Summary of AT&S Selects Cimnet Systems' Engenix
Cimnet Systems' Engenix and Direct Logix Control Center were selected by AT&S for enterprise-wide engineering automation across six global PCB manufacturing facilities. The solution integrates processes, reduces human error, standardizes practices, and aims to cut new job cycle times by over 50 percent through automated scripts and scalable architecture.
Parts used in the AT&S Engineering Automation Project:
- Cimnet Systems Engenix pre-production engineering application
- Direct Logix Control Center Solution
- Automated engineering scripts
- Job management tools
- Communication and collaboration tools
- Open scalable architecture
- Web-enabled feature set
Indianapolis, IN (Vocus) September 2, 2008
Cimnet Systems, a Consona business unit and leading global supplier of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for the printed circuit board (PCB) industry, today announced that AT&S, one of the world’s largest and most technically advanced producers of PCBs, selected Cimnet Systems’ Engenix, a pre-production engineering application, and the Direct Logix Control Center Solution, to become its enterprise-wide engineering automation solution. The PCB-specific software application will be implemented across all six of AT&S’s manufacturing facilities, spanning Austria, China, and India.
As Europe’s number-one producer of PCBs, AT&S’s uncompromising commitment to growth, customer service and business process optimization are leading the company to even greater prominence in the industry. In pursuit of this goal, AT&S sought a system to integrate its incoming processes and data seamlessly so that its facilities could engineer its products, ranging from single and double-sided to multilayer printed circuit boards, consistently, accurately and optimally.
Integration with Cimnet Systems’ open, fully scalable architecture, web-enabled feature set, and general philosophy to offer open integration with industry-leading third-party software suppliers, such as DirectLogix were all key factors in AT&S’s selection of Engenix. In response to future upgrades to PCB technology, AT&S plans to utilize Engenix to further develop advanced engineering tools for registration enhancement and design for manufacturability optimization.
AT&S plans to equip all of its manufacturing sites with Cimnet Systems’ state-of-the-art tools to offer its customers the very best product possible when it comes to front end engineering. Utilizing Engenix with a complete set of automated engineering scripts, along with the standardization of engineering practices and the elimination of human error from its processes, AT&S expects to realize a reduction in cycle time for new engineering jobs by more than 50 percent.
Cimnet Systems’ Engenix solution encompasses tools for job management, pre-production engineering, and communication and collaboration, providing a foundation for all of AT&S’s engineering automation needs. As part of its partnership with AT&S, Cimnet Systems has committed to helping the AT&S team develop enhancements to the foundation of Engenix on an ongoing basis.
“Cimnet Systems offers a set of solutions that can help PCB manufacturers completely automate front-end operations, from quoting to pre-production engineering and design,” said Mehul Dav
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Which software did AT&S select for its engineering automation?
AT&S selected Cimnet Systems' Engenix and the Direct Logix Control Center Solution. -
How many manufacturing facilities will use this solution?
The solution will be implemented across all six of AT&S's manufacturing facilities. -
What geographic regions are covered by this implementation?
The facilities span Austria, China, and India. -
What is the expected reduction in cycle time for new engineering jobs?
AT&S expects a reduction in cycle time for new engineering jobs by more than 50 percent. -
What key factors influenced AT&S's selection of the system?
Key factors included open fully scalable architecture, web-enabled features, and integration with third-party software like DirectLogix. -
How does the solution help improve product engineering consistency?
It integrates incoming processes and data seamlessly to engineer products consistently, accurately, and optimally. -
What future upgrades does AT&S plan using Engenix?
AT&S plans to develop advanced engineering tools for registration enhancement and design for manufacturability optimization.
