Shop Floor Control IT Services
 

acp-IT provides a complete service portfolio within the area of MES integration and equipment integration. This includes

 
  • Conception of MES and EI
  • Support of automation capability management with equipment vendors
  • Interfacing equipment to MES
  • Design and implementation of graphical user interfaces
  • Know how transfer and customer participation
  • Support and maintenance
  • Training for administrators, engineers and operators

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    MES and EI Domain Expertise
     
  • Object-oriented analysis and design for MES and EI applications
  • Object-oriented implementation for MES and EI applications
  • Application and interface functionalities for MES and EI
  • Equipment characterization for SECS-2 equipment communication
  • Contribution to international working groups of SEMI which are concerned with standardization in the MES and EI domain
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    IT Technologies
     

    We are capable of all modern IT technologies. On request we are able to fastly accommodate to new systems. The most important technologies used in our projects are:

     
    Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris
    Databases : Oracle, DB2, Jet/DAO, Cloudscape, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
    Programming Languages : C/C++, C#, Java, VB/VBA, Javascript, SQL/PLSQL, Perl, TK/TCL, Fortran, Smalltalk
    Communication : TCP/IP, HTTP, XML, SOAP, SECS/GEM/HSMS, CAN, RS232, RS485, OLE/COM/DCOM, DDE/Net-DDE, IEC
    Client/Server-Architectures and Middleware : J2EE, EJB, .NET, MQSeries, WebSphere MQ, JBOSS MQ, CORBA, RMI
    Application Servers : WebSphere, JBOSS
     
    Project References
     
  • Equipment integration of a cluster tool controller software for coating
  • Design of a global IT architecture for production control and equipment integration. Requirement engineering, structuring the requirements by considering the SEMI standards, gap analysis
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  • Design of software systems for equipment control and interfacing to manufacturing execution system for sequencing equipment in electronic assembly
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  • Requirements engineering and design of a new architecture for the manufacturing information system and equipment integration at a US harddisc manufacturer
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  • Analysis and design of a process automation controller for a wafer polishing machine at an European wafer manufacturer
  • Equipment characterization of SECS-2 communication interfaces at an European wafer manufacturer
  • Specification of a communication infrastructure in MES environment, independent of industrial sector
  • Tool-set-simulation for an advanced semiconductor manufacturing line
  • Automation capability management and IT architecture design for a European semiconductor manufacturer
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  • Equipment Integration within a new 300mm wafer fab of a major US semiconductor manufacturer
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    Customer Benefits
     
  • Highly skilled MES and EI personnel
  • Covers consulting and implementation skills
  • Long term customer participation (know-how transfer)
  • Local support at customer's site
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