Precision in high-mix electronics assembly.
Manual PCB assembly, box build and precision modules combine small parts, many variants and low volumes. Arkite guides each placement, validates it and records the result for every board or unit.
What we hear from electronics manufacturers.
Resistors, capacitors and connectors look alike, and the positions are millimeters apart.
Small, similar components
A wrong or forgotten part only shows up at functional test.
Late detection
New products and revisions arrive faster than we can update the instructions.
Frequent changeovers
Customers ask which components and steps went into each serial number.
Evidence per board
Four challenges in electronics assembly, and what changes with Arkite.
01The exact position of every component, on the board.
- Today
- Placement locations are small and close together, and similar components are easy to swap.
- With Arkite
- Instructions are projected at true size on the board or fixture, with the next bin and exact location highlighted. Projects can be built from CAD data.
02One fixed order for every operator.
- Today
- Operators pick several parts at once and place them in any order, so parts get dropped or forgotten.
- With Arkite
- A 3D sensor confirms every pick and placement before the next step, so everyone works in the same order and no part is skipped.
03Defects found during assembly, not at test.
- Today
- Defects found at functional test have already cost time and material.
- With Arkite
- With Arkite VISION a camera checks components from 0.5 cm during assembly, and reads barcodes and Data Matrix codes at the station.
04New revisions at the station, without paper.
- Today
- Revisions must reach the station quickly, without paper manuals in parallel.
- With Arkite
- Jobs are released centrally, so every station has the same version. Serial numbers are scanned, and a pallet only moves on when all steps are done.
The topics that matter, and what Arkite does for each.
- High mix, low volumeHMLV
One station builds many products. The job and variant load by scan or from the MES, and shared steps are defined once.
- THT and odd-form placement
A 1:1 projection on the board shows the exact location and orientation of each component, step by step.
- Box build
Guided sequences for module, cable and connector mounting, with smart screwdrivers enabled only at the correct step and position.
- First pass yield
Errors are stopped at the step where they happen, instead of being found at functional test.
- Serial number traceability
Per board or unit: every step, validation result, operator, time and torque value, linked to the serial number.
- NPI and revisionsNew product introduction
New jobs from CAD/CAM input or from a written description with Arkite AI, released through an approval workflow.
Electronics and high-tech manufacturers running Arkite.
What Arkite did for them
Where electronics manufacturers use Arkite
Questions from electronics teams
Can Arkite check very small components?
The 3D sensor validates operator actions and the presence of objects at taught locations. For small parts, Arkite VISION adds a high-definition Vision sensor that checks presence from 0.5 cm, orientation, and position within a configurable tolerance.
How quickly can a new product be introduced?
Engineers build jobs in the no-code editor on any PC connected to the Arkite server, without stopping production. A job can also be generated with AI from a written description and reviewed by the engineer. Published updates are available at the workstation immediately.
Does Arkite work with our MES?
Yes. Orders, variants and operator assignments can come from the MES through the Arkite API or standard protocols, and step results and serial numbers go back. Arkite does not replace the MES. It connects it to the operator.
Discuss your electronics assembly
Show us a board or module with placement or variant issues. We will walk through how Arkite would guide and validate it.
- A specialist replies to you personally
- We look at your process, products and systems
- Together we define a first pilot workstation