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Force Tech Talk #9 – With Ian Blackman FIIOM

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By Ben Savage News Podcast November 29, 2024

In the latest episode of our podcasts, we will be joined by Ian Blackman FIIOM talking all things obsolescence and the history of obsolescence. Karen, our CEO is joined by one of her oldest connections from the obsolescence industry and they share the highlights of their time managing obsolescence. If you want to understand how far the industry has come, including the history behind IIOM then this episode is for you.

You can catch up with our other podcasts here on our website, on YouTube or on Spotify. We cover a range of topics from the world of obsolescence and how it affects critical industries and what plans or solutions you can put in place to avoid issues.

Ben Savage / About Author

Ben Savage joined Force back in 2006, starting out as a technician and now holds the title of Application Manager. Boasting over 17 years living and breathing Obsolete semiconductors, his day-to-day role is heading up the daily engineering requirements that get sent in from our global customer base. Ben holds Member level with IIOM (The Institute of obsolescence management) and has written and presented numerous presentations/blogs over the years detailing Force products/services and new technologies. He enjoys the many challenges the semiconductor obsolescence industry and splits time between expanding our engineering capabilities/services and ensuring suitable form fit and function customer solutions are achieved.

When not working, Ben can be found spending time with his wife, two children and various hobbies.