Part 1. Release Governance and Golden Data Pack (GDP) Core
1.1 The GDP Standard: Formats, Directory & Integrity
Production failure begins with data ambiguity. If the input data is fluid, the manufacturing outp...
1.2 The Bill of Materials (BOM) & Revision Control
The Bill of Materials (BOM) is not merely a purchasing list; it is the primary driver for SMT pro...
1.3 CAD/CAM Outputs: Fabrication Package Definition
The fabrication package is the blueprint for the physical substrate. If this data is incomplete, ...
1.4 Assembly Outputs: Centroid, Rotations, Polarity and Stencil Inputs
SMT programming is not an interpretative art; it is a coordinate translation task. If the input d...
1.5 Release Checklist and Freeze Rules
For an EMS provider, the NPI Gate is the primary defense against liability. Once you accept a dat...
1.6 Engineering Queries, ECO and Deviation Control
Informal agreements via instant messaging, email threads, or verbal confirmations are non-existen...