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Mr. Weckel said that components
will be shifting from mainboards to modules, and these embedded mod- ules will be the basis of new functions. The increasingly complex baseboard placement will trend toward modules, and the accompanying high R&D cost will drive mobile phone suppliers to buy ready-designed modules that in- clude more and more functions.
governed by the kinds of production machines that are used, the amount of human labor/intervention needed, and the infrastructure. This in turn is closely related to equipment utiliza- tion, the expected quality of the fin- ished product, the company’s available assets, and the product turn rate. Today’s trend is to get rid of the
large materials buffers — large parts inventories — in favor of a JIT (just in time) Kanban-governed to keep the lines running. Kanban also makes it possible to do fast or on-the- fly product changeovers, with mini- mum disruption in product flow. Further, closed loop communica-
Jeff Timms, CEO of ASM Americas, talks about ASM’s place in the world of
electronics manufacturing. These trends will in turn place
specific requirements on placement equipment, including: 4mm tape feeders, higher accuracy, different flux heights and material, both lower and higher placement force needed (smart placement process) and com- ponent heights as much as 40mm. The equipment must in turn be con- nected to process monitoring and con- trol systems.
Cost Drivers Production costs start with cost
of materials that can vary from 60 to 95 percent of finished product costs —
tions among the machines in any pro- duction facility means that corrections and adjustments can be made as soon as problems manifest themselves, minimizing downtime and rework needed for defective assemblies. Finally, all of this production is
tied in a neat package by strong soft- ware support for all customer process- es, starting with customer orders that lead to new product introductions. The steps between initial orders and NPI include planning, design, materials and stock, pre-setup areas, prototyp- ing, and production. The software also oversees and schedules regular main- tenance and any needed service work on capital equipment.
Production Planning As a part of production plan-
ning, it’s important to evaluate your overall product mix once a year. From this review, the next step is to determine the most efficient produc- tion cluster — medium volume, low volume and high volume. This leads
Ticona’s Zenite Solves Bow Issues in Molding
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