialogue of operators with the market and the possibility of bringing out new technological and business ideas represent the most interesting opportunities.
The forthcoming edition of Focus on PCB will take place in Vicenza on 17 and 18 May 2023. The show is organised by NürnbergMesse Italia and hosted by IEG – Italian Exhibition Group, with the patronage of ANIE Componenti Elettronici and Gruppo PCB Assodel.
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17th of May – 9.00am – 6.00pm
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Via dell’Oreficeria, 16 Vicenza (Vi)
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