Quad: Traceability & Advanced repair loop System
QUAD has been developed to optimize and streamline the collaboration between different disciplines that complement the production process. By providing an open data viewing software environment, it provides an insight for OEM’s, CEM’s, design service bureaus and other suppliers for monitoring manufacturing issues and problems.
It also supports links to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, finite capacity scheduling, SPQ/SPC modules, and can handle complex bills of materials (BOMs) as well as engineering change orders (ECOs).
Strategic Benefits of QUAD
The strategic benefits that the manufacture can expect include:
- Cycle-time reduction.
- Scrap and cost reductions.
- Time-to-market improvement.
- Quality, productivity, and yield improvements.
- Complete product/component traceability.
- Improved data accuracy
- Shared experience for the diagnostic.
- Repair action more easy with the advanced diagnostic tools.
- QuadRecorder, part of tester interface, is a generic data logger that allows automatic access to all test and diagnostic results generated by Automatic Test Equipment.
- QuadStation, part of repair, analyses the data presented to the repair and diagnostic station, to allow the operator to quickly fix the detected fault and graphically input repair data into the QUAD database.
- QuadReports produces advanced quality management information and reports in real-time and can be delivered by e-mail or provide automatically a web site.
Tester interface
QuadRecorder is a generic data logger that captures data from any test system and assembly machines connected to the database host.
The main features are:
- Intelligent parsing of fault tickets or datalog files for different systems (AOI, AXI, ICT, Boundary-Scan, Flying probe and other dedicated machines for assembly).
- Customizable data input scenarios i.e. RETEST, known false defect …etc.
- ATML, XML and Generic parsers are available and are free of charge.
- Original fault ticket filing management.
- Measures collection for SPC (Cp, Cpk…)
Repair station
QuadStation provides the user with a complete traceability and history of the product. During the diagnostic step, the operator has a set of powerful tools to help him in the search for a defect. When it is found, a simple click is enough to capitalize this experience and thus share it among all QUAD users.
- Test result retrieval.
- Diagnostic assistance.
- Recording of quality data.
A derived version of the QuadStation named QuadTest allows the operator to graphically input a manual operation result into the QUAD database when no automatic test is performed.
QuadStation provides powerful diagnostic assistance tools such as:
- Total interactivity between electrical schematic view, layout view, netlist navigator, the tester fault ticket, the defect data grid and the defects advisor bar graph.
- Defects advisor facility to allow the operator to have access to statistical fault repartition data that has been previously recorded for the same type of product under repair. Repair data is updated in real time for immediate experience sharing.
- The ‘WEB Navigator’ style interface in the fault ticket allows users to interactively view the fault location on the schematic and layout viewers along with statistical representation of repair activity.
- The short-circuit assistant
- The Sherlock Algorithm guides the operator in the Functional test diagnostics.
- Visualization of the physical layout allows repair technicians to quickly identify components, pins and PCB tracks, resulting in significantly reduced diagnosis and repair time.
- Visualisation of nails information at the electrical schematic level.
- Fully automated graphical fault code collection.
- Panel test management with advanced visualisation.
- Historical reporting of all the repair activities that have been either performed on a specific PCB or on a specific repair station.
Traceability & Quality
QuadReports allows interactive or automatic report generation using the de-facto standard Crystal Reports™ tool. These textual and graphical reports are fully customizable and can exported in PDF or Excel format to be easily distributed via email. The QuadReports for the Web is also available for investigation, presentation of quality report and repair data, anytime and anywhere.
This module also supports user programmable alarm generation to indicate critical changes to the manufacturing process that require immediate remedial action to be taken.
- Defects and repairs (Yield, FPY, Pareto of defects, Workflow, DPMO …)
- Measures in the test program (Cp, Cpk, Mean, repeatability …)
Some examples of a typical advanced reports are detailed below:
This particularly useful when you are working remotely to the manufacturing facility and it is necessary to obtain real-time data at anytime and anywhere.
Key product benefits
Ease of Use
Flexible modular software application that is easily integrated into an existing quality system organization, or used as a stand alone application.
Based on Industry Standards
Interfaces with industry standard database environments, such as Oracle, MS-SQL, Access .. etc.
Maximize performance
A high level of performance is achieved by adopting innovative programming technology to optimise database access.
Paperless repair powered by QuadView
Intuitive GUI provides hyperlinked interaction between fault ticket, schematic/layout viewers & defect advisor panel for ease of diagnosis and repair.
Clear and precise reporting
Quality management information and reports provided on demand, clear and precise using advanced reporting software.
WEB reporting
XML compatible for web presentation of quality report and repair data, available anytime and anywhere via the internet.
Real-time process alarms
Real-time alarms to quickly identify process problems and immediately alert staff to allow quick and remedial action.
Product history and tracking
Access to a complete history of product manufacture and test processes allows historical problems to be quickly identified.
Immediate cost savings
Increase revenue by improving team productivity by eliminating non-value added tasks, simplifying administrative procedures and automating the workflow.
Ease of maintenance
Networking contribution is minimised in order to allow ease of maintenance.
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Additional information
- QuadView brochure (PDF file, 234k)
- Ask for a free demo version of our software
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