No two manufacturing floors are the same. Space constraints, existing infrastructure, and production requirements vary widely across organizations. smartBuild was designed with this reality in mind, offering multiple form factors that allow manufacturers to adopt digital assembly workflows in a way that fits their environment.
Whether teams choose a fully digital approach or want to enhance existing build boards, smartBuild provides flexible deployment options that support both current processes and future modernization.
smartBuild projects can be deployed across different build station form factors without changing the underlying design data. This flexibility allows manufacturers to standardize build instructions while choosing how those instructions are presented on the shop floor.
Teams can deploy smartBuild using a Digital Build Station for fully electronic formboards or a Hybrid Build Station to augment traditional boards with guided digital instructions as well as continuity test of each and every harness. Both options deliver animated build guidance, integrated testing, full wire harness traceability, and consistent AI build sequences.
This approach allows manufacturers to modernize at their own pace while maintaining consistency across projects and facilities.
The smartBuild Digital Build Station replaces printed formboards with cloud-delivered, electronic formboards displayed at full 1:1 scale. Formboards load instantly on large monitors, eliminating the cost, storage, and handling associated with paper drawings.
Technicians build directly over the display using protective acrylic surfaces and reusable fixtures. Animated wire path and cavity insertion guidance highlights each step of the assembly process, helping ensure accuracy and consistency.
Multiple Digital Build Stations interlock to support large harnesses. Built-in tiling allows formboards to span multiple displays, and stations can be locked together or separated quickly to accommodate different harness sizes.
Each station is height adjustable and designed for ergonomic use. Digital Build Stations ship flat-packed with tools and instructions included, allowing teams to go from delivery to production in less than a day.
For manufacturers who want to enhance their current build stations, the smartBuild Hybrid Build Station brings digital guidance and testing directly to traditional formboards, without disrupting the existing manufacturing floor.
Hybrid Build Stations use monitors to display either full-scale or scaled formboards, providing animated build instructions alongside traditional pegboards or fixtures. The smartBuild Controller allows technicians to navigate build sequences and perform electrical validation tests without leaving the station.
The hybrid solution includes an industrial-grade Controller, mounting hardware, and connectivity for test leads and accessories. Stations can be mounted to workbenches or boards using clamp-on hardware, allowing fast installation without altering factory layout.
This option allows teams to upgrade from paper-based instructions to guided digital assembly in a matter of hours while preserving existing infrastructure.
Both Digital and Hybrid Build Stations use the same smartBuild projects and data. This ensures consistent instructions, sequencing, and validation regardless of how or where harnesses are built.
Manufacturers can deploy different form factors across lines or facilities while maintaining a single source of truth for build information. As production needs change, teams can scale or transition between form factors without reworking designs or documentation.
smartBuild form factors give manufacturers the freedom to modernize wire harness assembly in a way that aligns with their production environment. Whether fully digital or hybrid, each option delivers clear, guided assembly instructions and integrated testing using the same underlying platform.
This flexibility allows teams to reduce reliance on paper, improve build consistency, and support scalable manufacturing without disrupting existing processes.
Learn more about how smartBuild accelerates wire harness production, ensures more consistent builds, and provides full traceability across stations and sites. Download the smartBuild brochure today!
Whether you’re reducing formboard lead times or transitioning to digital build stations, smartBuild by Re:Build Cadonix removes manual complexity from harness assembly so your teams can build faster, with higher quality, and complete confidence from design through testing.
