iTAC Software AG and Yamaha Motor collaborate in SMT assembly system segment

DERNBACH, GERMANY: iTAC Software AG and Japan-based Yamaha Motor IM are collaborating on the development of an SMT assembly system machine interface which will facilitate online communication between the Yamaha machines and the iTAC SMT interface.

Yamaha entered into the collaboration so that it can meet all future customer traceability requirements in compliance with the strict German regulations and remain competitive on the international market. A bi-directional connection on the iTAC.MES.Suite will unite all the best features of both products and seamlessly integrate them in the customer's manufacturing structures.

Peter Bollinger, COO, iTAC Software, said, “Having Yamaha Motor IM as a customer adds another market leader to our customer base and underlines our benefits as system partner in the MES market.”

Nobuyuki Nishizawa, MD of Yamaha Motor IM Europe GmbH, added, “Not only are we enhancing the potential of the Yamaha Motor IM in the demanding automotive market, we now also have access to the know-how of the strongest MES provider in the market.”