AI in the Manufacturing Supply Chain: A Conversation with SnapChip
From Hardware Is Forever by Amtech
October 30, 2025 · 28 min
About this episode
Amtech CEO Jay Patel discusses AI adoption in manufacturing with SnapChip's Everett Frank.
AI adoption in manufacturing only matters if it solves real problems. In this episode, Amtech CEO Jay Patel talks with Everett Frank, founder and CEO of SnapChip, an AI-powered copilot for electronic component sourcing. Together they explore how manufacturers are using AI to make sourcing decisions faster and more reliable, especially when facing long lead times or shifting supplier relationships. We look at why some AI tools never make it past the pilot phase, and what makes SnapChip differe...
People in this episode
Host: Jay Patel
Guest: Everett Frank
Topics covered
- AI in manufacturing
- supply chain
- electronic component sourcing
- AI tools
- decision making
Keywords
- AI
- manufacturing
- supply chain
- sourcing decisions
- lead times
- supplier relationships
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Organizations: SnapChip, Amtech
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