Monthly Archives: March 2026

SMT Scheduling: The Hidden Profit Killer

Surface Mount Technology (SMT) lines represent the single largest capital investment on any Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) shop floor. A single high-speed SMT line can cost ₹5-7 crore in CAPEX and utilisation of SMT line decides profitabiilty of the EMS organisation. Here’s the brutal reality:Capacity lost on an SMT line cannot be recovered.Unlike post-SMT operations where you can […]