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38 SMT007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2024 Feature Article by Julie Cliche-Dubois COGISCAN e intricacies involved in electronics man- ufacturing require more than just expensive equipment and skilled technicians; they neces- sitate an accurate understanding of the entire production flow, informed and driven by access and visibility to reliable data. As more manufacturers focus on factory data to improve their operations, they turn to advanced analytics platforms, like one offered by Cogiscan. is fully customizable platform was designed for PCBA manufacturing and is specifically geared toward low- to mid-volume mixed-vendor environments where changeover is frequent, many different brands of machines are on the production floor, and a continuous improvement mindset is culturally embedded from the shop floor to the top floor. In this arti- cle, we'll use our soware platform as a use case for helping electronics manufacturers across all levels of the production operation. The Data Imperative Let's begin at the beginning regarding getting the data from the shop floor. In the domain of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) man- ufacturing, data is as abundant as it is com- plicated. e manufacturing line comprises diverse, specialized machines working together to create complex PCBAs. From solder paste printers that lay the solder paste foundation for healthy circuit connections to placement machines that populate the board with hun- Data-driven Precision in PCBA Manufacturing