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(June 19, 2008) SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials is launching its "First-Time-Right" new product introduction (NPI) stencils Initiative for ALPHA "Engineered Products." The stencil product line will target assemblers and prototyping houses aiming to reduce their NPI cycle times.
One of the key elements of meeting short NPI cycle time requirements is the ability to design the stencil correctly, produce it "First-Time-Right" and have prompt delivery of the stencil for use, according to Cookson. "NPI is a critical business process in launching new products. With the dramatic increase in electronics product diversity and compression in product lifetimes, it is critical for the OEMs, ODMs and EMSs to have a streamlined NPI process that is able to meet the short cycle time requirements for function verification, prototyping, manufacturing readiness and multi-facility rollout," said Ravi Bhatkal, Cookson Electronics' VP and GM, Engineered Products.
The Cookson Electronics Engineered Products Group will focus on NPI by engaging with the customer early in the design process, to understand requirements; and supporting the design effort by providing Cookson's design recommendations. In the NPI line, they use automated application of pre-programmed customer and OEM/product-specific design rules through a proprietary DIMENSIONS system. This system can apply one set of design rules at multiple sites globally. The group also will provide a "PCB Scaling Service" to optimize the stencil to better correct for board stretch. Scaling of the stencil design to the corresponding PCB is said to reduce defects and rework and improve first-pass yield in NPI.
Other features include regular monitoring and control of the positional accuracy of Cookson's lasers, to provide accurate and consistent stencil quality; stepped stencils and unique aperture designs developed by Cookson to allow single stencils designed for broad range of deposit volumes to provide the right paste volume where needed; fast turnaround of the stencils from one of 12 strategic global locations; and ALPHA global technical service and support. Not all services are available yet in each global market.
For more information, visit www.cooksonelectronics.com.
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