Insights

Field notes from the SMT floor.

Practical reads on reel storage, pick-to-light workflows, and the small operational tweaks that compound into real line efficiency.

Featured·Customer Story

Words from our customer: Norautron on Nordec Smart Racks

Norautron AB shares how Nordec Smart Racks — paired with ASMPT's Material Management system — revolutionized their SMT material flow.

28 May 2026·3 min read

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Operations

Manual SMT reel handling is silently costing you 1700+ hours a year

Most factories don't have a storage problem — they have a time-loss problem hidden inside their storage setup. Here's the math, plus a calculator for your line.

18 May 2026·5 min

Company

Why we built Nordec

Not because the world needs another supplier — but because we kept seeing the same problem in factory after factory: material storage treated as an afterthought.

5 May 2026·3 min