Zero-Footprint, multi-site PCB test system for automated inline use
TestStation Inline incorporates several new, industry-first capabilities, including a zero-footprint Inline design, designed to fit entirely within narrowest automated lines without the need for additive storage bays or incremental
factory space.
The test system architecture delivers multi-site test capability to test multiple units concurrently and eliminates test time bottlenecks and increases test cell productivity by 2 to 4 times or more relative to conventional test alternatives.
As a production line component it integrates within most major automated handling systems, allowing customers to preserve existing, preferred automation vendors.
“By miniaturizing and relocating the test head closest to the product under test, incorporating multi-site test capability and combining with automated material handling, the TestStation Inline delivers a further step function reduction in cost of test," said John Arena, Marketing manager at Teradyne."The system reduces test-seconds per unit, manual operator labor costs and factory floor space and related costs.“
"Today, European and Asian automotive and industrial PCB OEM’s and EMS have a particularly acute need to boost test cell productivity and yield. In particular, the growth of ECU’s (electronic control units) in vehicles is growing by 35 percent year-over-year,” he said. “TestStation Inline provides volume OEM and EMS manufacturers with powerful solutions to further lower test cell costs, while preserving current automation vendor selection."
TestStation is Teradyne’s flagship family of in-circuit and functional test systems that provide electronics manufacturers with reliable, high-quality process and final test for PCB assemblies.
www.teradyne.com
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