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Siplace software helps Manufacturers solve their manufacturing challenges
Singapore, Saturday, January 01, 2005
Asian Companies have been gaining market share in the global market. They have been able to excel as they are able to provide shorter product life cycles to serve customers’ changing preferences and leapfrog developments in introducing next generation technologies that accommodate and hasten introduction of new features to their products. In accordance to these requirements to remain competitive, production disruptions from Product Changeovers and New Product Introductions have increased.
In order to minimize impact on efficiency of production, Product Changeovers and New Product Introductions need to be done simpler and quicker. In addition, there is a need for continuous improvement processes in the factory for better product quality. Siplace software has been designed to help manufacturers achieve all these objectives through their easy to use features.
To ensure continuity of production, the ability to program offline becomes important. Siplace software enables most of the product changeovers and new product introductions processes to be done offline. One engineer can work on preparing the New Product Introduction offline, while the operator can still run the production lot and also prepare production for the next product. Through collaborative work, production disruptions can be minimized up to 50%. Production efficiency can be retained or even improved with offline features, regardless of the increase in Product Changeovers and New Product Introductions.
Siplace software feature also enhances the efficiency of New Product Introductions through simplifying and automating processes. For instance, when a programmer imports CAD data for board designs, the Siplace CAD Parser compares the planned components against the Siplace Pro database and adds missing components. Following that, Siplace Pro simulates the total line performance and proposes the best set-up through matching of board designs for production efficiency. Importantly, it also takes into account whether other Siplace features like the flexible dual transport can be utilized for higher efficiency. This feature is also provided offline.
Fine-tuning of programs and process data is part of the continuous quality improvement process. Every improvement made at one line needs to be transferred in a controlled fashion to all other lines in the factory. Operators need the ability to temporarily modify programs in order to keep the line running, however only experts have the authority to review and decide if the change is appropriate before pushing the recommended changes data to the other lines through the central server. Siplace is the only company that streamlines changes in programs and process data through a controlled process.
Double entry is eliminated. Consistency for changes to data is improved.
“We listen to the needs of the Asian manufacturers and have designed the features of the software to help them achieve higher performance in production, regardless of the increase in complexity in production schedules. To sum up, Siplace software is the tool for manufacturers to unleash their potential performance with the upcoming production challenges.” Mr. Siegfried Neubauer, Vice President of Electronics Assembly Division, Siemens Pte Ltd.
As of October 1, 2005, Siemens's Electronics Assembly Systems Division is a member of the company's Automation & Drives Group (A&D).
The Siemens Automation and Drives Group (A&D), Nuremberg, Germany, is the leading manufacturer in this field worldwide. Products supplied by A&D include standard products for the manufacturing and process industries and for the electrical installation industry as well as system solutions, for example for machine tools, and solutions for whole industries such as the automation of entire automobile factories or chemical plants. Supplementing this range of products and services, A&D also offers software for linking production and management (horizontal and vertical IT integration) and for optimizing production processes. A&D employs 51,800 people worldwide and in fiscal year 2004 (to September 30) earned a group profit of €1,007 billion on sales of €8.8 billion and orders of €8.98 billion. For more information about Siemens A&D go to http://www.siemens.com/automation
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