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Scanfil Uses Employee Engagement Survey to Improve
April 30, 2024 | ScanfilEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Once a year Scanfil arranges Employee Engagement Survey (EES) in order to get valuable insight from its employees. In EES all employees are invited to share their opinion, bring ideas for improvements, and contribute to making Scanfil a better place to work. The participation rate has been impressive as circulating around 90% for many years, and it shows that employees see EES as a valuable practice and that they appreciate the outcomes of the actions.
The survey results address 12 areas where the main role play satisfaction & motivation, and loyalty. It has been delightful to see that the scores in these areas have been growing for eight consecutive years. The other key areas, just to mention a few, are leadership (from direct manager through local factory management till group management), working conditions, learning & development, equality.
After year 2023 Employee Survey, over 580 improvement activities were developed in all Scanfil units. The main improvement activities were made in working conditions (148 actions), learning and development (108 actions) and co-operation (75 actions). Almost 180 of these activities have already been completed and the next ones are in progress, making Scanfil a better place to work. It is nice to see how powerful employees’ feedback is and how continuous development is happening.
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Paige Fiet: From Emerging Engineer to Quality at TTM
03/19/2025 | Marcy LaRont, PCB007 MagazinePaige Fiet is a graduate of the IPC Emerging Engineer program and now works at TTM Technologies in Logan, Utah. She was an IPC Student Board Member and has been a columnist for I-Connect007. She is a stellar example and an encouragement to other young engineers about how to be successful in your early career.
IPC APEX EXPO 2025: And So It Begins
03/18/2025 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007The IPC APEX EXPO 2025 show floor opens today, but technical, educational, and, of course, standards committee work has been underway during the preceding weekend. In typical spring fashion, the weather has vacillated between sunny and warm to a spot of rain late on Monday afternoon just as many conference goers were headed back to their nearby hotels.
Punching Out: Fewer Than 150 PCB Shops Remain in North America
03/20/2025 | Tom Kastner -- Column: Punching Out!According to GP Ventures’ database, the number of printed circuit board manufacturing companies in North America (including Canada), is now below 150. In 2020, it was around 200, and in 2022, it was 170. These figures do not include companies that only import or assemble boards. Please note that we are counting PCB companies and not facilities, so TTM Technologies counts as one, Summit as one, AdvancedPCB as one, etc. The total number of facilities is probably higher by around 30.
Wistron Recognized as Top 100 Global Innovators for Four Consecutive Years
03/14/2025 | WistronWistron has been recognized as one of the 2025 Top 100 Global Innovators by Clarivate. Since 2022, Wistron has been honored with this recognition for four consecutive years.