SIPLACE Press News
Munich, 10 November 2013
SIPLACE Material Manager Organizing the material flow in SMT production
ASM Assembly Systems is expanding its SIPLACE software suite with the
SIPLACE Material Manager. The new program communicates with popular ERP
systems and enhances them with special functionalities for SMT-specific
material logistics. On the production side, the SIPLACE Material Manager works
with software modules like the SIPLACE Setup Center to improve the material
management in electronics production. It administers SMT materials on the
package level across multiple storage locations, generates pick lists, controls
warehouse systems from Kardex and other manufacturers, monitors MSD
exposure times and accepts consumption data directly from the SIPLACE
machines. Thanks to its modular design, the software can be quickly installed
with basic functionalities and subsequently expanded by adding more modules.
SIPLACE Material Manager closes the gap between the ERP system and the shop
floor, optimizes material logistics via consistent workflows, and minimizes
material-related production stops.
Material-related production stops continue to be everyday occurrences in many
electronics plants. At the same time, optimizing your material flow management
becomes increasingly important as the number of setup and product changeovers
keeps rising. ASM Assembly Systems finally closes this gap between the ERP system
and the shop floor by interfacing with the ERP system on one side and SIPLACE Setup
Center and other modules from the SIPLACE software suite on the other side. It
transparently captures inventories in the main component warehouse as well as in the
setup preparation area and on the SMT lines via unique IDs down to the package level.
From a production and planning perspective, this is a huge advantage compared with
ERP systems, which capture only total inventory numbers and not the items’ individual
distribution over reels or other packages.
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In the receiving department, the system provides support with data import out of the
ERP system, UID assignments and label printing. On the withdrawal side, it creates
path-optimized pick lists and lets users verify withdrawals by scanning the items. A
special strength of the SIPLACE Materials Manager is its ability to control automatic
component storage systems, as well as the management of moisture-sensitive devices.
Integration creates consistent workflows
The SIPLACE Material Manager becomes even more powerful when it interacts with
other modules in the SIPLACE software suite. For example, the pick lists are based on
the production schedule of SIPLACE Pro or are already aggregated for material
withdrawals based on setup families that have been created with SiCluster
Professional. The setup preparation area benefits from the SIPLACE Material Manager
as well, because it keeps track of feeders and components in the Active Feeder Rack.
SIPLACE Material Setup Assistant controls the LED signals and provides guidance for
the operators as they set up and tear down the changeover tables. They indicate
whether the component should be returned to the main component warehouse or
whether the components are needed in one of the upcoming production jobs and
should therefore remain in the setup preparation area.
“Many ERP systems are unable to handle the SMT-specific characteristics of a working
material logistics system in an electronics plant. I am not even talking about keeping
track of exposure times for MSDs – many ERP systems provide only little assistance, if
you want to perform a check on basis of actual setup schedules. The SIPLACE
Material Manager closes these gaps, because our software keeps track of materials on
the package level. In electronics production, it makes a huge difference whether I have
10,000 components in stock on a single reel or split across five reels,” explains Hubert
Egger, Head of Product Marketing Software at ASM Assembly Systems. “With our
software we provide true transparency and enable electronics manufacturers to
establish consistent workflows in all areas of material logistics.”
SIPLACE Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81350 Munich, Germany
Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: -24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
Internet: www.siplace.com
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The SIPLACE Material Manager closes the gap between the ERP system and the shop floor.
For more information, visit www.siplace.com.
ASM Assembly Systems
The SIPLACE team is a unit of ASM Pacific Technology operating under the ASM Assembly Systems
name. With its SIPLACE machines and innovative manufacturing concepts, ASM Assembly Systems
GmbH & Co. KG is the world’s leading manufacturer of surface mount technology (SMT) placement
machines and solutions. Since its beginnings in 1985, the company has installed almost 35,000 SIPLACE
placement machines at more than 3,500 customers worldwide. Electronics manufacturers in all industries
such as telecommunications, automotive, IT, consumer electronics and automation use and depend on
SIPLACE’s broad portfolio of solutions and services.
For more information about ASM Assembly Systems (SIPLACE), visit www.siplace.com.
ASM Pacific Technology Limited
ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT) has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1989. The
ASMPT Group develops systems and solutions for semiconductor production and packaging as well as
surface mount technology applications. The company has plants in Hong Kong, China, Singapore,
Malaysia and Germany.
ASMPT is currently one of the constituent stocks on the Hang Seng HK MidCap Index under the Hang
Seng Composite Index, the Hang Seng Information Technology Industry Index, the Hang Seng Hong Kong
35 index and the Hang Seng Global Composite Index.
For more information about ASMPT, visit www.asmpacific.com
Please direct reader enquiries to:
ASM Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Susanne Oswald
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
SIPLACE Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81350 Munich, Germany
Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: -24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
Internet: www.siplace.com
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