Electronic Product Assembly
Case Study Overview
including
• SMT production lines
• Hand assembly lines for
– Adding large/irregular components to SMT boards
– Sub-Assemblies (electronic/electronic & mechanical)
• Final Assembly lines for
– Electrical, electronic & electro-mechanical assembly
• Additional lines, cells, benches or specialists for:
– Incoming quality control
– In process quality control
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
SMT Line
5
Scan Load/Unload
of Component Reels
Automatic
Fixed head
scanner
3
Repair
Station
Track
Station
Track
Station
Assembly
Station
Assembly
Station
2
4
1
Solder Paste
Printer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SMT 1
SMT 2
Reflow Oven
AOI
Unload
PCBs
Auto-scan each board loaded onto the line
Scan material (reel) traceability data and boards onto machine as required
Record test failures, fault descriptions & repairs made to any board
Scan each board off the line
Display line performance on shop-floor monitor
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Example Shop-Floor Line
Monitor Display
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Hand Mount Line
6
5
Track
Station
1
Fixed head
scanner
Assembly
Station
3
Test Station
Tablet
Repair
Station
4
Test Station
or Test Cell
2
Load
PCBs
Unload
Passing
Boards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Auto-scan each board loaded onto the line
Scan component & sub-assembly traceability data as required
Record In Process Quality Control (IPQC) data
Record test passes or fails and error codes
Record reworks, fault descriptions & repairs made to any board
and timestamp off the line for boards that pass test
Display line performance on shop-floor monitor
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Final Assembly Line
7
4
Track
Station
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Fixed head
scanner
Assembly
Station
3
Repair
Station
Test Station
or Test Cell
5
Serialisation
Station
Packing
Station
6
2
Fill
Cartons
Auto-scan each chassis loaded onto the line
Scan component & sub-assembly traceability data as required
Record test passes or fails and error codes
Record reworks, fault descriptions & repairs made to any board
Map internal manufacturing id to product unit serial number (if different)
Map boxes to cartons, unload units from the line
Display line performance on shop-floor monitor
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Incoming QA Monitoring
Reject Failing Boards
or Send for Rework
Test Station
or Test Cell
Passing Boards sent
to Warehouse or Line
Incoming
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•
•
•
•
Display test, inspection or calibration procedure
For batch testing; Counts and timestamps passes & fails against batch id
For unique item testing; Scans each item and timestamps pass or fail
For any fail, records symptoms or error code with operator id if required
Optionally record test measurements or calibration data for passing items
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
View Current Production
Progress
Live Graphical Charts
and
Detailed Reports
of Any Line/Work Order
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Graphical and Detailed Test
Results
For Any Test Station on
Any Line/Work Order
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
Comprehensive Material and
Process Traceability
Search by Any Parameters
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR
increasing productivity, quality and control
Atebion Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales No. 7176307
Registered Office: Business Development Centre, Main Avenue, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd CF375UR