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VOLUME 36 - NUMBER 7 EM Services


Hanwha Techwin helps Inno- vative Growers stay at the top of the horticulture mar- ket. EMS section begins on...


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U.S.Likelyto Expand “Right to Repair” By Michael Skinner, Editor


PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Back in the spotlight after overwhelming demand scrambled the global med- ical electronics supply chain last August, the “right to repair” movement in the U.S. is picking up where it left off.


The “right to repair” refers to a broad-ranging


collection of legislation that has, in the United States, largely affected the automotive industry. The Massachusetts “Motor Vehicle Owner’s Right to Repair Act,” passed in 2012, required auto man- ufacturers to provide documentation that allowed anyone to repair their vehicles. Now, the issue has spread to the electronics in-


dustry. Last year, when waves of patients stricken with COVID-19 crashed upon hospitals across the country, urgently needed medical devices were sent off as soon as they could be found — and when they could not be found, were made out of whatever was available.


When It’s Your Problem The snarl that many faced when they received


Nordson DAGE supplies SVTronics with Assure


X-ray component counter. EM products begin on...


Page 24 This Month’s Focus: SMT & Production


The argument around whether OEMs should allow anyone to repair their products is


being highlighted in the wake of the pandemic. Kitov describes a hybrid ro-


botics approach to inspection; Yxlon highlights new applica- tions for 3D X-ray CT; VER- MES and Essemtec team up to significantly improve jet printing. Special features begin on...


Page 44 New Products DISPLAY VISIONS launches LCDs with IPS


that match the viewing an- gle of OLEDs. New products begin on...


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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The legacy of electronics manufactur- ing companies that have become fixtures of the industry is often passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes, the simple beauty of a family business is lost in the ever-louder, ever-brighter world of corporate communication, but in the electronics manufactur- ing industry, this is not the case.


MaRC Technologies, Inc., a manufacturers’ rep in the Pacific Northwest, has continued to change and grow over the years, but the company’s ap- proach has always been cus- tomer-centric. “We have worked ex-


tremely hard over the years to provide the best possible products to our customers as well as the best possible serv- ice. MaRC Technologies has always strived to put the cus- tomer first,” says Mike Gun- derson, president of MaRC. Mike didn’t start out with the vision of being a manufacturer’s rep, but it’s where his path took him. “When I was in college I had an internship with a Super Comput-


ventilators and other devices, is that they could not easily be reconfigured for the situation at hand. Some hospital techs ran into issues finding suitable metrics and had to hook up auxiliary instruments, wasting time and energy in an emergency. Some


Continued on page 6 Electronics Mfg Legacies Span Generations


er company in Oregon that fell through at the last minute. On my drive to college every day I noticed a company called Elec- tronic Controls Design. I stopped by there and asked if I could work for free as an engineering technician. I helped with the de- velopment of the first MOLE pro- filer and my career in electronics manufacturing took off from there. I later became a product manager at ECD and then took a job in sales at a company called


sons join the business should that be what they wanted to do. Michael was the only one who showed interest so he began work- ing with website updates while still in high school. “I was pretty confident that I would follow in my father’s footsteps,” adds Michael. “I was always interested in the equipment that he sold, as well as the ability to meet with and work with people. This was definitely something that I want- ed to do, I’ve always loved tech- nology.” Working together has


Mike and Michael Gunderson.


Com-Kyl out of California. I start- ed my own company in 1995 and named it MaRC Technologies. MaRC stands for my three sons, Michael, Ryan, and Christopher.” Mike’s dream was to create the opportunity to have all his


been great for the Gundersons and MaRC Technologies. “I love working with my son. I’m certainly harder on him and expect more from him than others. At first, it was diffi- cult, but over the past three or four years, Michael has really taken off.” For the first few years,


Michael shadowed his father, soaking up everything he could. “Working with my dad has been an extremely positive thing for our relationship, we’ve always been close, but it has definitely made


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