{"id":794,"date":"2021-11-29T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T16:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/valor\/?p=794"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:32:32","slug":"reduce-npi-profitability-risks-with-a-component-based-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/valor\/2021\/11\/29\/reduce-npi-profitability-risks-with-a-component-based-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce NPI profitability risks with a component-based approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blog #3 in a 12-part series covering the\u00a0Digital Twin Best Practices in Electronics Manufacturing<\/em>\u00a0mini-webinar series by Jay Gorajia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the electronics manufacturing realm, new product introductions (NPIs) entail a high degree of profitability risks. How do we ensure that our new product will be released on-time and under-budget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For board designers, a definitive understanding of the parts to be used in the assembly stage is critical. Have you ever had a callback from your assembly house, informing you that an alternate part is different than the primary part, and that a redesign to fit the alternate part is required?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or perhaps you are using a component that is too tall, preventing test probes from accessing a test point? Or maybe there are soldering issues that will affect yield?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the point: Sometimes, alternate parts are electrically the same, but may have slightly different physically dimensions. These slight differences may cause manufacturing delays, PCB re-spins, or in a worst-case scenario, requiring you to discard a huge batch of PCBs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do we eliminate bottom-line risks like these by implementing a digital-twin strategy? In the third session<\/a> of our series of 12 mini-webinars on Implementing \u201cDigital Twin\u201d Best Practices From Design Through Manufacturing<\/em><\/a>, we focus on assembly-related issues that are best handled before the design stage begins. Having a comprehensive, highly-accurate virtual component library is critical in avoiding scenarios like those mentioned above. Such a library is an essential element of the digital-twin strategy that \u201cleft-shifts\u201d crucial processes and decisions, thus helping organizations get it right the first time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this session, we also introduce the Valor\u00ae Parts Library \u2013 Siemens\u2019 unparalleled database of over one billion components, and what it can do to keep your NPI activities profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main takeaways from the webinar session: <\/p>\n\n\n\n