Cogiscan Track, Trace and Control

Cogiscan was founded in 1999 by three co-founders and is based in Granby, Quebec. It was acquired by the Duerr Group through iTAC Software AG in February 2021. The company targets electronics manufacturers that need machine connectivity, material control and traceability on SMT and assembly lines.

Its Track, Trace and Control (TTC) platform records product, material and process history up to IPC Level 4, while Co-NECT connects multi-vendor machines and line interlocks stop a board when wrong material, expired parts or skipped steps are detected. Factory Insights adds OEE and quality dashboards. The company says more than 420 factories use it, and Jabil selected Co-NECT for over 2,000 SMT machines.

• Product, material and process traceability: records history up to IPC Level 4.
• Machine connectivity (Co-NECT): connects multi-vendor SMT equipment regardless of protocol.
• Line interlocks: halts a board on wrong material, wrong program, expired parts or skipped steps.
• Factory Insights: dashboards for OEE, quality and performance.
• Materials and MSD compliance: use-case solutions for material handling and moisture-sensitive devices.
• Open interface: links to ERP such as Oracle and to X-ray and soldering equipment data.

PCBA plants in Vietnam can add material verification and interlocks to SMT lines to cut wrong-part errors. EMS providers can retrofit mixed-brand lines with connectivity to meet customer traceability audits.

Line interlocks prevent defects caused by wrong material, wrong program or expired parts before they reach the board. Component-level traceability supports customer and audit requests. Machine-brand-independent connectivity avoids replacing existing equipment. A 2009 vendor article priced a lean SMT traceability package under US$25,000 per line with a 3 to 6 month typical ROI (vendor-reported, dated).

Electronics customers increasingly require proof of material and process history for each board, which pushes EMS plants to digitalize SMT lines. Vietnam hosts a growing number of PCBA and EMS plants that need traceability to qualify for export programs.

Founded 1999 in Granby, Quebec. Acquired by the Duerr Group via iTAC Software AG in 2021-02. Partners listed include ASM, Cyberoptics, Heller, Ersa, Scienscope and Universal Instruments.