Product category: Electronics Manufacturing Machinery and Materials
News Release from: UGS | Subject: eM-Assembly Expert
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 2 March 2004
Software upgrade for Assembleon users
Users of Assembleon surface-mount pick-and-place equipment can now exchange their CIMbridge software tool for eM-Assembly Expert from Tecnomatix Unicam
Following a recently concluded deal between the two companies, users of Assembleon surface-mount pick-and-place equipment can now exchange their CIMbridge software tool for eM-Assembly Expert from Tecnomatix Unicam. Under the terms of the agreement, eM-Assembly Expert - a key component of the eMPower PCB assembly and test solution suite from Tecnomatix Unicam - will replace the CIMbridge platform currently being used by Assembleon customers.
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The Tecnomatix for Electronics suite combines digital manufacturing software products previously offered by UGS as individual solutions for PCB assembly, final assembly and manufacturing execution
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Since acquiring the CIMbridge business unit from Genrad in October 2002, Tecnomatix has been committed to a transition plan to upgrade CIMbridge users to a more advanced, integrated programming platform.
With this offering from Tecnomatix and Assembleon, the CIMbridge installed base will be provided a solution that includes the latest advances in software development, and will be assured of a seamless migration path to best-in-class assembly and test technology.
Assembleon customers will also benefit from eM-Document Expert, a subset of eM-Assembly Expert that automates the creation of method sheets and other documentation for electronic assembly operations.
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eM-Execution is a web-based software package designed to meet the production management and analytical needs of electronics circuit board manufacturers and their supply chain partners
The eM-Assembly Expert programming front-end will interface with Assembleon optimisers and line balancers for all Assembleon machines, bringing the best of both technologies to the two companies' customers, and enabling Assembleon customers to introduce new products to the shop floor more quickly, accurately and cost-effectively.
The Assembleon optimisers will also be available in the Tecnomatix eMPower for Electronics Assembly offering.
Customers will benefit from eM-Assembly Expert's closed loop balancing, shop floor documentation, support for all CAD formats available in the market, and multivendor line balancing solution.
Expansion of the eM-Assembly Expert platform to other MPM solutions is available directly from Tecnomatix.
Commenting on the agreement, Israel Levy, CEO of Tecnomatix Unicam noted that as well as providing a seamless connection to Assembleon SMT equipment, it also covered other vendor equipment.
"And that offers a significant increase in value for our mutual customers.
This commitment is an important part of our intention to offer our customers the most flexible and extensible multivendor machine programming capabilities available today".
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