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CASE STUDY
How Cogiscan Facilitates Growth at SIIX EMS Mexico
By Cogiscan's Experts
Building a Future of Continuous Improvement
As a contract manufacturer in the automotive sector, SIIX EMS Mexico (SEM) faces tough demands for productivity, quality, and compliance. Customers expect not only high volume but full traceability and validation.
Since 2015, Cogiscan has helped SEM with their explosive growth. When they first adopted the Cogiscan platform, they only had about six SMT lines. Today, with 30 lines, the Cogiscan system is used on every line, creating a unified backbone for traceability and process control.
Growth has never meant shortcuts. Each new line brought requirements for automation, integration, and real-time data. Cogiscan's modular platform and Open Interface helped SEM to scale seamlessly as they’ve built custom tools to automate workflows and maintain visibility across the entire operation.
Result: A growing production environment confident in the quality and compliance of its output.
Since 2015, Cogiscan has helped SEM with their explosive growth. When they first adopted the Cogiscan platform, they only had about six SMT lines. Today, with 30 lines, the Cogiscan system is used on every line, creating a unified backbone for traceability and process control.
Growth has never meant shortcuts. Each new line brought requirements for automation, integration, and real-time data. Cogiscan's modular platform and Open Interface helped SEM to scale seamlessly as they’ve built custom tools to automate workflows and maintain visibility across the entire operation.
Result: A growing production environment confident in the quality and compliance of its output.
Rows of green printed circuit boards neatly arranged in a tray
Scaling Traceability with Every Step Forward
In the automotive industry, traceability is not just a best practice, it is an essential requirement. For SIIX EMS Mexico, this means complying with rigorous standards, including those set by the IATF 16949 certification (formerly TS 16949), which governs quality and component traceability.
Every part and every element produced on the manufacturing lines must be identified, recorded, and tracked with precision. There is no margin for error, ensuring that the complete history, from raw material to finished product, is available at any time. Detailed reports not only allow SEM to meet customer audit requirements but also enable a rapid response in the event of a recall or non-conformance.
Every part and every element produced on the manufacturing lines must be identified, recorded, and tracked with precision. There is no margin for error, ensuring that the complete history, from raw material to finished product, is available at any time. Detailed reports not only allow SEM to meet customer audit requirements but also enable a rapid response in the event of a recall or non-conformance.
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Customers want to know that the contract manufacturer can provide traceability reports, even if they don't always ask for them. If ever there's a complaint or issue, we need to show we have traceability on the materials used.
Quality and Reliability: Catching Issues Early
Tight quality control is paramount in electronics manufacturing, especially in automotive electronics, where a single mistake can have serious consequences. In this sense, Cogiscan’s technology has been key SEM’s early detection and prevention.
The SIIX EMS Mexico team has built multiple different custom applications with Cogiscan’s Open Interface in order to improve their validation processes across all SMT lines. In case of skipped steps, or components that fail to meet the specifications, or incorrect process parameters, their team is alerted of the detected issue, and the production line can be stopped.
Precision in electronics manufacturing is essential, and SEM relies on Product Flow Controller (PFCs) to maintain that standard. These networked devices automatically stop the machine whenever a setup or process falls outside specifications, ensuring defective products never reach downstream operations. In addition, SIIX EMS Mexico uses PFCs in post-SMT stages such as conformal coating to maintain quality and collect data that supports complete traceability.
Seamless integration was also key as SEM added new machines. Cogiscan supported their team in capturing and integrating all necessary data from new equipment all while maintaining traceability without sacrificing quality.
Cogiscan's platform supports real-time feedback and validation to enable operators and managers to act swiftly and maintain responsibility. The result is that SEM has maintained and even elevated the quality of its standards, while it grows without compromising critical validation steps.
The SIIX EMS Mexico team has built multiple different custom applications with Cogiscan’s Open Interface in order to improve their validation processes across all SMT lines. In case of skipped steps, or components that fail to meet the specifications, or incorrect process parameters, their team is alerted of the detected issue, and the production line can be stopped.
Precision in electronics manufacturing is essential, and SEM relies on Product Flow Controller (PFCs) to maintain that standard. These networked devices automatically stop the machine whenever a setup or process falls outside specifications, ensuring defective products never reach downstream operations. In addition, SIIX EMS Mexico uses PFCs in post-SMT stages such as conformal coating to maintain quality and collect data that supports complete traceability.
Seamless integration was also key as SEM added new machines. Cogiscan supported their team in capturing and integrating all necessary data from new equipment all while maintaining traceability without sacrificing quality.
Cogiscan's platform supports real-time feedback and validation to enable operators and managers to act swiftly and maintain responsibility. The result is that SEM has maintained and even elevated the quality of its standards, while it grows without compromising critical validation steps.
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Cogiscan has been a reliable partner for us, providing quality solutions that meet our needs since 2015. One of the key benefits of their system is the straightforward way we can easily access and push/pull data – this capability enables us, as a contract manufacturer, to develop internal solutions that integrate with and receive automatic validation feedback.
As we’ve grown and added new SMT lines to our factory, we continue to implement Cogiscan’s technology to also ensure traceability for our automotive customers. Their traceability helps us maintain accurate records of the materials and processes used in our products to demonstrate compliance when needed. With Cogiscan, we have the confidence and tools to meet the highest standards of traceability, quality, and reliability
As we’ve grown and added new SMT lines to our factory, we continue to implement Cogiscan’s technology to also ensure traceability for our automotive customers. Their traceability helps us maintain accurate records of the materials and processes used in our products to demonstrate compliance when needed. With Cogiscan, we have the confidence and tools to meet the highest standards of traceability, quality, and reliability
Support That Scales with You
Beyond live support, SIIX EMS Mexico depends on a ticketing system from Cogiscan to track requests, report bugs, and follow up on feature development. Responsiveness of the team minimizes downtime and keeps production on track with the integration of new machines or building of custom reporting tools.
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We have regular calls every two weeks, and the ticketing platform is fast and responsive. Cogiscan's team is very open to help, and it's a good way to work together.
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Growing Together: Partnership in Action
The story of SIIX EMS Mexico and Cogiscan is not about technology; it's about partnership. Throughout the evolution of SEM’s business, so too did their requirements for traceability, automation, and integration evolve. Cogiscan's ability to keep pace has been a defining factor in their collaboration.
The partnership feeling comes through in the ongoing dialogue between the two teams. Regular meetings and open communication have fostered a relationship built on trust and mutual respect. SEM knows that Cogiscan is invested in their success not just as a vendor, but as a true collaborator.
The partnership feeling comes through in the ongoing dialogue between the two teams. Regular meetings and open communication have fostered a relationship built on trust and mutual respect. SEM knows that Cogiscan is invested in their success not just as a vendor, but as a true collaborator.
Ready to Grow with Confidence?
If your business is growing and you need a manufacturing traceability solution that expands with you, see how Cogiscan can help you achieve seamless scalability, automation, and quality assurance like SIIX EMS Mexico.
Contact Cogiscan today to explore how our platform and partnership can support your next chapter of growth.
Contact Cogiscan today to explore how our platform and partnership can support your next chapter of growth.
