Valor Parts Library Breaks the 2.5 Million Component Barrier

The Valor Parts Library (VPL) is an on-line 24/7 data service which provides detailed physical models commercial component packages. Utilizing breakthrough technology, the VPL eliminates the ever-present problems of costly in-house parts libraries and time-consuming manual Bill of Materials (BOM)/Approved Vendor List (AVL) interpretation and verification. Integrating tightly with Valor’s Trilogy 5000 engineering software tool, CEMs using data from the VPL realize faster than ever response times with the highest achievable level of DFM analysis.

The Valor Parts Library (VPL) is the driving force behind getting to market first with any New Product Introduction (NPI) and faster pre-production engineering set-up times. With detailed package intelligence – such as pin-to-pad contact area for each component – independent of the PCB layout design system that created the design – the VPL provides CEMs with a powerful check for verification of incoming product data. Using VPL graphical information, Valor’s Trilogy 5000 engineering system drives 24 new DFM functions, including unparalleled solder paste optimization - by component type and vendor. The result is right-first time DFM and quicker times to market.

There are many CAD part libraries available, which typically focus on functional models of the components to support the design process, paying little or no attention to the physical aspects of the package which are crucial to the assembly process. The VPL, however, provides data critical to the assembly process, such as:

With access to this new level of information, the DFM or pre-production engineer quickly gains a clear understanding of approved components and can merge the detailed physical model of the component package into the design data model. Says Jeff Thomson, VP Sales & Marketing for Valor’s U.S. operations: "Valor has built its name and reputation on providing the means for delivering data of the highest quality throughout the PCB industry supply chain. Now, CEMs using our Trilogy 5000 engineering system for assembly and test are achieving even more accurate results by integrating component data from the VPL directly into their pre-production DFM and optimization engineering processes. Within minutes they analyze and verify their customers’ BOM and AVL (approved vendor lists), and then use physical models of the actual parts to determine manufacturability."

Valor is exhibiting the Trilogy 5000 engineering system for assembly and test, which is revolutionizing manufacturers NPI and engineering data reception by providing intelligent tools for seamless communication between OEMs, fabricators and assemblers. Trilogy dramatically shortens engineering cycle time from days to hours and it has all the DFM tools required to help achieve ‘Zero Defect First Time’ product.

Enterprise 3000, Valor’s powerful DFM software solution for manufacturing simulation, is also be on show. Enterprise 3000 enables electronic OEMs and board designers to decrease the number of design iterations by analyzing designs for manufacturability (DFM) concurrently during board layout. This helps reduce hard tooling costs and design-to-production cycle time by improving design data reliability and quality before it goes into manufacturing.

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