Towards a truly paperless factory.

Flexibility, traceability, and visibility to catapult growth and exceed customer expectations.

SMTNW, the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider for diverse manufacturing projects, has selected the Aegis’ FactoryLogix® platform. By implementing a flexible and modular platform throughout its production facility, SMTNW aims to support its ongoing growth and commitment to delivering the highest quality products on time. FactoryLogix’s unique, native agile, and contextualized platform will provide SMTNW with capabilities to eliminate disparate systems, increase production capacity, gain factory-wide visibility, and deliver quality products faster.

FactoryLogix is a holistic and modular IIoT-based Manufacturing Operations Management platform that delivers leading-edge technology with easily configurable modules to support and execute a discrete manufacturer’s strategy towards Industry 4.0. FactoryLogix manages the entire manufacturing lifecycle: from product launch to material logistics, through manufacturing execution and quality management, to powerful analytics and real-time dashboards. This end-to-end platform is helping companies accelerate product introductions, streamline processes, improve quality and traceability, reduce costs, and gain greater visibility for competitive advantage and profitability.

SMTNW has been providing state-of-the-art electronic manufacturing services since 1996 with a solid reputation as a cornerstone of the Pacific Northwest. Its mission is to grow and embrace technology to manufacture the highest quality electronics for its customers.

"Our decision to select Aegis' FactoryLogix MES platform was based on their extensive experience developing and delivering innovative, configurable, and feature-rich MES solutions. We needed a partner with a profound understanding of our business and a platform that could adapt and scale to support our smart factory initiatives today and, in the future,” stated Dustin Green, CEO, SMTNW. "We were seeking a best-in-class platform that was complete and robust enough to provide us with the capabilities necessary to elevate productivity, quality, traceability, and visibility to a whole new level.”

They will implement a comprehensive mix of capabilities such as production process planning, adaptive scheduling, interactive work instructions, manufacturing execution and tracking, IIoT connectivity & contextualization, product and process traceability, quality management, and manufacturing intelligence.

“SMTNW has an extensive history manufacturing diverse and complex products inherently accompanied by extremely tight and changing deadlines as well as expectations for the highest level of quality. To support increasing customer expectations, changing business dynamics, and aggressive growth goals, innovative companies like SMTNW require a truly singular and feature-rich platform natively designed to adapt to any manufacturing process on-demand. FactoryLogix will provide SMTNW with an out-of-the-box industry 4.0 platform that will catapult their operations to the next level,” stated Jason Spera, CEO and Co-Founder, Aegis Software. “We are excited to work together with SMTNW to leverage cutting-edge technology to help them achieve their operational and financial goals.”

@FactoryLogix #SMTNW #PAuto #IIoT

MES partnership agreed.

Enlight Technology Co., Ltd. has partnered with Aegis to resell FactoryLogix® software in Taiwan, extending Enlight’s solution portfolio from its focus on design and PLM to manufacturing operations in both the factory office and the factory floor.

Dennis Su, General Manager of Enlight Technology Co. Ltd. stated, "We are very excited to include Aegis’ solution as part of our offering to our customers in Taiwan, with the leading-edge Industry 4.0 intelligent factory solutions they require to achieve higher productivity, quality, and faster time to value. With the PCBA design, DFM, and analysis solutions we presently offer, FactoryLogix serves as a natural complement to rapidly transform ECAD/CAD data into superior data preparation, intelligent documentation, and configurable build processes in the Digital Manufacturing Engineering (DME) solution module. Additionally, FactoryLogix MES further enables our customers to manage their manufacturing operations on a single platform and serves as an essential system alongside their ERP and PLM platforms.”   

Bob Miklosey, Managing Director Asia, of Aegis Software stated, “Aegis is fortunate to be working with Enlight, whose experienced team can introduce our powerful, best-in-class solution to manufacturers of all types throughout Taiwan. We look forward to making their customers’ factory operations more agile, responsive, smarter, and connected to humans and machines equally.” 

@FactoryLogix #ENLIGHT #Pauto #MES #Taiwan

MES & Connector partnership.

CircuitByte (formerly Router Solutions GmbH) has partnered with Aegis, integrating their advanced BOM Connector™ tool with Aegis’ FactoryLogix® digital MES platform. CircuitByte will also be providing local sales and support, within central Europe, further expanding Aegis’ market presence and accelerating growth.

LtoR: Kevin Decker, CircuitByte 
 with Stefan Häfele, Aegis

Kevin Decker, CEO of CircuitByte, commented, “Our customers look to us as a long-term trusted partner in the market, to help introduce them to sustainable and complementary Industry 4.0 solutions that bring them business value. Aegis’ FactoryLogix fulfills this expectation and enables us to integrate BOM Connector as part of a unique, modern, MES platform specifically designed for Industry 4.0.”

A quick and precise design-through-manufacturing flow, is an essential prerequisite to provide the level of engineering flexibility required for Smart Industry 4.0 manufacturing. A critical, underrecognized element in this process, is the complex technical and business process around the management of the many forms of Bill of Materials (BOM) data. CircuitByte’s BOM Connector, automates these processes in an intelligent way, linking optimal material sourcing with design, engineering and manufacturing, working seamlessly with ERP, selecting the most cost-effective, quality materials available with far shorter “live” pricing and lead time, thanks to its unique DistiDirect connections. Together with knowledge of production process costings from FactoryLogix, immediate information about real-world manufacturing cost is available for OEM and EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) companies, enabling the latter to make quick and accurate quotations for customers.

Daniel Walls, European Managing Director, Aegis Software, stated, “For Aegis’ FactoryLogix customers, the addition of BOM Connector provides a new, unique value, with the integration between design, manufacturing, material purchasing and the supply-chain, all within one simple, yet sophisticated flow. The close technical match between our Digital Manufacturing Engineering (DME) tools and BOM Connector, together produce an elegant and in-demand business solution.”

The partnership with CircuitByte also enables Aegis to meet increasing business demands from the most progressive Industry 4.0 aware customers in Central Europe, by further strengthening local support resources, as well as providing customers with the most advanced and affordable, Smart BOM management tools.

@CircuitByte #MES @FactoryLogix 

Speaker at innovation event.

Among those participating at the upcoming InnovationsFORUM event to be held next week (March 7th 2018), at the Kongressehalle Boeblingen (D) will be Aegis, the innovating MES software supplier.

Organised by EPP magazine, the event aims to help attendees minimise risk and potential costs of Industry 4.0 activities, which seek to raise competitiveness and flexibility in electronics manufacturing. Under the theme “‘Process Optimization and Data Integration’”, the comprehensive program offers insight from a broad spectrum of industry leaders who will share their perspective on how Industry 4.0 can be implemented as part of an effective business model.

  Dr. Friedrich Nolting will address event delegates in a presentation that illustrates proven solutions that will help participants understand how to gain value from the multitude of digital information potentially available in the factory, promoting compliance, productivity and flexibility.

An expert in his field, Dr. Nolting’s decorated career has earned notable recognition in the electronics manufacturing industry. Today, his ideas and concepts such as cluster analysis for set-up optimization are utilized by some of the world’s top manufacturers.

 @FactoryLogix #PAuto

Exchanging critical data from factory floor.

Aegis Software has announced that its FactoryLogix® MES software platform has been certified for SAP® Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), version 6.0.

“SAP is a clear leader in the industry for ERP operations, for which FactoryLogix is a perfect complement,” stated Dan Walls, Managing Director of Aegis Software Europe. “Certification from SAP assures our new and existing customers that value from their investment in each solution is enhanced through a reliable, dependable and secure exchange of critical information, in a timely way as required for true Industry 4.0 operation.”

Their FactoryLogix MES solution provides a next-generation digital solution for discrete assembly manufacturing across multiple industries, promoting practical and achievable Industry 4.0 values. Based on a modern digital manufacturing platform, FactoryLogix visualizes, controls and manages all aspects of production in real-time. FactoryLogix provides computerization and digitalization enhancement of classic industrial engineering practices, in areas that include production flow control, electronic documentation, live progress dashboards, KPIs and analytics, Lean material management and logistics, finite planning assistance and active quality management.

As well as linking digitally with production processes, FactoryLogix also integrates seamlessly with enterprise systems such as SAP’s Business Solutions, accessing key enterprise data for direct utilization into an active smart production environment, including digital process documentation, Lean supply-chain, active finite routing, conformance and compliance. Added value integration in the reverse direction is also provided, with FactoryLogix acting as a digital recorder back to SAP’s Business Solutions communicating fully qualified production events up to and including full traceability.

Through the use of Aegis’s FactoryLogix MES and SAP’s Business Solutions, customers can significantly reduce costs of new product introduction, achieve higher levels of quality and ontime delivery, reduce material related costs and become more flexible to support a higher product mix without the usual association of reduced productivity. Being reactive to customer demand changes, using FactoryLogix’ computerized visibility, control and planning place the customer clearly in line with the business principles of Industry 4.0.

 @FactoryLogix  #PAuto #MES

Optimising prototyping & manufacturing processes.

Protoduction Inc., a product design and manufacturing company, has selected Aegis’ FactoryLogix platform to streamline and optimize its prototyping and manufacturing processes to ensure the highest level of quality while accelerating time to market

Paul Skehan, President at Protoduction, states that “Many of our customers outsource because they are looking for a more collaborative design and manufacturing approach. What sets Protoduction apart is our ability to apply the controls of a larger supplier with the speed and flexibility of a smaller operation. The FactoryLogix platform provides us with a feature-rich foundation, out-of-the-box, that can be easily adapted as needed. FactoryLogix’s configuration capabilities provide us the flexibility to create a compelling competitive advantage for our company. By incorporating industry best practices all on a single end-to-end platform, FactoryLogix eliminates the need for disparate systems enabling us to reduce costs, improve quality, drive transparency, and speed development for our customers.”

Protoduction’s proprietary process, “Concept 2 Reality”, bridges the gap between design engineering and manufacturing, providing customers with a consultative approach to product development. A detailed understanding of challenges that commonly arise during production allows Protoduction to design and build prototypes that avert these potential conflicts when the product reaches that stage. The company’s focus includes medical device prototyping and helping customers ensure that the proper controls are used throughout the design and manufacturing process.

Aegis’ FactoryLogix MES guides and monitors the new product introduction (NPI) process, enabling the fastest launch to production while ensuring quality control. The software’s digital work instructions and user-defined process modeling allow for improved efficiency and reduced risk.

@FactoryLogix  #PAuto @ProtoductionInc

Production Planning and System Integration.

On 11th May, the Aegis technical team presents “FactoryLogix - Production Planning and System Integration”, another new webinar.

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Together, the webinars present a holistic solution for dramatically raising manufacturing productivity and lowering operational costs.

“Lack of sufficient material on the line is one of the primary causes of downtime, reduced units per hour (UPH) rates and revenue loss,” explains Bob Miklosey, Vice President of Product Development. “Ensuring effective management of the entire material lifecycle – from receiving to stocking to the production line and back to warehousing – improves factory floor efficiency, which translates into a healthier bottom line.”

The second instalment in the webinar series, “FactoryLogix - Production Planning and System Integration”, delves into how to effectively control near-term production demands, enforce FIFO material reservation and readily find material critical for future production needs. Leverage and integrate FactoryLogix with external systems and sources using a publicly documented applications programming interface.

“Leveraging manufacturing data to drive manufacturing efficiency and operational excellence has been and continues to be at the heart of Aegis’ development efforts,” says Miklosey in summary. “Data in isolation is meaningless; connected data is powerful, and that is what these webinars will help attendees understand and implement.”

@FactoryLogix D #PAuto

Competitive advantage for full-service EMS provider.

The latest customer to integrate the Aegis Software’s FactoryLogix® manufacturing execution software (MES) is ROB Cemtrex GmbH, a full-service EMS provider headquartered in Neulingen, Germany.

With a broad offer that includes hardware and software design and development, electronics assembly and test, and design and production of cable assemblies, ROB Cemtrex provides customers a comprehensive electronic systems solution. Building on its successful history, the company’s ambitious plans for growth prompted its search for a highly-capable MES system to streamline operations, and provide robust, real-time data analysis for internal and external stakeholders.

“We serve customers in high-quality, high-reliability sectors such as automotive, medical, automation and security,” comments Francesco di Sabatino, Head of Production and Process Engineering. “The addition of FactoryLogix to our operations will help us dramatically improve efficiency by eliminating manual data logging and analysis. This saves time, ensures accuracy, improves quality and makes our company even more competitive.”

Aegis’s FactoryLogix enjoys an installed base of over 1700 manufacturers worldwide – and counting. Its unique, modular design allows electronics specialists to select one or many of its components for a customized solution with a range of module options including NPI, logistics, production, analytics, integration and devices. Designed to adapt to and improve manufacturing operations, FactoryLogix helps manufacturers meet demanding production timescales while ensuring exceptionally high quality. The FactoryLogix solution for ROB Cemtrex includes NPI, production, logistics and analytics modules.

“Our team also appreciated the cost and benchmarking performance transparency provided by Aegis,” says Sabatino, noting this as a differentiator for FactoryLogix. “We knew the up-front investment; the system is standardized and there are no surprises when it comes to the price/performance equation. This isn’t the case with all MES providers. For the FactoryLogix modules we’ve implemented thus far, we couldn’t be more pleased with the results.”

@FactoryLogix  #PAuto #MES

Advance operational excellence out of this world!

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is to implement Aegis’ FactoryLogix Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) at their Littleton, (CO USA) facility. Operators at Lockheed Martin Space Systems will use the MES solution to increase factory speed, control, and visibility for several government satellite programs.

Jason Spera, Chief Executive Officer at Aegis Software says, “Lockheed Martin Space Systems has an impressive legacy of delivering innovative, mission-critical products that reflect the latest trends in manufacturing technology. Aegis is excited to partner with the Colorado facility to implement “Big Data” capabilities that will drive continued operational excellence.”

Aegis’ FactoryLogix software is an ideal solution for aerospace and defense manufacturers, mission-critical industries where visibility into real-time factory data allows operators to detect any potential defects and make immediate changes while products are being built. Using FactoryLogix will provide Lockheed Martin Space Systems with access to intelligent digital work instructions and advanced data analytics that will drive operational efficiency.

As the primary builder for a multitude of missions to space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems holds a legacy of innovation in using advanced digital technologies at every stage of the product design and manufacturing process. The division’s Digital Tapestry approach to product development weaves digital technologies into a seamless process, thereby reducing non-conformances, and speeding cycle time to market.

@FactoryLogix #MES #PAuto @LockheedMartin