Universal Partners with Aegis to Complement its Leading NPI Software

Aegis develops software systems to maximize the efficiency and productivity of electronics

manufacturers. Aegis solutions are dedicated to improving speed, control and visibility in the

production environment. The company delivers these benefits by transforming product, process,

materials, and run-time production data into a view of total manufacturing intelligence.



Jason Spera, Aegis Chief Executive Officer, looks forward to an extended relationship with

Universal, “This is an affiliation that makes a lot of sense for both companies’ products and

customers. Our strengths are very much complementary of one another and we share the same

markets for these products.” Spera continues, “The two companies currently have over 100 joint

customers across 41 countries.”



The partnership brings a host of new capabilities to help streamline the NPI process for Universal’s customer base, as well as a seamless upgrade path for customers to leverage Aegis’

factory-wide MES systems. “We’re very excited to work with Aegis to enhance our software

offering,” comments Universal Vice President of Marketing Debbora Ahlgren. “Aegis is wellestablished

at the industry’s forefront in terms of offline NPI tools, winning such awards as Frost and Sullivan’s SMT Company of the Year, EP&P Magazine’s Excellence in Software Award, and Circuits Assembly’s Service Excellence Award for the last ten years.” Ahlgren



“By combining their offline NPI tools with our online NPI tools, our customers achieve a feature-rich solution and a distinct competitive advantage.”

The Aegis supplement offers valuable new functionality to bolster Universal’s Dimensions NPI

software, including the conversion of CAD, Gerber, ASCii, or centroid data to Universal format in seconds. It also provides the ability to adjust board origins, rotate data, panelize offline, and

automatically correct placement rotations. In addition, the new software suite enables

Universal’s customers to program across lines from foreign suppliers, generate electronic

approvals, and maintain BOM and process revision control.



Dimensions Product Information:



Universal Instruments’ Dimensions Software Suite features powerful NPI solutions to

accelerate entry of products into production, and turnkey line management tools that connect

Universal placement platforms into the overall manufacturing operation. Dimensions NPI

software tools easily import and verify design data, balance production lines, generate

optimized programs, and create grouped feeder setups for minimized changeover time.

Dimensions Shop Floor Control Software maximizes ROI by providing visibility into

production lines with the Linechart module, and tracking materials and optimizing utilization

with the Line Manager module.