Eric Miscoll

By Eric Miscoll, Publisher EMSNOW.com A theme I have been hearing from the EMS executives I talk to on a regular basis is their intent to guide their companies away from depending entirely on traditional EMS PCB assembly services. They believe their companies must be known more for product design and development, rather than offering just manufacturing services. This is happening at the Tier 1 EMS companies, and at the Tier 2 and 3 niche players as well.

By Eric Miscoll, Publisher, EMSNOW The recent release of the EMS & ODM Global 100, jointly published by in4ma and EMSNOW, provides a comprehensive ranking of the world’s leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) companies based on revenue. At first glance, a ranking like this may appear to be little more than a data set—useful for companies that make the list and want to highlight the achievement in their marketing.

By Eric Miscoll, EMSNOW Publisher Here are six of the most impactful EMS industry trends we at EMSNOW will be watching as we head into 2026. Based on our interviews, site visits and associations within the industry, we believe we are deeply connected to the information sources that matter to this corner of the electronics industry. We have distilled a year’s worth of content into what we hope to be pithy, succinct observations.