Michail Klimkovic, CEO, XIMEA

Global Momentum and Regional Strengthening
Over the past year, Epoch strengthened coordination across its global footprint and set a solid foundation for 2026. San Jose continued building on its expanded facility, applying advanced equipment, medical-device capability, and ITAR certification to broaden its technical reach.

Bangalore completed its first full year of operation and deepened engineering and sourcing support that advances our regional diversification strategy. In Dalian, automation and data-driven initiatives, including UWB and RFID shop-floor tracking, automated First Article Inspection, and the development of AI-supported AOI, moved forward and now position our operations for greater speed, traceability, and production readiness in 2026.

Automation, Traceability, and AI Progress
Across the electronics industry, 2026 is expected to bring stronger automation adoption and early-stage AI inspection, traceability, and production decision-making. Epoch is preparing for this shift by expanding its digital infrastructure and by planning deeper use of machine learning within quality and process-control workflows. These investments support faster response times, more consistent outcomes, and improved defect-prevention as customers move toward increasingly complex production requirements.

Recognition and Outlook for 2026
Epoch received the international ZeroDX Award for Emergent Excellence, which recognized our progress in distributing authority and decision-making more effectively across teams. Looking ahead, we expect continued investment in AI-enabled inspection, wider automation coverage, and stronger supply-chain resilience across our U.S.–China–India footprint. Together, these developments position Epoch for steady and responsible growth in 2026.