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FEBRUARY 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 21 ODB++, IPC-2541, GenCam 2.0, GenCamX, IPC-2581A, and now IPC-2581B with extensions. But the digitization of all product and manufacturing information has compelled the industry to create universal, open, product standards, and IPC-2581B is the closest thing we have to a con- sensus standard. The rapid im- plementation of CFX highlights that fact. Progress has been rapid on IPC-2581 but focused on elec- tronics assembly. The process and CNC requirements for PCB fabrication have taken a back seat. As seen in Figure 10, sev- eral data requirements have not been digitized yet. Progress on IPC-2581 has been extended Figure 9: The new challenges for Industry 4.0 is the digitization of product data (CAD and BOM plus specifications) to drive automated smart factory systems. Figure 10: IPC-2581's goal is the complete digitization of the PCB product into a data-driven standard. But a number of areas have, as yet, not been addressed by IPC-2581. (Source: Korf Consultancy)