tft are specialists in the design and manufacture of fully custom, product specific automated final test fixtures. These are used for Functional Testing, Calibration and Quality Assurance of partially or fully assembled products. They are highly automated, providing all functionality required to establish whether the product manufactured is fully functional and conforms to the design specification as well as for calibration and customer-specific configuration.
- Fixtures custom designed around the product and the test requirements specification to be as compact and user-friendly as possible, minimising handling time (and allowing for automated product handling), and minimising factory floor space required (fixtures are commonly small and lightweight enough for benchtop use).
- Highly automated – using pneumatics and electro-mechanical mechanisms for product loading, contacting and testing.
- Automated product inspection – sensors, probes and/or vision systems to verify the correct product build.
- Automated power, I/O and other connector insertion/contact often using custom-developed interface components (link to Specialist Test Connectors page).
- Automated actuation of keypads
- Visual inspection of LEDs, LCDs, product marking etc. using cameras and specialist sensors.
- Audio testing of buzzers and microphones
- Automated actuation of switches, push-type, momentary, latching, rotational, sliding, etc. as well as contactless sensors such as magnets, reed-switches, etc.
- Contactless communications interfaces such as infra-red transmitters and receivers.
- Very high current contacts for high power devices (particularly in Calibration applications)
- High frequency connector contacts
This fixture does full functional testing of a Customer Interface Unit.
The unit includes a 16-key, keypad, LCD display, two LEDs, a buzzer and a mains plug for power-line-communications (PLC).
The fixture was developed to automate the testing and verification of all of these.
It has a compact footprint of 460 x 300mm.
It includes a custom tray into which the unit is placed below a socket bar which accepts any of 6 different mains plugs and provides contact for PLC communications with the unit.
Once placed, the unit and tray retract into the fixture (rotating 90 degrees), bringing it below the various automated test sensors and actuators.
It has a compact footprint of 460 x 300mm.
It includes a custom tray into which the unit is placed below a socket bar which accepts any of 6 different mains plugs and provides contact for PLC communications with the unit.
Once placed, the unit and tray retract into the fixture (rotating 90 degrees), bringing it below the various automated test sensors and actuators.
The fixture was developed to automate the testing and verification of all of these.
It has a compact footprint of 460 x 300mm.
It includes a custom tray into which the unit is placed below a socket bar which accepts any of 6 different mains plugs and provides contact for PLC communications with the unit.
Once placed, the unit and tray retract into the fixture (rotating 90 degrees), bringing it below the various automated test sensors and actuators.
THESE INCLUDE:
- Custom pneumatically actuated contact probes for the PLC mains plug pins
- 16 x Pneumatic actuators for operating the keys on the keypad
- A camera for inspecting the LCD and LEDs (including verifying input from the automated keypad)
- A microphone for testing the buzzer
All actuators in this fixture are pneumatic and they are controlled by a solenoid valve bank and PLC.
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UK Office: +44 (0)79 5813 2397
info@testfixturetech.com
