Universal Instruments Talks Challenges in China's Electronics Manufacturing Industry

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Glenn Farris, Vice President of Marketing at Universal Instruments Corp., discusses with I-Connect007 Guest Editor Jessie Jiang at RealTimeWith...NEPCON China 2015 the key challenges facing China's electronics manufacturing industry.

Farris highlighted the continuing lack of availability of labor as well as new technology solutions as key issues facing the manufacturing market in China today, and that the solutions that the market need to provide should solve these two problems.

Watch the interview here.

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