Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics

Challenges of Electronics Manufacturing

The global marketplace is constantly evolving, and in no other industry is this more true than in Electronics Manufacturing. Thanks to a global consumer market driven by the latest innovation, new technology is becoming available at an increasingly rapid rate. In order to remain competitive, electronics manufacturers must be able to keep up. The greatest challenges faced by this sector today include:

How to effectively oversee and manage high production volume and high product complexity at the same time?
How to achieve flexibility in production planning and scheduling to react to changes and ensure on-time delivery?
How to streamline the manufacturing process to achieve shorter product lifecycles?
How to ensure compliance with all industry, environmental and energy regulations?
How to manage product service, warranty and quality control in a cost-effective way for the business?

To help our customers overcome these challenges, Engineering Industries eXcellence leverages Siemens Opcenter, a holistic portfolio of software products for Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), designed to address the unique needs of the Electronics Manufacturing sector.

About Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics (Camstar)

Within the Siemens Opcenter MOM offering, Opcenter Execution is a portfolio of industry and process-specific Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) designed to enable organizations to monitor, control and manage all the activities, resources and work-in-progress (WIP) on the factory floor and across their enterprise during the execution of production.

Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics (formerly Camstar Electronics Suite) is a full Digital Manufacturing solution for the electronics industry. It addresses PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly), mechanical assembly and box-build production. Based on direct connectivity to machines and production lines, the solution covers manufacturing execution, quality management, planning and scheduling, material management and manufacturing intelligence.

Opcenter Execution Electronics creates a true Digital Thread from design and engineering into manufacturing operations, and supports the entire product lifecycle, from managing production workflows and providing operator guidance, advanced electronic work instructions and quality inspection tools to complete traceability of operations and material. It enables electronics manufacturers to change and reconfigure manufacturing and quality processes in order to meet increased customer demand and strict quality requirements, and to improve their competitiveness in a rapidly changing, consumer-driven marketplace by realizing faster New Product Introduction (NPI) and time-to-market.

Source: Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics (Camstar)

Target Manufacturing Sectors

PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) manufacturing
Mechanical electronics assembly
Box-build electronics manufacturing
Consumer electronics manufacturing
Industrial electronics manufacturing
Electronic office equipment manufacturing
Aircraft and military electronics manufacturing
Telecommunications and communication technology

Features of Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics (Camstar)

Track and monitor all work-in-progress (WIP), resources and activities on the factory floor
Synchronize production execution and operations across multiple sites
Track and manage the movement and storage of materials, in-process items and finished products
Manufacturing order dispatching and WIP visibility
Labor resource and activity management (certification tracking, training records, tracing/prevention of unauthorized actions, role definition, etc.)
Advanced material management – capture, store and analyze end-to-end component-level traceability data for PCB and assemblies, from design handoff into production and all the way to Return Material Authorization (RMA) and warranty-handling
Direct connectivity to all Surface-Mount Technology (SMT), mechanical and assembly production lines, data collection and normalization to Open Manufacturing Language (OML)
Out-of-the-box (OOTB) manufacturing workflow management
Serial number management for PCB and panels
Integration to labeling machines and label printers
Electronic Work Instructions (EWI) for shop floor operators
Statistical Process Control (SPC) and pass/fail in-quality tests
Automated optical inspections (AOI) with graphical defect logging
Guided maintenance repair actions and maintenance repair support
Smart scanning and auto-recognition capabilities
Shop floor documentation and automation layer control
Genealogy recording, full traceability and easy access to as-built data
OOTB and customizable operational reports (WIP, defects/production quality, component traceability/serial number genealogy, etc.)
Generation of detailed production plans or group of plans
Generation of optimized and detailed production schedules to efficiently balance demand and capacity across different lines
Visualization of the current production capacity load and potential problems
What-if analysis and scenarios to analyze the impact of production changes and unexpected events
Tight machine integration and precise inventory management to eliminate buffer stocks and guesswork
Accurate and up-to-date information on the number of parts consumed, wasted and remaining on every carrier
Advanced JIT technology to anticipate order completion and feed exhaust points, upcoming changeovers and operational constraints
Plug-and-play interfaces for SMT, test and inspection machines
Online, multi-site visibility for executives, line managers and engineers with authorized access
Online process control and interlocking
Key Performance Indicator (KPI) tracking and performance-focused dashboards
Manufacturing intelligence reporting (Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), SPC, trends, alarms, etc.)
Advanced data trend and correlation analysis
Integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and automation technologies

Benefits of Siemens Opcenter Execution Electronics (Camstar)

Achieve paperless shop floor
Ensure end-to-end traceability of operations and materials
Improve quality and efficiency of processes
Accelerate new product introduction and change management
Ensure product quality and compliance
Reduce rework, scrap and waste
Minimize inventory
Optimize shop floor activities in real time
Maximize asset utilization
Reduce machine downtime
Enable more informed decisions for production
Optimize production capacity
Synchronize processes in plant and/or across global enterprise

Our Partnership with Siemens Digital Industries

Engineering Industries eXcellence has achieved the Siemens Smart Expert Partner designation, which differentiates us as an industry and customer-validated expert in the Siemens Digital Industries software suite, specifically in their Digital Manufacturing products: Teamcenter Manufacturing, Shop Floor Connect (SFC), Shop Floor Integrate (SFI), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, Tecnomatix Process Simulate, Opcenter Execution Discrete (SIMATIC IT UADM), Opcenter Advanced Planning and Scheduling (Preactor APS), Opcenter Execution Medical Device and Diagnostics (Camstar) and Opcenter Execution Electronics (Camstar). We are also certified in their Mendix and MindSphere Cloud solutions.

As a certified reseller, solution provider and system integrator for Siemens across several business units and portfolios, Engineering Industries eXcellence is the only Siemens partner in the world that has the combined vision, industry experience and technical expertise to deliver integrated solutions across all these different offerings.