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ASM Implements the Smart Factory at IPC APEX 2018


smart factory cannot be ordered and installed out of the box. SMT equipment sup- plier ASM has restructured its broad portfolio to offer guidance, based on the experience gathered from many smart factory projects with electron- ics manufacturers. The company is showcasing its solutions for eight typical workflows — along the SMT line and across the entire shop floor — to help electronics manufacturers to find the best place to start and to identify critical factors to boost KPIs. “In the past two years, we initi- ated through our SMT centers of competence many exciting Industry 4.0 projects in a wide range of areas and for many different processes with customers from all over the world,” explains Mark Ogden, senior marketing manager for the Americas at ASM. “Over the course of these projects, they saw dramatic increases in quality, efficiency and flexibility. At this year’s APEX, we will present concrete results of these projects and showcase results and findings. The ASM booth will be set up to mirror an SMT production facility, and through RFID and augmented reali- ty technologies, we will be able to offer individual counseling to our vis- itors. We will help them visualize exactly where and how ASM solu- tions can have a positive effect on their own shop floors.”


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By Gabriela Reckewerth, Senior Director — Global Marketing, ASM Focus on Eight Workflows


Throughout APEX, ASM is pre- senting visitors with a full-scale smart factory that they can walk


tour, which makes use of RFID tech- nology and augmented reality loaded onto tablets at various stations. ASM experts are highlighting eight core processes of today’s elec-


toring, and factory integration. This setup allows visitors to see how the various ASM, DEK and SIPLACE hardware and software solutions interact with each other in each process. This ultimately leads to con- sistent and efficiently supported core processes that can be partially or fully automated depending on the level of implementation.


Mark Ogden, senior marketing manager for the Americas, ASM, demonstrates a smart reel storage system.


through and interact with. The booth is set up to represent the shop floor of the future, where eight major work- flows in an SMT factory are show- cased. Booth visitors are taken through the factory on an interactive


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tronics production: four line work- flows with planning, virtual produc- tion, process optimization, and pro- duction, and four multi-line factory workflows involving material man- agement, preparation, factory moni-


One such example is the plan- ning workflow, where orders are taken from the MES or ERP system and assigned to setups and lines with SIPLACE SiCluster Professional, SIPLACE SiCluster Multiline or the ASM Production Planner. These pro- grams take delivery deadlines, as well as line restrictions that include head and machine configurations and other process capabilities into account. This allows the manufactur- er to automate and accelerate plan- ning processes, while still leaving room for manual modifications. ASM prompts guests to answer questions specific to each workflow for their own electronics production and learn about the responses given by other visitors. This enables them to evaluate their company’s level of advancement and learn about poten- tial improvements. At the same time, they can identify the areas that look especially promising to prioritize on the road to the smart factory.


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