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April 14, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsYour firm solders boards, but an algorithm solders your business model.
Professional board-herder with a high-stress component addiction.
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Optimizing global electronics manufacturing in real-time.
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renegotiates supplier contracts while you sleep
You oversee component procurement, SMT placement machine throughput, and factory floor yield rates. You chase low-margin production contracts.
The one thing AI can't do
You can look a frustrated client in the eye and negotiate a late delivery.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Sensors map your entire component warehouse in three hours.
Month 4
Algorithms replace your procurement team and vendor relationship calls.
Month 8
Vision systems adjust solder paste application without human intervention.
Month 13
Software automatically bids for production runs at lower margins.
Month 18 · D-Day
The board fires you and replaces you with a spreadsheet.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 95%
2 percent
Average yield deviation
4 cents
Margin per board
8 hours
Time spent in meetings
Your severance
One free pass at the soldering station.
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