WATS - Test Data Management

🚀 Live Webinar: How to Create WATS Converters with AI Agents

Curious how AI agents can speed up converter development, not just generate code snippets?

Join us for a live, hands-on engineering session where we build a fully working WATS file converter using AI agents, from project setup to a running solution.

In this webinar, Integration Architect, Ola Lund Reppe, will demonstrate proven, practical AI-assisted workflows that help test engineers and software engineers accelerate WATS converter development.

🔍 What you'll learn:
- Apply proven AI-assisted development workflows
- Set up and structure a WATS converter project
- Analyze source test data files and define a converter strategy
- Implement and refine converter logic with AI support
- Test, build, install, and run a working converter

🛠 Tools used in this webinar:
- Microsoft Visual Studio (any version supporting GitHub Copilot)
- GitHub Copilot
- WATS NuGet package

Format: Live engineering session
Duration: ~1 hour (may be extended if needed)
Date: 11 February 2026 (next Wednesday)
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM CET (15.00 - 16.00 Oslo time)
Presenter: Ola Lund Reppe

👉 Sign up and learn more: https://www.wats.com/webinars/create-wats-converters-with-ai-agents?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=webinar-converters

Productronica 2025 - Here’s What We Learned

2025 has been a tough year in electronics manufacturing, but at productronica, we saw something else: energy, optimism and an industry moving forward.

The official numbers:

📈 47,000+ visitors from 98 countries
🌍 1,600+ exhibitors, up 20 % from the previous edition
✅ 95 % said the event met their innovation expectations

At the WATS stand, one thing stood out: Test Data Management is no longer a backroom topic.

But the challenges are familiar:

• Many teams still rely on fragile, in-house solutions
• Others aren’t using their test data at all
• Most want to simplify reporting, share insights, and save time

We had great conversations and even long-time WATS users discovered new features like Process Heatmap and Unit Flow.

🤖 And AI? Barely a whisper.
The real buzz? Practical insights and scalable action.

👉 Read our full reflection from the floor: https://www.wats.com/blog/reflections-from-productronica-2025-a-clear-signal-on-test-data-priorities?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=post-productronica

Reflections from Productronica 2025 | WATS Key takeaways from Productronica 2025 from test data challenges to rising interest in off-the-shelf solutions. Discover what made WATS stand out.

🎉 Did you spot it?

We’ve just launched our new website: wats.com

Still WATS - just clearer, faster, and easier to explore.

✅ Cleaner navigation
✅ Updated look and feel
✅ More focus on how WATS helps you improve

It’s part of our mission to cut through complexity and make it easier to improve with test data.

Take a look around - Do you like it?
We’d love to hear what you think.
https://www.wats.com?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=new_web

📍 WATS is at GDevCon – and the buzz is real!

Join us in Brighton this week to meet Alexander Westgaard and Knut Bjarne Askim. Get a hands-on look at smarter Test Data Management – and see how WATS makes it easy to improve.

💡 Live demo highlights:
– Our built-in AI assistant for faster root cause analysis
– The brand-new WATS Unit Flow: visual, intuitive, and powerful

Let’s make your test data buzz 🐝

Explore WATS in advance here: https://wats.com/test-data-management/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gdevcon

Visiting DALO Industry Days next week?

So are we! Our colleagues Natanya Sukkot (Area Sales Manager) and Ola Lund Reppe (Integration Specialist) will be attending as visitors, walking the floor, connecting, and learning.

If you're around and want to talk about how WATS can support electronics manufacturing in the defense sector, from test data traceability to real-time insights and compliance, feel free to reach out and set up a time.

📍 is Denmark’s key event for connecting industry and defense. The events runs over two days 20-21. August 2025.

Event page: https://www.fmi.dk/da/ais/industrisamarbejde/DALOIndustryDays/

Photos from event page, photographer: Kenneth Kjaer

Tired of propping up DIY test systems? So was Satel.

SATEL Oy designs and manufactures high-performance radio tech. The Test Engineers at Satel turned to WATS to eliminate inefficiencies and unlock real value in testing.

From day one, they gained:

✔ Faster troubleshooting
✔ Stronger collaboration between R&D and production
✔ More time spent on real improvements — not manual work

We talked to Petri Reiman from Satel who shared with us how they found a better way to manage testing with WATS.

🔗https://wats.com/satel-finds-a-better-way-to-manage-testing-with-wats/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=case-satel

🚨 Have you forgotten to sign up for WATS UP 2025 — or just haven’t had the time?

We get it. You're busy. But this is your friendly reminder: don’t miss the one event that brings the electronics test data community together to connect, learn, and inspire change.

Event Details:
Conference Date: September 4, 2025​
Venue: Quality Hotel River Station, Drammen, Norway​
Pre-Event Dinner: September 3, 2025, at Haandbryggeriet, Drammen

📍 New venue, new energy
WATS UP is growing! With more participants than ever, we’ve moved to a bigger and better venue: hashtag River Station Drammen — right by the beautiful Drammen River and just minutes from the train station. More space, more buzz.

🍻 A warm, local welcome
Kick off the conference with a relaxed pre-dinner gathering at HaandBryggeriet AS, a cozy local brewery just a short walk from the hotel. Informal, inviting, and the perfect way to ease into the WATS UP spirit.

🎯 First time? Here’s why you should join:

• Learn smarter ways to improve yield, traceability, and efficiency
• Get a look at what’s coming next in WATS — and what it means for you
• Meet the WATS team and connect with the WATS community
• Leave with practical ideas you can use right away

WATS UP is for everyone working in electronics manufacturing — test engineers, quality professionals, R&D teams, and managers who want to improve.

💬 Last year’s event was full of energy and insight. Take a scroll through the photos — if you were there, you’ll know exactly what we mean.

👉 Don’t wait. Block your calendar, rally your team, and sign up today. Let’s make your test data buzz — together.

🗓️https://wats.com/resources/wats-up-2025/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=wats-up-reminder

🚨 Webinar Alert

Still stuck in spreadsheets and raw SQL trying to trace production issues?
There’s a smarter way.

Join us for a free 30-minute session on how WATS Unit Flow can help you visualize production, pinpoint deviations, and drive real improvements.

🗓️ Wednesday, 9 July
🕒 3:00 PM CEST (15:00 Oslo time)
💻 Online webinar

Speaker: Vidar Grønås will walk you through how Unit Flow works, how it’s being used, and the value it delivers.

What you’ll take away:
🎯 Instantly see how units move through production and where things go off track
⚡ Automatically detect the main production path and deviations
📈 Built on live test data, ensures you're always working with the truth

Whether you're in Manufacturing Test, Quality, or Operations – Unit Flow helps you stop reacting and start improving faster! 🌟

Sign up now: https://wats.com/webinar-unit-flow/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=post-webinar-unit-flow

When every board you assemble could end up in a satellite 🛰️, a radar, or a life-saving medical device – you need nothing less than excellence in your production.

This is the case for VDL TBP Electronics. The Dutch-based EMS provider builds products where failure simply isn’t an option.

As steven van hout, Manager Test Engineering at VDL TBP Electronics, points out:

"At VDL TBP, we don’t just assemble - we are a one-stop-shop partner. Our early involvement services in product design helps customers reduce test iterations, accelerate time to market, and ensure compliance from day one. Getting it right the first time is in our DNA."

When test data was scattered across multiple systems 📊, it made traceability and issue resolution time-consuming and inefficient. To streamline operations and boost visibility, VDL TBP Electronics turned to WATS.

Find out how they centralized test data, improved quality ✅, and built stronger customer trust in our latest case study. https://wats.com/how-vdl-tbp-electronics-handles-mission-critical-manufacturing-with-wats/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=VDL-customer-case

Meet Eduardo – Strengthening Our Sales Presence Across North America

To better support our American customers, we're expanding our team and excited to welcome J. Eduardo Grijalva Gutiérrez Grijalva to the WATS sales team!

👋 Hey everyone! I'm Eduardo.

I’m originally from Sonora, Mexico — where the desert meets the sea and carne asada is practically a religion. I’m now based in beautiful Querétaro, right in the heart of the country.

As a Mechatronic Engineer with over 10 years of experience in technical sales, I’ve led automation projects in the automotive and electronics industries across Mexico and the US. I’m passionate about turning complex challenges into smart, practical solutions.

Outside of work, you’ll likely find me grilling with friends and family, camping in the mountains, or at the beach. I enjoy biking with my dog Beto, listening to music, and trying to level up my padel game (still a work in progress 😅).

I’m thrilled to be part of the WATS team and look forward to connecting with customers, partners, and colleagues. 🚀