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Mex4 Software

Mex4 is the intelligent software solution for managing electronic assembly production, from goods receipt to inventory information and inventory management, including accompanying information.

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Modular Software Solution

Efficient Goods and Material Management in Electronics Manufacturing

Modular software architecture for intelligent goods and material management of various assembly and placement systems

Mex4 consists of different software modules.
Each module can be used for a specific function or task within goods and material management.

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MIMedit

Data Management

A fully automated, scalable, and modular storage and picking system for THT and SMD components. Reels, trays, sticks, and other packaging units can be stored and managed fully automatically with complete MSL-compliant traceability.

Highlights

  • Graphical editing of placement programs
  • Intuitive editing of the component library

MIMprep

Component and Inventory Data Management

With the MIMprep module, the operator has access at any time to information about the components present in the system.

Highlights

  • Management of component and inventory data
  • Setup of single or multiple jobs
  • Graphical display of the current and planned setup status of the machine
  • Generation and printing of container barcodes
  • A graphical display informs about the current and planned loading status of the machine
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MIMopt

Process and Production Control

When a certain number of jobs is given, the order in which they should be processed must be determined to minimize setup effort.

Mex4 solves this task and thus avoids having to constantly remove and reload the same components. Additionally, components needed later are reserved to avoid unnecessary unloading.

Highlights

  • MIMopt defines the job sequence to minimize production times
  • Lowest possible setup effort, avoidance of unnecessary unloading and reloading
  • Priority settings for urgent jobs
  • Optimization can be performed in a short time, with graphical presentation of the results
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MIMjob

Job Management

The MIMjob program includes functions for job management such as creating new jobs, editing existing ones, and defining assemblies and batch sizes.
With MIMjob, a job and component balance can be created after job completion.

Highlights

  • Management of all job and component data, as well as evaluation of production data (PDE) from the placement machine
  • Interface to production planning systems (PPS)
  • Performing job cost calculation
  • Reporting function for production and downtime, component consumption, and placement performance
  • Management per job, considering batch size, deadline, and priority as well as order, warning, and safety stock levels for each component

MIMfill

Fill Level Monitoring

The MIMfill program monitors the fill level of one or more machines. The operator can immediately recognize when a component reel is about to run empty and prepare the next feeder with that component. This proactive approach helps avoid unnecessary machine downtime.

Highlights

  • Permanent status monitoring of feeders regarding component quantity
  • Early detection when a component reel is running low
  • Minimization of unnecessary downtimes
  • Numerous filter settings for individual feeder types
  • Only feeders belonging to the program are considered

MIMcad

Work Preparation

The placement line receives exact specifications such as part number, coordinates, etc., for each assembly job from the customer’s CAD program.
This includes both the assembly programs and the component data of the parts to be assembled.
Using MIMcad, this data is converted from CAD-ASCII files for processing in Mex4 and is then available to all assemblers and material logistics.

Highlights

  • Use of predefined protocols
  • Reading special formats with data from multiple sources
  • CAD data can be adopted by the customer through interactive conversion

MIMstore

Warehouse Management

With the MIMstore warehouse management system, each component container is assigned a unique barcode when stored.
Additional information such as component designation, package type, and standard storage location can be printed on the barcode label.
This unique barcode serves as the identification feature for all further processes.

Highlights

  •  Management of storage and retrieval of component containers
  • Management of manual withdrawal of components
  • Information on container, component, and feeder data
  • Minimum stock management
  • Inventory reports

MIMtrace

Traceability

MIMtrace provides all traceability data necessary for tracking.
All relevant PCB, component, and system data are available as needed.
With MIMtrace, data on all batches and assembly operations are recorded and archived.
Usage certificates for individual component batches or PCBs can be created in various formats.

Highlights

  •  Automatic application/capture of Data Matrix/utilization barcodes for PCB identification
  • Variable traceability depth depending on requirements, automatically adjusted per job
  • Extensive evaluations and documentation based on various criteria

Interfaces

Connection to External Systems

 

Connection to External Systems
There are connections to various ERP, PPS, and inventory management systems.
Data transfer (inventory, jobs, etc.) is possible, as well as feedback of component consumption.
In addition, there are interfaces to storage systems, allowing components to be directly called up for setup using Mex4.

  • Connecting the software to existing ERP systems via text files, XML-based interfaces, database interfaces, API
  • Forwarding machine times and component consumption to higher-level systems

Do you have any questions? Our team is happy to help:

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