Process Preparation X – Essentials is an entry-level yet powerful electronics manufacturing process planning solution. Allowing import of common PCB design and Bill of Materials/Approved Vendor List (BOM/AVL) data, enabling the creation of a more detailed and accurate digital twin of your product. It enables consistent process engineering workflows and export neutralized industry standard formats. This scalable SaaS-based solution ensures seamless design-to-production transitions, reducing complexity and improving performance and quality.
Key features of Process Preparation X Essentials
Streamline process engineering: Standardize and automate SMT line programming with a single source of truth, eliminating manual errors and inconsistencies across production lines.
Digital Twin for electronics manufacturing: Create an accurate digital twin of the product and manufacturing process to ensure optimal material flow, part placement and assembly validation before production begins.
Optimize manufacturing efficiency: Simulate and validate production workflows, reducing downtime, material waste and programming inefficiencies while ensuring fast, right-first-time NPIs.
Seamless data exchange & integration: Enable real-time data connectivity with CAD systems, PLM, supporting industry standards and secure cloud-based collaboration.
About Process Preparation X
Process Preparation X is a comprehensive process planning solution designed to accelerate high-mix, low-volume electronics production. By leveraging advanced electronic assembly collaboration, it enables seamless global engineering while reducing complexity and the total cost of ownership. With Process Preparation X, manufacturers gain a secure, constantly improving, future-proof technology suite that streamlines workflows, minimizes existing manual errors, and adapts effortlessly to any shop floor operation.
Benefits of Process Preparation X:
- Increases engineering efficiency by using a single tool for all process engineering tasks
- AI-powered preparation work with auto-generation (AG) of machine component libraries.
- Maximizes offline preparation to eliminate online trial-and-error delays
- Increases work instruction authoring efficiency through automation and use of templates.
- Preserves manufacturing know-how including best practices, libraries, and customer data preparation flows.