Panasonic Factory Solutions Europe, a division of Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH, is one of the world’s leading companies in the area of Smart Factory. As manufacturer and equipment provider, Panasonic presents at SMT Connect in Nuremberg – Germany, a new era of full process optimization covering the Cyber-Physical-System field with own brand new solutions. Highlights like the AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) with feeder cart auto-changeover or the consumption power meter will be displayed at the SMT Connect. Also security systems within the smart factory will be showcased, for example the Biometric Access Control System to simplify machine operator access on the factory floor or Panasonic’s kaizen concept, a camera security system that optimizes the production process and logistics.
iLNB – The Connector
The integrated line management system iLNB provides collective control of the entire production line. It is a revolutionary system that controls the production with only one PC. It is not limited to Panasonic machines but also integrates third party equipment like PCB transfer systems, laser marker, AOI, SPI and ovens. The one master PC with iLNB connects all relevant steps on the production line and improves the overall productivity. Even the control of automatic production changeover is possible.
MFO – The Optimizer
The MFO software is the perfect tool to simulate a optimized production line. It is a new tool to design production line layouts and plan the on-site operations. As a consequence man-hours can be planed efficiently. The entire SMT floor can be simulated and possible challenges in the production process can be addressed from the start. The off-line set up sequence can be optimized to adjust the requirements of staff and material. MFO also integrates CM- and DT series machines and screen printer. Even non-Panasonic equipment such as SPI, AOI, reflow oven, screen printer and others are supported.
PanaCIM-EE Gen2 – More than an Executer
The eight modules of PanaCIM Enterprise Edition Gen2 provide a complete integrated management of the SMT floor. In order to increase the productivity, reduce costs and enhance the quality of the product it can be tailored to support one machine or over 1000 machines. PanaCIM EE Gen2 comprises of eight modules, which can be installed individually according to customer needs and requirements. It provides modules for material control and verification, production control, traceability, analysis, monitoring and maintenance module. PanaCIM EE Gen2 is a multi-level manufacturing execution system and supports from machine level to cloud level.
DGS Automatic Program Generation and BOM Update – The Must-Have
The time and effort of creating and updating programs under HMLV is a key issue. With one simple command, either through command line, CUI, or even your existing GUI system, importing CAD / BOM, creating PCB data, choosing a line and setup, optimizing, creating a program, and downloading can be done automatically and seamlessly.
