Using and understanding factory analytics is the future for electronics manufacturers. Those who strategically prioritize analytics and properly leverage the insights generated throughout their entire operation systematically will stand the test of time. In this fast-changing, deeply competitive, and margin-tight industry, factory analytics can be the key to unlocking untapped improvements to guarantee a thriving business.
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Julie Cliche-Dubois
Product Manager Analytics & Connectivity, Cogiscan
Julie Cliche-Dubois leads all product management efforts at Cogiscan. She received her bachelor’s degree in computer science and a postgraduate diploma in business information technology, both from the University of Sherbrooke in Québec Canada. Julie has extensive experience providing product management to software development companies in the high-technology hub of Montréal.
With a combined tenure of 11 years spent at Cogiscan, Julie has worked in a variety of roles from development to applications support to product management. She has extensive technical knowledge of the complete Cogiscan portfolio and leverages those insights to develop new features and products that are relevant both to Cogiscan’s technology and target market. Her empathetic nature, coupled with her technical expertise, makes her the ideal person to lead Cogiscan’s product management efforts, and she is focused on improving the user experience of the company’s products overall.
When not developing solutions to improve the manufacturing process, Julie can be found running along the streets of Montréal, Canada (typically chasing after her two young children) or enjoying a good book.
Cogiscan was founded in Québec, Canada in 1999 by three manufacturing engineers. The company was established to fulfill the vision of creating a smart factory that seamlessly integrates all manufacturing processes, including machines, materials, people, and software systems, using information technology. More than two decades later, Cogiscan continues to provide modular smart factory solutions that are tailored specifically for PCB assembly in high-reliability industry sectors.
Cogiscan's applications enable machine connectivity, process control and traceability, and data-driven analytics—from the shop floor all the way to the enterprise level, including parent company iTAC Software AG’s Gartner-recognized MES/MOM suite. As subsidiaries of Dürr Systems AG, both Cogiscan and iTAC Software are part of Dürr’s Digital Factory. The Dürr Group is one of the world’s leading mechanical and plant engineering firms with particular expertise in the technology fields of automation, digitalization, and energy efficiency. Its products, systems, and services enable highly efficient and sustainable manufacturing processes.
After 25 years focused solely on electronics manufacturing, Cogiscan has helped transform manufacturing operations all over the world with installations in over 800 factories. To understand how Cogiscan can guide you along your smart factory journey, please visit Cogiscan.
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Chapter Summaries
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Chapter 1
Getting and Processing Factory Data
This chapter discusses the challenges faced by electronics manufacturers in obtaining and processing data from the factory floor. It highlights the complexities of dealing with multiple machine types, output formats, licensing requirements, and the need for effective data normalization.
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What Our Readers Are Saying
I would recommend that any data-driven engineers focused on taking their manufacturing operations to the next level read this book.
Jason Sciberras, President, Saline Lectronics Division of Emerald Technologies
Factory Analytics is great reading! Data analytics provides evidence of sustained performance and continuous improvement. This book also covers new tools like machine learning and how AI will bring new levels of factory analytics and efficiency.
Alejandro Carrillo, Founder/General Manager, InterLatin
