{"id":16464,"date":"2023-07-31T19:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-flex-main.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=16464"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:09:37","slug":"discovering-the-future-of-manufacturing-a-qa-with-sme-magazine","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/flex.com\/de\/resources\/discovering-the-future-of-manufacturing-a-qa-with-sme-magazine","title":{"rendered":"Entdecken Sie die Zukunft der Fertigung in einer Frage-und-Antwort-Runde mit dem SME Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overscroll-top\" style=\"background-color: #eaeef4;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"resource-header block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"\/\">Flex<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Resources\" href=\"\/resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Discovering the future of manufacturing a Q&amp;A with SME Magazine\">Discovering the future of manufacturing a Q&amp;A with SME Magazine<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h1>Discovering the future of manufacturing a Q&amp;A with SME Magazine<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Baldassari, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Flex\" src=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Leadership-Paul-Baldassari-336x336.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tby <a title=\"Paul Baldassari\" href=\"\/leadership\/paul-baldassari\">Paul Baldassari<\/a><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Manufacturing and Services\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date detail\">\n\t\t\t\tPosted on<br>\n\t\t\t\tJuli 31, 2023\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-tag\">Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"2\" data-destination=\"\/leadership-insights-blog\" href=\"\/leadership-insights-blog\">Leadership Insights<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar block normal-sidebar\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"id_69d446d6eb9e1\" class=\"media block\">\n\t<div class=\"container media-center \">\n\t\t<div class=\"media\" style=\"left: 0px; min-width: 100%; max-width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SME Magazine: Discovering the Future of Mfg Q&amp;A Paul Baldassari\" src=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SME-Magazine-Mfg-QA-Paul-Baldassari-979x224-1.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<script>\n\t(function () {\n\t\tlet hasRun_id_69d446d6eb9e1 = false;\n\t\tfunction updateVideoDisplay_id_69d446d6eb9e1() {\n\t\t\tconst youtubeVideoId = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst bynderID = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaType = \"image\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaVideoElement = document.getElementById('media-video-id_69d446d6eb9e1');\n\t\t\tconst bodyClass = document.body.className || '';\n\t\t\tconst match = bodyClass.match(\/translatepress-([a-z]{2})(?:_[A-Z]{2})?\/i);\n\t\t\tconst currentLanguage = match ? 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As a result of this transformation, Paul also discusses the new career opportunities in modern manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As manufacturers seek greater proximity to their markets, Paul emphasized how manufacturers are focusing on regionalization, circular economy, and sustainability to enhance resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all of this change in the manufacturing industry, there are many opportunities for recent graduates and those seeking a rewarding career path, with high growth potential and cutting-edge technologies. Paul points out how teamwork is critical in the modern shop floor and beyond, with collaboration and partnership at the heart of everything we do at Flex. 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