Brian Lamers

Brian Lamers

Brian Lamers is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Vice President at Surface Mount Technology Corporation, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider based in Appleton, Wisconsin. With a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and extensive industry experience, Brian is passionate about driving operational excellence and innovation in manufacturing.

Why Electronics Companies Are Shifting Their Manufacturing Strategies

The Manufacturing Playbook is Changing For decades, the manufacturing strategy for many electronics products followed a …

by Brian Lamers

3 min read

March 12, 2026

Industry Manufacturing

Cost of Custom Electronics Assembly

by Brian Lamers

2 min read

October 6, 2025

Cost of custom electronics

Supply Chain Industry

How to Read a BOM Like a Pro

by Brian Lamers

1 min read

June 23, 2025

Electronic Components

Supply Chain How To

The Ultimate Electronics Assembly Glossary

by Brian Lamers

3 min read

June 4, 2025

Electronic Components

Electronic Components

Tariffs on Electronics: What's Exempt and What's Not

As global supply chains continue to shift, US tariffs on electronics - particularly on components sourced from China - a …

by Brian Lamers

2 min read

April 21, 2025

Tariffs

Supply Chain Industry

Tariffs

eBook: Tariffs, Reshoring, and the Future of Custom Electronics

by Brian Lamers

1 min read

March 26, 2025

Tariffs imaging

Industry Tariffs

Tariffs, Reshoring, and Supply Chain Strategies in the EMS Industry

by Brian Lamers

22 min read

March 13, 2025

Supply Chain Industry

Tariffs