Automated Circuit Design (ACD) Selects Optel for Complete Process Traceability
AUSTIN, TX — October 06, 2008 — Optimal Electronics Corporation, a global provider of innovative
software solutions for the control and optimization of the electronics assembly process, announces that
ACD, a leading supplier to the electronics industry based in Richardson, Texas, has selected Optel for its
lean manufacturing process traceability solution. ACD will incorporate the full suite of Optimal Electronics’ Optel™ MES (Manufacturing Execution System) software into its operations to leverage the Optel Process Traceability and Quality solution, along with the Optel Materials Management and Optel Lean Manufacturing solutions.
ACD will now be able to offer its clients electronics assembly process traceability, reducing process step errors and providing improved quality control based on the Optel Process Traceability and Quality solution. ACD will utilize Optel paperless job travelers, process checklists and intelligent drawings through the full manufacturing process from design, planning, materials and assembly all the way through rework, box assembly, pack out and shipping. The quality management will provide statistical process control, test data and defect logging and reporting.
“By integrating the Optel Process Traceability and Quality Solution into our operations we will dramatically increase our current customer quick response services to include traceability to the board serial number and quality reporting, further distinguishing ACD in the market. Our customers will have secure Web-based access to view their relevant production and quality data,” said Scott Fillebrown, President and CEO of ACD. “We selected Optimal Electronics because of its reputation of getting the job done, its ability to complement our existing systems and its Lean Manufacturing integrated offering.”
Optel is an integrated software suite of modules providing an industry-leading Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that addresses all aspects of electronics assembly, enabling ACD to properly and quickly implement Lean Manufacturing best practices. This includes the award-winning dynamic production scheduling, line balancing, multi-vendor machine programming and optimization, kitting, real-time material management, and the Optel Process Traceability and Quality Control solution. This integrated MES offering is supported by the company’s extensive application experience to help electronics assembly manufacturers achieve their production and quality goals.
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Our high mix PCB manufacturing environment benefits from Optel's powerful dynamic scheduling algorithms, coupled with its machine optimization and program generation capabilities. Integrating Optel into our broader MES architecture helps us better balance multiple assembly lines, automatically program a variety of machines, and schedule setups instead of work orders. Schedule control and visibility is an important aspect of our strategy for cost-effective electronic assembly in North America, and Optel compliments the capabilities of our own plant-wide information applications, the FactoryTalk Production and Performance Suite.
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