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30 SMT007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2024 have to consider the broad spec limits so the component can meet these limits. But when you measure every component—which we do during the analysis—you realize that the components converge on a very narrow tun- nel within the middle of the spec, not at the edges of the spec. Designers are looking to get this kind of data, but they've been unable to because, without a system analyzing the data for them, they can't make the right decision. At Cybord, you can't just create the data and leave it up to your customers to determine its meaning. I assume that Cybord is providing tools to assist. It would be a missed opportunity to just to col- lect the data and expect the customer to do something with it. We have a business intel- ligence (BI) engine running above all this, which can slice and dice the information the way they want. ey can provide queries to the system, develop their own queries, and ask questions about the data. Sometimes, we just ask our customers, "What are your pain points you would like to resolve? We may be able to resolve them." at's exactly what we're doing. We inter- view the customers, get their feedback, and prepare a reporting system or BI charts and reports to provide this information for them. We need to digest the data because just collect- ing it can be confusing. It's time-consuming work to analyze everything, so we usually do this for our customers. Can the information you're creating be fed back into the customer's MES, for example? How much integration work should they plan to do to bring all of this from Cybord into their manufacturing process? Since we output tons of data, we go through a standard API, and whoever wants to utilize it, whether that's an MES—some are taking this to the ERP directly—can provide it. e cus- tomer can do whatever they want. Rarely do I find someone excited by adopt- ing a new system or platform they have to learn to use. In fact, they hate it. e point is, if we provide everything by API, they can get the same information using their current system and that's very important to everyone. Has Cybord published papers on how these tools contribute to IPC-A-610 compliance? Yes. e IPC-A-610 is a bible for our system. e spec calibrates all the thresholds, and we are enforcing the rules. So, assuming you decide to implement the system in your line, you're fully covered by IPC-A-610—Class 1, Class 3, it doesn't matter. We have plans to inte- grate with other systems, and connect to many third parties. By the way, most MESs are pro- prietary and developed in-house by the EMS provider. We integrate with them as well. I think the most interesting and exciting inte- gration we are doing today is a system called real-time interceptor (RTI), which means that we will connect directly with the pick-and- place machine. We get the information from the machine and then give direct feedback while the machine still holds the component in the air—all in a few milliseconds. e machine picks up a component, takes the picture, and sends the picture to the Cybord server. e