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News Release from: Schaffner | Subject: Dual-well ATE fixture
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2001
Dual-well fixture cuts critical handling
time
A new dual-well fixture developed by Schaffner for use in high-volume testing of power supplies, offers significant increases in test productivity.
A new dual-well fixture developed by Schaffner for use in high-volume testing of power supplies, offers significant increases in test productivity By allowing one unit to be tested while the other is replaced, the new fixture succeeds in eliminating handling from total test time
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Dec 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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As test speeds increase, the handling time for low-cost, high-volume power supplies becomes critical to test productivity.
The combination of Schaffner's Intepro 9000 ATE and Powerstar 5 software has reduced typical production test times for simple DC/DC converters to just a few seconds.
As a result, manual handling time may now form as much as 75-90% of the total test time.
Schaffner's new dual-well fixture allows the testing of one power supply unit to take place while the other is being replaced.
The handling time component of the total test time is eliminated, or at least minimised, with further dramatic improvements to test productivity.
The fixture is designed to operate under the control of PowerStar 5, which is easily configured accordingly.
No special training or extra actions are required by the operator, who simply changes the unit in each well of the fixture in turn.
The rest is managed by the software.
Originally developed for the testing of low power DC/DC converters for telecoms applications, the dual-well fixture is suitable for any high-volume test application running under PowerStar 5. Request a free brochure from Schaffner ...
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