SOP-42Q-MES0044 Traceability Glossary

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Production PTS Glossary Version MES15     This SOP is 42Q's corporate standard.  This document is under revision control. The latest revision is located on Intranet.  Once printed it is an uncontrolled copy. All alterations to this SOP require approval.  Contact the IT Global Education and Training Department to submit suggested alterations and or updates.

This edition applies to MES15 Portal 1.0 Application and all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new revisions.'

General Notes

• Work Instruction alteration suggestions must be reviewed and approved by the site Documentation Manager prior to sending an alteration request to Sanmina Corporate.

• This Work Instruction is a basic navigation-training guide and is not meant to teach the process flow for individual department functionality. Individual Sanmina sites may have minor or specific process changes that will be documented at the site level.

• Online Help is available on PTS web.

Overview

There are many technical terms and acronyms that are applied throughout the PTS flow. This Glossary serves as a tool to assist the user with the PTS work instructions for the 42Q Portal.

Glossary

a. Acronyms

AI

Automatic injection, the device used to transfer material to hand load workstation

AML

Approved manufacturer list

AVL

Approved vendor list

AWCS

Automated Warehouse Control System

BOM

Bill of material, describing the structure and relationship between the finished product and raw material used to produce this product.

DBA

Database Administrator

ECN

Engineering Change Notification

IQC

Incoming Quality Control

IRMS

Inventory Receiving Management System

 

MRS

Material Requisition System

MSD

Moisture-Sensitive Devices

NetDC

Network Data Collector

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

PCBA

PCB Assembly

PTS

Parts traceability system

ROHS

Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances

RT

Receipt Traveler (generated by ERP upon material receiving)

RTV

Real Time Verification

SFDC

Shop Floor Data Collection is a computer-based system designed to replace manual data entry with barcode scanning (manual and automated). It can easily be configured to monitor and control a single product line or an entire plant.

SMT

Surface Mount Technology

SOP

Standard Operation Procedure

WEEE

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment

WIP

Work In Progress

b. Terms

Auto Scan

One module designed in PTS to capture report or data automatically in production, it includes auto scanner and NetDC.

Break Panel

A panel consists of many small functional boards. For easy handling, the panel will be broken in small pieces after fabrication.

Component Barcode

The material barcode on each individual material package in either PTS printed or Supplier provided.

Date Code

A unique code to identify a batch of material from a supplier or a manufacturer

Designator

A unique reference location to identify the material placement for SMT or Hand assembly.

Next Inspection Date=Due Date=Expire Date

A given date for a particular component defines its shelf life to meet production requirement.

Feeder

A particular tool to hold the material reel for the SMT machine

Feeder Barcode

The barcode of the feeder name or serial number

Hand Load

To assemble proper materials on the PCB manually

LCR Meter

A machine used to measure the inductance, capacitance & resistance

Lead Free

All consumed production material items must be lead-free. (Also known as Pb-Free)

Leaded

Production included led assemble the material item.

Load Material

To put the material reel on feeder ready for production use

Lot Code

A unique code to identify a batch of material in the same model from a supplier/manufacturer

Manufacturer P/N

A part number is given by the manufacturer to differentiate one from other components

Palm

A portable device with palm operation used for barcode scanning on the shop floor.

Panel

A tray used to hold a series of boards that need to be printed at the same time. (Series of PCB that under one layout format.)

Parameter

Definition for data, reports, or configuration.

Part Number

Number named to identify a specified kind of material or product

Pb-Free

Lead-free

PGO file

A file type that loads SMT program into Fuji Machine

Physical location

A location that can be seen and exists on the production floor.

Pick List

Convert from SMT program, describing the component from which slot/station goes to which designator on PCB

Pocket PC

A palm-size portable device with Window mobile 2003 installed.

Production Line

A group of work stations (screen printer, SMT machine, reflow oven, and hand load work station) assembled to produce a specified product

Real Time

Pertaining to data or reporting. Refers to data that is completely up to the current date and time.

Reflow Oven

A machine used to join the board and the component attached to it

RF Tag

Radio Frequency Tag (RTV function use)

RF Terminal

A wireless device used to scan the barcode

ROHS

The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

Scanner

A barcode reader associated with a gun, wand or pen.

Screen Printer

A device used to print solder paste on a PCB board before components assembled in an SMT machine.

Serial Barcode

The barcode label uniquely identifies a product.

Serial No

The serial number of the product is a unique number used to identify a particular board.

Sanmina P/N or SSCI P/N

A part number used in Sanmina plant level

Station

A slot in the SMT machine to fit in a feeder

Sync BOM

Synchronized BOM

WinCE

Windows operation system customized for embed device

Work Order (Discrete Job)

An order is raised for production to conduct for a production line

Work Station

A location on the line with a specified activity.

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