Test-Centric Assembly White Paper Available from InterTech Development Company 

By DE Editors

Design engineers seeking new ways to cutcosts and increase throughput of test-intensive assembly operations can nowobtain a technical guide discussing “Test-Centric Assembly” from InterTech DevelopmentCompany. 

Test-Centric Assembly is defined as theupfront consideration of real-world test requirements in test-intensive assemblyoperations that can lower production line inefficiencies. The contents of thetechnical guide include: discussion of in-line vs. in-process testing,differentiating between defective parts vs. defective tests, differences infixture design for testing vs. assembly, comparing generic vs. customizedsoftware for testing applications, and related cost-savings of various assemblyand test techniques.   

The white paper is available at no chargeand can be obtained by writing to T[email protected]. 

“There are common mistakes made bymachine builders or manufacturers that do not understand the details of testprocesses and what is required to fine tune testing in the context of anassembly operation,” says Jacques Hoffmann, president of InterTech DevelopmentCompany. “Gauge R&R of test instruments does not equate or even correlateprecisely with the Gauge R&R of the entire test and assembly operation, forexample. InterTech’s Applications Lab routinely designs turnkey test andassembly systems that cut test cycle times by as much as 70 percent. This whitepaper discusses some of the principles involved in re-engineering for moreefficient assembly and test operations without compromising testingintegrity.” 

For more information, visist InterTech DevelopmentCompany.  

Sources: Press materials received fromthe company and additional information gleaned from the company’swebsite.