- determine if there is in fact a variation between shapes from different vendors for the same internal part number, which violates a user defined tolerance, and
- graphically reveal the „as built“ placement of the selected vendor part number onto the specified reference designator location in the CAD design.
- Reduce errors due to inaccurate part data: The VPL helps to flush out errors in CAD shapes and in the master part library and to confirm hard to find data points like component height. The AVL is also improved by eliminating errors or vendors which create unacceptable geometric variations in the components’ shapes. A lot of time is also saved in production by eliminating part-to-pad mismatches before they can occur on the shop floor.
- Reduce stop time due to missing part data: NPIs always bring in new part shapes which do not exist within the machine libraries. Using the Auto-Generation capability of vPlan these shapes are created instantly and with greater accuracy. This saves large blocks of engineering time, creates fewer placement problems and stops „process tweaking“ and the resulting library pollution from temporary „fixes“ and bad part shapes
- Improve product quality with more accurate placement: Process yields and long term product reliability are both improved when component placement is optimized. The precise component shape geometries in the VPL ensure that machine shapes are accurate, and the VST process confirms that each placement centroid and rotation value are correct in „as built“ offline simulation.
- Reduce line stops due to rotation or position errors: vPlan program generation with VST also ensures that the NPI board runs correctly the first time.
