By – Michael Ford, Aegis Software It has been a couple of years since I was able to attend an IPC APEX show. APEX is unique in the industry, as it is the only show held together with a full technical conference, IPC standards committee meetings, professional training courses and more. There is no better way…
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DPMX And The Digital Thread” Michael Ford, Aegis Software There are two aspects to a Digital Thread that are essential for modern manufacturing, both of which are related to the context in which we use data to create value. We tend to dwell on the aspect that represents daily burden to the industry with occasional…
IPC-2581 Consortium will be exhibiting (booth #17) at PCB East 2022 on April 12th, 2022, at PCB East 2022 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center (181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, MA 01752). Entry to exhibit hall is free. Click here to register Visit members of the IPC-2581 consortium at Booth…
IPC-2581 Consortium will be at PCB West 2021 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Stop by booth #412 on Wednesday October 6th to talk to experts about how IPC-2581 is being used by design houses and their manufacturing partners to streamline the Smart hand-off process to manufacturing partners. Ask us about…
Koh Young, measurement-based inspection solutions provider, joined the IPC-2581 Consortium this week to support the adoption and use of IPC-2581 (DPMX) for design data transfer to machines on factory floor to improve efficiency and reduce costs for electronics manufacturers. Using IPC-DPMX (IPC-2581) with IPC-CFX will deliver engineering (design) data directly to machines to streamline the process…
A wonderful short article written by Lou Shababy, a PCB Design lead at Eaton Lighting Controls Division, in this month’s issue of PCD&F Magazine. In this article Lou talks about why IPC-2581 is a better format to use. Besides the hand-off benefits, he argues that since there is intelligence in the data package, DFM checks…
At this year’s APEX show we will explore new opportunities to expand the format. There will be user group and committtee meetings and a Buzz Session at this year’s APEX event. Be sure not to miss it. How IPC-2581 Enables Industry 4.0 Tuesday, Jan 29 — 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM | Buzz Session 2…
Sierra Circuits also talked to Michael Ford, who is leading the IPC-1782 committee, about the use of IPC-2581 in Industry 4.0 and IPC-CFX. Michael talks about how IPC-2581 provides the Digital Product Model that is needed to implement a smart factory using IPC-CFX standard. Click here to view the interview
Sierra Circuits talked to Hemant Shah, IPC-2581 Consortium Chairman about advantages of IPC-2581 over traditional Gerber based PCB design data hand-off to manufacturing at PCB West 2018. The interview and discussion goes in who is using IPC-2581 today, why companies should use IPC-2581 and much more. Click here to view the interview
by Bill Hargin Director of Everything at Z-zero On my morning walk yesterday – through some rain-forest-like trails near our house in Redmond, Washington – I was thinking about writing this blog, and the PCB industry’s adoption of IPC-2581 … I was reminded of something I read years ago that seemed like a reasonable parallel….