Open manufacturing language for PCB assembly

13 July 2016 Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Earlier this year, Mentor Graphics launched the Open Manufacturing Language (OML) initiative to address what it described as the longstanding need and urgent calls from the industry for a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly-specific ‘Internet of Manufacturing’ solution.

The aim of OML is to allow IT teams, solution providers and equipment suppliers to easily integrate shop-floor data to create or enhance added-value manufacturing execution solutions based on a single, normalised, vendor-neutral communication interface. Use of the OML standard supports the practical realisation of Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory 1.0 concepts, as well as the automated collection of full traceability data including routing and compliance enforcement.

OML creates an operational hierarchy through which neutralised information is exchanged between manufacturing processes. This includes detail of any shop-floor event in the areas of process performance, materials setup and consumption, traceability, process results and parameters, process control (poka-yoke), and quality information from test, inspection and repair processes, both automated and manual. OML is said to resolve numerous issues in automated and manual processes that previous formats could not address.

The standard is available through an open community on www.omlcommunity.com, which will provide support and management of new revisions. Membership of the community is open for end-users, machine vendors and other interested parties by registering at the website where a free download of the full documentation and samples are available.

For more information visit www.omlcommunity.com

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