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OCTOBER 2018 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 81 or to be in full production in October of this year. Aside from machinery, we also provide so- lutions to collect the data from our systems. GreenSource is using a CDB, a CIMS data- base. With this, they can obtain all the infor- mation from our AOI system—inspection and measurement results, etc.—and create various types of reports and different analyses. The AOI system and the database it drives can be used as a quality control tool. This also means that GreenSource will be able to monitor the activity on the AOI system, such as how much the system has been used in a period of 24 hours. They will also be able to monitor in real time if the machine is idle. If the machine was in idle, why? And what was the cause of the idle time? They can sit in their office and monitor the productivity and qual- ity of their product, and also the utilization of the system. Matties: How has your experience been inter- acting with Alex Stepinski at GreenSource? Ravino: Alex is a very unique person in this in- dustry. He does things that are entirely out of the box and different from other PCB shops. He's trying to bring the whole PCB fabrication process to the next level. Alex pushed us to improve our AOI systems by defining exactly what he wanted and needed regarding inspec- tion, productivity, and to make his shop fully automated. Matties: What was the greatest challenge for you in this process? Ravino: The first challenge was metrology where Alex wanted the ability to measure spe- cific features, and for us to be able to supply the results of the measurement in the manner he wanted. He's going to rely on our system strongly. Again—I want to make it clear—it will be an ongoing project with GreenSource because once the system is connected to the DES line and in full production, I'm sure we'll need to improve certain items and add more features. The second challenge was the need to con- nect each machine and be part of an inline pro- cess. Even though most PCB shops are some- what or fully automated, you still have a load- er and unloader that isn't connected directly to the DES line. Having the ability to connect the machine to the DES line and synchronize it with the AOI system was another challenge. Matties: What a great opportunity for you to be a part of the GreenSource project. As you said, it's improving the features and equipment that you're going to offer to your other customers as well. Ravino: I'm confident that it will open up more opportunities in Asia. GreenSource is a pioneer in how they will be producing PCBs, especially in North America. It will be an excellent mar- keting tool for us. It will create more opportu- nities and help us grow as a company. Matties: Since we weren't able to see all of the CIMS solutions in action on the shop floor, I- Connect007 will visit GreenSource in a few months and provide full coverage of the CIMS implementation then. Ravino: Great. Thank you. Matties: Thank you. PCB007 GreenSource is a pioneer in how they will be producing PCBs, especially in North America. It will be an excellent marketing tool for us. It will create more opportunities and help us grow as a company.