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Cogiscan Partners with Siemens PLM Software to Provide a Complete Industry 4.0 Solution for Electronics Manufacturing

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We are excited to formally announce the partnership between Siemens PLM Software & Cogiscan Inc, the Leading Track, Trace and control solution provider for the electronics manufacturing industry. We believe this partnership will give our customers robust visibility and control over the manufacturing process including material consumption tracking, and management.

As a partner of both Siemens & Cogiscan, Acuity Electronics is in the unique position to offer deep expertise of both platforms, as well as the ability to deliver total integration.

Below is the formal press release from the Cogiscan website.

BROMONT, CANADA, October 2016

Cogiscan Inc., the leading Track, Trace and Control (TTC) solutions provider for the electronics manufacturing industry, is partnering with Siemens PLM Software to provide a complete manufacturing software solution to enable Industry 4.0 for Electronic Manufacturers.

The Cogiscan suite of TTC solutions includes world-class material control, traceability and TTC analytics to achieve significant improvements in visibility, quality and productivity. Siemens PLM Software is a world-leading provider of product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management software for all industries, including the out of the box SIMATIC IT Unicam eMES solution for Electronic Manufacturing.

Together, Cogiscan and Siemens will help companies realize innovation by optimizing their processes, from planning and development through manufacturing, production and support.

Cogiscan is the industry leader in Track Trace and Control technology, with the largest library of machine interfaces due to their unique partnerships with all major equipment vendors. SIMATIC IT Unicam (the Siemens Manufacturing Execution System for electronics) makes use of this proven technology to provide all of the specific material control functions while collecting complete and accurate data from every machine and process.

“We are very proud to partner with a leading manufacturing solutions provider such as Siemens,” stated Vincent Dubois, Cogiscan Co-founder. “This announcement is aligned with our mission to enable seamless factory automation through collaboration with leading equipment and software providers.”

“Siemens PLM Software is committed to creating partnerships to help enhance the end-user experience of our customers,” said Andrew Swiecki, Head of Partner Processes and Software & Technology Partners, Siemens PLM Software. “We are pleased to work with Cogiscan to provide open, integrated solutions that help to improve the productivity of our mutual customers.”

About Cogiscan Inc.
Cogiscan is the leading track, trace and control (TTC) solutions provider for the electronics manufacturing industry. The scalable Cogiscan platform perfectly integrates with all major equipment types, and is highly configurable to enable a personalized solution to each customer’s specific production needs. Since 1999 Cogiscan has attained several international patents for TTC hardware and software, and has won multiple awards throughout the years.

Increase Coverage with the Test Expert Nail Status Report

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If you’ve been using Test Expert for awhile, you are likely familiar with the status.asc text report. Test Expert now includes a graphical Nail Status Report which displays an interactive accessibility report listing all non-accessible nets and the reason for the inaccessibility. Simply click on a net in the report and the net is highlighted in the Test Expert main view. This makes it quite easy to identify the causes for non-access and increase your test coverage.

There is a lot of information in the report, so we’ve created this handy chart to help you navigate all the details and improve your test coverage. Feel free to print it out for quick reference!

Download the Test Expert Nail Status Legend here.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us using our support request form, or by calling 855-642-2848 (option 2).

Thanks for reading!

Increase Yields from ICT Results with Test Expert Repair Station

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Your test equipment can do more than just detect a defect. Capture data, accelerate repairs, identify trends and increase yields with Test Expert Repair Station from Siemens PLM Software.

I’m curious. How much did your tester cost you? $500K (or somewhere in that ballpark)? And what does it do for you? Just find defects? If so, I imagine it’s hard to quantify its return on investment, other than “testing is critical to our business.”

Your Test Equipment Can Do So Much More

Your test equipment can do so much more than detect defects. Get real-time results to your technicians while providing complete management visibility through live, web-based reporting to:

  • Troubleshoot errors
  • Trigger trend alarms
  • Initiate root cause analysis

Test Expert Repair Station Does All That and More

Test-Expert-Repair-StationWith the ability to connect to virtually any ICT, Flying Prober or AOI / X-Ray Tester, Test Expert Repair Station bridges the gap between what your tester detects and how the information is used downstream.

The intuitive graphical interface presents your circuit board for easy analysis and disposition of defects, PCB debug, and cross-probing between layout and schematic view. The solution includes a Repair Advisor to give a statistical analysis of actions taken on defect codes against specific board components. KPI-related data is readily available from your test equipment to evaluate historical or in-process quality data.

To learn more about Test Expert Repair Station, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!

Develop Your Test Expert-ise: Test Expert Training 5/18-5/21!

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If you’re ready to get the most out of your Test Expert investment, be sure to join us for a 4-day Test Expert training event in San Jose, May 18th-21st!

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

  • Automate DFT Results– Generate and analyze DFT results in MINUTES
  • Minimize Programming Time– Quickly generate program input files for your ICT, Flying Probe, AXI and AOI equipment
  • Reduce ICT Test Fixture Costs– Use automated tools to get maximum test coverage with minimum required nails

Who Should Attend?

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