Visibility is the key to productivity in electronics manufacturing. You can’t maximise throughput if you don’t know exactly what’s happening with every machine, every feeder and every reel.

And it’s no good seeing what was happening an hour ago. You need real-time data so you can make decisions before it’s too late – before a feeder runs out, the kitting area is out-of-stock or a machine grinds to a halt.

Unfortunately, machine vendors only provide visibility on their own machines (usually in a limited way). So if you’ve got a line with different vendors’ machines – or different generations from the same vendor – you can’t ever get a comprehensive, single view of the entire line on one screen.

TraceXpert is the only truly vendor-neutral Manufacturing Execution System that covers every machine on the line. That includes the entire TraceXpert feature set for the major machine manufacturers plus more basic – but still powerful – ‘generic monitoring’ of every other machine and station.

In the real world of electronics manufacturing, every line is a mixed line. Even if you try to stick with a single vendor for the assembly machines, you still have to integrate different machine generations and non-assembly stations such as inspection machines and ovens.

Through years of experience on real lines, TraceXpert understands all of the major machine platforms in intimate detail.

This allows a level of close integration that often exceeds the vendor’s own built-in software.

The TraceXpert Screenprinter application records this data and it is not possible to verify material that has an expired use-by date.

reads the barcode on incoming boards to ensure the right program is running.

Incl. Kitting Area Optimization and stock room control solutions to speed change-overs and prevent downtime.

PLUS free feeder allocation, splicing detection, online help, report generator and many more productivity-boosting features.

Machines that are not covered by the full TraceXpert feature set still benefit from our real-time performance monitoring. TraceXpert displays and records the time spent in each production mode along with current production program data and full status monitoring.

This coverage extends to non-SMT machines such as testers, ovens and leaded component placers. For the first time, roduction data from non-SMT stations can be combined in one database with all SMT data for a comprehensive view of the entire line. This complete, real-time, factory wide reporting helps identify production bottlenecks while providing a detailed view of production line performance. on any portable

Due to the highly modular concept of some new machine types, such as Fuji NXT, TraceXpert offers a PDA-type personal terminal for wireless monitoring and alerting from anywhere on the floor.