Enabling immediate process improvement by automatically collecting, centrally managing, and utilizing data from a variety of equipment regardless of the manufacturer
With the growth of the printed circuit board (PCB) market, improving on-site productivity has become an urgent issue for PCB manufacturers seeking to meet increasing demand. However, due to the need to collect equipment data separately for each manufacturer and piece of equipment, manufacturers face the issue of having to spend considerable time to gain an overall understanding.
The Process Improvement Assist Package for SMT Lines is an IoT solution that enables easy and automatic collection of equipment data from surface mount technology (SMT) lines, regardless of the manufacturer or equipment type. This solution facilitates the effective use of data essential for process improvement. Leveraging the Toshiba Group’s expertise and know-how accumulated at PCB manufacturing sites, this package product enables centralized management and utilization of data from SMT line equipment. This contributes to rapid digitalization and productivity improvements at manufacturing sites.
A package product that is specially designed for SMT lines and can be immediately used for process improvement
Utilization of information, matched to site issues
- Provides dashboards tailored to usage objectives (standard function)
- Automatically collected equipment data can be easily visualized and analyzed
Conversion of information into an easy-to-use format and accumulation of information
- Integrated management of SMT line equipment data
- Centralized management of equipment data which differs from manufacturer to manufacturer
Easy collection of equipment data
- System is both manufacturer and equipment agnostic
- Capable of rapidly collecting data from existing equipment
- By setting up this product on an industrial computer, it can be used at manufacturing sites with greater reliability and peace of mind.
Product Features
Ready for immediate use in process improvement
As a package product specially designed for SMT lines to enable the collection, accumulation, and utilization of equipment data, it enables immediate use of information necessary for process improvement right after setup.
Compatible with equipment from various manufacturers
Automatically collects and tabulates a variety of equipment data without being limited to specific manufacturers or machines. It also uses a data structure specialized for SMT lines to centrally manage the data.
Equipped with dashboard tailored to SMT line challenges
The standard dashboard displays information such as equipment utilization rates and error rates for boards, jigs, and components. This information enables real-time visualization of the process status.
Are you facing any of these challenges?
We can’t make improvements because we’re unable to grasp the current process status…
Automatic KPI Collection Function
By automatically collecting equipment data (hourly production counts, number of defects, breakdown of information, etc.) from manufacturing sites, the package tabulates key indicators that facilitate SMT line process improvements and displays those indicators on the dashboard.
An over-reliance on individual expertise when investigating defects interferes with improvement…
Process Improvement Recommendations Functions
This function detects anomalies based on daily collected and accumulated equipment data combined with pre-set rules, and suggests points for improvement. For example, it can detect the frequency of suction errors, and encourages works to check and adjust nozzles.
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Automatically and rapidly collecting, accumulating, and utilizing equipment data to improve productivity
We live in an era in which everything is becoming digitalized and connected via networks, increasing the value it offers. Demand for printed-circuit boards, essential components for diverse electronic devices, is expected to continue to rise. To meet this rising demand, manufacturing sites face the challenge of improving the efficiency of their production lines. To address this issue, it is important to collect, visualize, and analyze operating status data from production line equipment. In this issue, we will look at the issues faced by surface-mount technology lines (SMT lines) for printed-circuit boards and Toshiba Digital Solutions' Process Improvement Assist Package for SMT Lines, which helps address these issues. This product is perfect for companies engaged in high-mix, small-lot printed circuit board (PCB) production using SMT lines with devices from multiple equipment manufacturers.
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