Question 1

This is a great solution, but at the same, time it looks like a major investment, can making investment in a system like this be done in a phased approach?

Accepted Answer

Yes!... Some customers are reshoring or insourcing manufacturing from contract manufacturers or new sites here in North America. In these situations, customers are often looking for the whole solutions. On the other hand, many customers have existing facilities and need to start the process. In this case, the best bet is for us to work with you to determine the best locations in your operation to start first, and develop a phased plan over time, this is a very common request and approach we’re happy to work with you on.

Question 2

The system appears to blend various suppliers with the PanaCIM software. What are the benefits of this system versus our company developing upon our own system?

Accepted Answer

Great question… The benefit to Panasonic’s solution is a turnkey and holistic approach that truly connects from the point of use from the feeders, all the way back to your MES, ERP, etc. We can surely connect through our system to yours, and not have to worry about figuring out how to interface to these 3^rd party systems as well as ours because we do the work for you

Question 3

We have Panasonic equipment plus other SMT vendor’s equipment, how does this system work with a blended vendor factory like ours?

Accepted Answer

Good question… The simplest method is to use a Scienscope Xray machine to determine updated quantities and generate a new label which can be read by either solution. The other method is via software, assuming the other vendor has a system to indicate material location, updated quantities, etc. In this case, we have solutions to ‘blend’ the data across systems. It’s not an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution, but we have to tools to create a solution that works for you.

Question 4

You covered the areas from Receiving to SMT…What about expanding the solution to shipping?

Accepted Answer

Our material control software, along with our Process Tracker software enables track trace control of product, materials and process beyond SMT so that you can have a full-blown solution from beginning to end. If you’re interested in exploring areas we did not cover, we’re happy to discuss the complete system, or areas we did not talk about today.

Question 5

We have another vendor’s X-ray counter, can that system be integrated to your solution?

Accepted Answer

We do have a Smart Management Material Management Interface spec. As long as the vendor and model comply to that interface, we can connect to it. If not, we can collaborate with you and your partner to integrate into our system. What we focused on today is our current off-the-shelf partners.

Question 6

We are a small operation do you think this system applies to our operation?

Accepted Answer

This is as well applicable to a smaller operation. In smaller operations the same resource is doing many tasks, and by utilizing these tools you make their efficiency much higher. Our solutions are scalable in terms of capacity and by area so we can work together to stay within budget and add the most benefit.

PanaCIM-EE Gen2: Smart Factory Software Suite

Key features of PanaCIM-EE Gen2: line management system

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PanaCIM-EE: line management system

PanaCIM-EE Gen2: line management system

NPM-DGS: line management system

Key Features
Integrated management of an entire SMT floor
Enhanced quality
Increased floor productivity

Key Features
Modular design allows stand-alone usage or adding over time as demand changes
Line based architecture to ensure best performance and prevent single point of failure
Scalable & cost-effective solution with a simple cost structure: One SMT Line - One Appliance
Intuitively user interface guides operators through production processes device-agnostic via scanner or browser, mobile or PC
Native compatible to SEMI SMT-ELS, IPC-CFX, and IPC-Hermes-9852

Key Features
Multi-CAD import
Creation of off-line component data
Total operating rate of the production line can be checked