Title
Interview
Interview
Breakfast with John Hartner—
Dover Electronic Technologies
John Hartner is one of the most switched on and dynamic CEOs in our industry. He has risen through the ranks at
Universal, DEK and Dover and is now overseeing several Dover Electronic Technologies companies, including house-
hold names such as DEK, Everett Charles Technologies (ECT), Multitest, atg-L&M, OK International and others.
Hartner has a sound grasp of the
segment is to customers and global brands
business and market dynamics as
who continue to speed new products to
well as a deep understanding of the
market and take advantage of global supply
manufacturing and assembly
chains. End consumers expect these new,
process. He is currently chairman of
more complex products to work out of the
SMEMA (Surface Mount Equip-
box, no matter where they are made. So
ment Manufacturers
ECT has some great value to deliver to our
Association), which is part of
customers and the end consumers. That is
IPC, and is a keen strategist.
why re-energizing ECT to become a market
As if that is not enough, he
leader is a great challenge for me.
also spent 10 years in the field
in China and speaks some
ECT has a broad test portfolio, covering
Mandarin.
bare board, assembly and semiconductor
Indeed, it was during a
test. These are three groups that do not
recent visit to China that I
communicate with each other very well.
caught up with him. Here are
What are the challenges?
some of topics we discussed.
As customers’ products become more
You moved from the fairly safe
complex and integrated, there are opportu-
position leading DEK Interna-
nities for our businesses to cooperate more
tional, which enjoys an enviable
to deliver faster and better solutions to
market position, to the less well-
customers. Within the semiconductor sec-
known position heading ECT. What
tor, faster chips require better performance.
was the attraction?
Our ATE boards and contactor products
are finding ways to deliver better overall
ECT has a tremendous legacy and great
solutions to give leading edge customers
technology. However, the company lost
the performance they need. In the electronics
market leadership in certain niches
sector, denser boards with microvias and
during the last few years. The
fewer test points require improved testing
business improvement op-
techniques in both testing the board and
portunity and pent-up
board assembly. These are some examples
talent in the team
right now, and I expect customer trends
were obvious—
to further increase the importance of our
who wouldn’t
broad presence in test.
love that
challenge? In
Can standardization only come from an
the last few
independent trade association such as
quarters I have
SEMI or IPC?
learned how
important the
No, standardization can come from a
whole test
number of places, like leading customers or
32 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2008
www.globalsmt.net
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