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	Streamlining wafer packaging equipment development with SolidWorks Enterprise

Streamlining wafer packaging equipment development with SolidWorks Enterprise

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries	Electronics Semiconductors
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	NEXX Systems, Inc. faced challenges in managing the increasing volume of 3D assembly and component design data due to its growth. Traditional file management techniques were insufficient, leading to slow, error-prone processes and a backlog of engineering change orders (ECOs). The company needed improved efficiency, accuracy, and control in handling its design data and ECOs. They began researching available product data management (PDM) systems to address these issues. Read More
About Customer	NEXX Systems, Inc. specializes in products designed for the advanced wafer-level packaging market, supporting a wide range of deposition applications for smaller, faster electronic devices. The company has been using SolidWorks® 3D CAD software since its inception. As NEXX Systems grew, it generated increasing amounts of 3D assembly and component design data, necessitating a more efficient and accurate data management system. The company needed to handle greater development activity and related engineering change orders (ECOs) more efficiently. Read More
Solution	NEXX Systems selected SolidWorks Enterprise PDM after evaluating several PDM systems. The software was chosen for its ease of use, implementation, and administration, as well as its integrated revision control, automated workflow, and web-browser access capabilities. The company implemented 14 seats of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM to support its 11 SolidWorks 3D CAD software users and four seats of the SolidWorks Enterprise Web Client for non-CAD users. The implementation was completed over a long weekend, migrating between 35,000 and 40,000 files into the PDM Vault. The intuitive user interface of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM facilitated a smooth transition for users. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Applicable Industries

Electronics

Semiconductors

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

NEXX Systems, Inc. faced challenges in managing the increasing volume of 3D assembly and component design data due to its growth. Traditional file management techniques were insufficient, leading to slow, error-prone processes and a backlog of engineering change orders (ECOs). The company needed improved efficiency, accuracy, and control in handling its design data and ECOs. They began researching available product data management (PDM) systems to address these issues.

About Customer

NEXX Systems, Inc. specializes in products designed for the advanced wafer-level packaging market, supporting a wide range of deposition applications for smaller, faster electronic devices. The company has been using SolidWorks® 3D CAD software since its inception. As NEXX Systems grew, it generated increasing amounts of 3D assembly and component design data, necessitating a more efficient and accurate data management system. The company needed to handle greater development activity and related engineering change orders (ECOs) more efficiently.

Solution

NEXX Systems selected SolidWorks Enterprise PDM after evaluating several PDM systems. The software was chosen for its ease of use, implementation, and administration, as well as its integrated revision control, automated workflow, and web-browser access capabilities. The company implemented 14 seats of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM to support its 11 SolidWorks 3D CAD software users and four seats of the SolidWorks Enterprise Web Client for non-CAD users. The implementation was completed over a long weekend, migrating between 35,000 and 40,000 files into the PDM Vault. The intuitive user interface of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM facilitated a smooth transition for users.

Impact #1	NEXX Systems significantly improved the accuracy of its assembly design data, resulting in shorter development cycles and reduced scrap and rework.
Impact #2	The company eliminated its backlog of ECOs and accelerated development through tighter revision control and improved workflow automation.
Impact #3	SolidWorks Enterprise PDM expanded access to updated design data to other departments, including Purchasing, Sales, and Service, enhancing overall productivity.

Impact #1

NEXX Systems significantly improved the accuracy of its assembly design data, resulting in shorter development cycles and reduced scrap and rework.

Impact #2

The company eliminated its backlog of ECOs and accelerated development through tighter revision control and improved workflow automation.

Impact #3

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM expanded access to updated design data to other departments, including Purchasing, Sales, and Service, enhancing overall productivity.

Benefit #1	Implemented 14 seats of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and four seats of the SolidWorks Enterprise Web Client.
Benefit #2	Migrated between 35,000 and 40,000 files into the PDM Vault over a single weekend.
Benefit #3	Reduced the time to process an ECO from a day to an hour.

Benefit #1

Implemented 14 seats of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM and four seats of the SolidWorks Enterprise Web Client.

Benefit #2

Migrated between 35,000 and 40,000 files into the PDM Vault over a single weekend.

Benefit #3

Reduced the time to process an ECO from a day to an hour.

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Streamlining wafer packaging equipment development with SolidWorks Enterprise

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