Drift found in shift-end reports
Solder-paste and placement drift detected hours later in PDF summaries means defective boards keep building until someone reads the report.
Industry solution
Electronics
Zometric gives high-mix electronics and SMT manufacturers component-level SPC and traceability — real-time control charts that catch solder-paste and placement drift in seconds, AIAG-format MSA, and live yield monitoring across fast-changing lines.
Key standards
- IPC
- ISO 9001
- IATF 16949 (auto-electronics)
- To flag solder-paste & placement drift
- SecondsTo flag solder-paste & placement drift
- SPC and traceability
- Component-levelSPC and traceability
- Fast changeovers, stable monitoring
- High-mixFast changeovers, stable monitoring
- SMT yield and OEE
- Real-timeSMT yield and OEE
Electronics manufacturing is high-mix, high-precision and unforgiving: solder-paste volume, placement accuracy and reflow profiles drift quickly, and a missed signal becomes a field failure. Lines run to IPC standards, ISO 9001, and — for automotive electronics — IATF 16949. Zometric monitors quality at the component and parameter level with live control charts and capability, flags drift within seconds instead of at shift-end PDF reports, and keeps gauge and measurement systems capable with AIAG-format MSA. Automated production logging turns SMT and assembly line data into real-time yield and OEE, and full traceability links every measurement to lot, board, operator and machine.
The reality on the floor
What slows Electronics quality and uptime
High-mix lines overwhelm spreadsheets
Frequent product changeovers and dozens of parameters per board make manual SPC unmanageable — charts fall behind the line within a shift.
Measurement systems drift unnoticed
Vision systems and gauges measuring fine tolerances aren't routinely studied for repeatability and reproducibility, so marginal capability slips through.
Yield issues lack fast root cause
When yield drops, the data to localize it — by board, parameter, machine and shift — isn't in one place, so engineering response is slow.
How Zometric helps
The platform, mapped to Electronics
Each capability is delivered by a module you can adopt on its own and expand from.
Real-time component-level SPC
Live control charts and capability per parameter with all eight Nelson rules and granular alert routing by product × process × parameter — drift is flagged in seconds and routed to the right engineer.
Delivered byIn-Process Quality & SPCMSA for vision & fine-tolerance gauges
AIAG-format Gauge R&R, Type 1, linearity and bias, and attribute agreement studies, plus calibration scheduling — keeping measurement capable on tight electronics tolerances.
Delivered byGauge & MSALive SMT yield & OEE
Automated production logs and real-time OEE with downtime detection, so yield and stoppages are visible across high-mix lines as they happen.
Delivered byProductionConnect SMT lines & inspection
Zometric Edge and the Data Extractor pull data from PLCs, vision and automated inspection systems into one quality backbone — manual entry covers the rest.
Delivered byZometric EdgeModule mix
Where Electronics teams start
One data backbone — begin with one module and add the rest as you scale.
In-Process Quality Intelligence & SPC
Catch process deviations before they become defects.
Explore module →Gauge Management & MSA
Ensures measurement integrity across all sites and instruments.
Explore module →Production Management
Automated production logs, real-time OEE, downtime tracking, job scheduling.
Explore module →Standards & compliance
Built for the standards Electronics is audited against
- IPC
- Electronics assembly acceptability supported by component-level SPC and capability evidence.
- ISO 9001
- Quality management with digital control charts, MSA and traceability on demand.
- IATF 16949
- For automotive-electronics suppliers — AIAG core tools, PPAP-ready capability and traceability.
FAQ
Electronics — frequently asked questions
Can Zometric keep up with high-mix SMT lines?
Yes. Control charts and capability update in real time per product and parameter, with alert routing granular enough to handle frequent changeovers — so monitoring stays current even as the line switches products through the shift.
Does it integrate with vision and automated inspection systems?
Yes. Zometric Edge connects PLCs, vision systems and automated inspection equipment for live capture, and the Data Extractor ingests output files from inspection machines — mapping them into the same quality data model.
How fast does it catch process drift?
Within seconds. When a Nelson rule fires, the alert routes immediately to the responsible engineer, so corrective action starts before more boards are built — compared with hours when drift is found in shift-end reports.
Does it support automotive-electronics requirements?
Yes. For suppliers under IATF 16949, the AIAG-format SPC and MSA, PPAP-ready capability six-pack, and full traceability meet the automotive core-tool requirements.
Start with your line
See Zometric on your Electronics data
A 30-minute discovery call maps the right modules and standards to your factory — then a short pilot proves it on your real data.