The Tecnomatix PCB Assembly and Test solution is the most commonly used New Product Introduction (NPI) solution in the industry for the design and optimization of PCB assembly and test processes. By covering the entire NPI process, from CAD import through manufacturing recipe generation, and by supporting single platform and mixed-vendor lines, this proven solution helps continuously improve your NPI process and maximize the uptime and throughput of your lines.
Faster time to volume and greater NPI accuracy impacts downstream processes from better end-product quality to on-time delivery. Instituting a singular NPI discipline via a standard workflow, consistent knowledge capture and a standard set of tools to automate, program, and optimize helps continuously improve the NPI process and is critical in this age of on-demand fulfillment. By maintaining a process database containing jobs, workflows, machine and part libraries, Tecnomatix PCB Assembly and Test solution enables the capture of NPI processes allowing reuse of best-practices.
Offline design of manufacturing processes starts with the import and merge of CAD and BOM, which becomes the basis for the manufacturing job and is the foundation of an NPI database for future revisions and best-practice capture. Automatic upfront verification checks for correct data versions and for any discrepancies between data files. From there, the process is mapped by selecting the line or lines and associated processes, including hand insertion. Documents, in user-configurable templates, can be generated once the processes are allocated, mapped, and verified. Since the documents are based on both CAD and line resources pulled from libraries, there is no room for ambiguity. Since the manufacturing job is based on upfront CAD and BOM import, any revisions in the form of an Engineering Change will update the entire process.
With the NPI process mapped, powerful simulation tools enable production engineers to optimize the line performance offline and introduce optimized machine recipes for entire lines, whether they consist of single- or mixed-vendor machine platforms. If production is characterized by longer volume runs, engineers may prefer to optimize for cycle-time performance and ensure maximum machine throughput. If production is characterized by frequent product changeovers or high product mix, then optimization for common set-up is a more desirable strategy for minimizing machine down-time. Whichever strategy is selected, optimization for high mix or high volume, Tecnomatix has developed comprehensive optimizers based on parametric algorithms and machine kinematics which can perform multiple iterations in minutes, and base optimization on very specific machine behavior.
Effective test engineering can positively impact both product and process quality by capturing test issues upfront that might compromise quality, and by ensuring appropriate test coverage to eliminate false alarms and process bottlenecks at testing stations. Tecnomatix for PCB Assembly and Test uses an integrated solution that imports and verifies the manufacturing job just once, but is used for both assembly and test processes. Any updates in the form of engineering changes will correct the manufacturing
More than 3,000 manufacturing sites around the world use Tecnomatix solutions for Assembly and Test to manage and accelerate NPI.
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