Sustainable Electronics
Right now, we are taking resources we can’t replenish, and the level of e-waste we produce is harming the water table and the wider environment. We cannot keep following the same path and expect a different outcome. Whether it’s our technology or innovations that will be developed in the future, we must be able to harvest components and use them to their full life capacity. That shift is essential if we want to change the trajectory we’re currently on.
For me, this award isn’t just recognition; it’s an opportunity to push this message further. We need the industry to listen, because meaningful change starts with acknowledging that the way we design electronics today will shape the world we leave behind tomorrow.
CIE: What advice would you give to other emerging leaders in sustainable tech? EA: If I were giving advice to another emerging leader in sustainable tech, I’d say this: if you want your voice to be heard, persistence and perseverance are essential. Keep talking about what really matters. You have to be able to tell a story that resonates with your audience. When you genuinely believe in the technology or product you’re developing, that belief becomes part of the story, and people connect with it. I’ve also learned how important it is to take people with you. Find a champion — someone who understands what you’re trying to achieve, who gets the outcomes you’re working toward, and who’s willing to stand beside you. Having someone who can help carry the baton makes all the difference when you’re trying to create change in an industry that doesn’t always move quickly. So, my advice is simple: stay persistent, communicate relevant content, and surround yourself with people who understand and support the impact you’re trying to make.
CIE: What exciting developments are on the horizon for In2tec? EA: There are always exciting developments at In2tec because we work to a clear technology development plan. This allows us to take our conductive adhesive solutions to the global market and give customers a genuine opportunity to embrace ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™. Our capability to place — and then harvest — BGAs and components down to 0.2 track and gap is unique. No one else can offer this with conductive adhesive, whether for reuse or otherwise. We’re constantly pushing our technology forward for the benefit of end users, making sure what we develop has real impact and practical value. And while there’s always
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something in progress, there is one particularly significant development on the horizon. I can’t share the details just yet, but it will be unveiled in the early part of 2026 — and it represents a major step forward for what our technology can achieve.
CIE: How do you see the sustainable electronics industry evolving over the next 5–10 years? EA: Over the next 5–10 years, I hope we’ll see the industry taking real action — not just talking about sustainable electronics but actually adopting more responsible design practices. For me, it starts with designing products with the end of their life in mind. If we don’t think about how something will be taken apart, repaired, or reused from the very beginning, we simply continue the cycle of take–make–waste.
We have to divert e-waste from landfill and stop wasting resources that we’ve already dug out of the ground and can’t replenish. Whether it’s driven by a genuine desire to do better or by compliance pressure around repairability and circularity, I do believe the industry is going to move in the right direction. I see technologies like ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™ playing a pivotal role in that shift. The ability to harvest components and materials in a way that preserves their value directly addresses many of the issues we face
today. As these technologies become more widely adopted, they’ll help the industry move away from the linear model and toward something far more sustainable for the future.
CIE: What partnerships or collaborations are key to EA: Collaboration is key and to achieve there has to be a collective effort. We are electronics experts — not substrate experts, logistics experts, or component supply chain experts. To make a true global shift, it takes everyone coming together. It’s great to get customers on board and to be able to license the technologies, but we also need governments to step forward and help create models for reverse logistics. Only by working collaboratively across industry and policy can we unlock the full potential of these solutions on a global scale.
CIE: If you could change one thing about the electronics industry tomorrow, what would it be? EA: If I could change one thing it would be the realisation that we have to take action now and, if we had a magic wand, I would have put ourselves in a situation several years ago so we would already be producing products that could be repaired and could be harvested. We are obviously changing
the way we are manufacturing electronics for the future, but what we can’t deal with is everything we have manufactured over the past 100 years. So, if I could change one thing it would be to move the needle back because it would have had a significant positive
impact on global climate change and the CO2 footprint of the industry, meaning we would be way down the list on industry pollutants if we had done something before now.
CIE: Would you like to add anything else? EA: Yes, I would. ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™ technologies aren’t just about what we do with a product at the end of its useful life. Each year, countless PCBAs are manufactured containing high-value components, whether BGAs or other types of microprocessors. In every facility producing printed circuit board assemblies, there is always a yield, and regardless of whether solder or conductive adhesive is used to place components, there will be a failure rate, typically between 1.5 per cent and 3 per cent. This can be very costly, as expensive components often have to be scrapped. With ReUSE® and ReCYCLE™ technologies, however, I can remove those components and use them again.
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