RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Connecting Inconsistent Machine Data in the Shop Floor

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Michael Ford, the senior director of emerging industry strategy for Aegis Software, speaks with I-Connect007 Guest Editor Kelly Dack about the challenge of inconsistent data from the many different machine vendors, and how IPC's Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) standard resolves the problem by connecting all machines in the shop floor.

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07/31/2019 | Michael Ford, Aegis Software Corp.

The introduction of the CFX standard is the critical trigger that enables smart, flexible factory operation in line with business needs. The technology is simple to adopt, which creates a true “plug-and-play” environment on which advanced production AI software technologies can be developed.

07/30/2019 | Michael Ford, Aegis Software Corp.

Today's assembly factories are seeing the biggest challenge to face the industry in a generation, called by many the next industrial revolution. However, in essence, the challenge is a simple extrapolation of trends that have been occurring and increasing in assembly manufacturing for decades. In Part 1 of this two-part article, Michael Ford writes about the history behind the drive for automation in the SMT assembly industry and where CFX fits in.

07/02/2019 | Ranjan Chatterjee, Cimetrix Inc., and Dan Gamota, Jabil Inc.

The 2019 iNEMI Roadmap features a new chapter on smart manufacturing. The chapter identifies key technology gaps and needs and offers recommendations to guide the electronics manufacturing industry in realizing the benefits of smart manufacturing. This article is based on information excerpted from the chapter.