The systems have increased test throughput by up to 75% over the original testers. Also, result reporting is easier thanks to a compact database that stores all test data. Lifeline Systems provides ...

As test targets shrink, the benefits of socketless probing technology grow. As technology advances, more and more electronic components that do bigger and better things are hitting the market. At the ...

Drop, bend and thermal tests show how assemblies respond to real-world forces Credit: Instron When a smartphone slides off a table or a module in a car dashboard takes a hit from a pothole, the ...

Various techniques—ranging from x-ray and optical inspection through functional electrical test—have emerged to shorten time to market and reduce test costs while maintaining thorough fault coverage.

In-circuit test (ICT) systems have been the leaders in using electrical means to look for structural defects in PCBs. They employ bed-of-nails fixtures to provide electrical access to as many as 7000 ...

A bill that would have triggered a pause of Vermont’s costly, time-intensive and disruptive program to test for and remove toxic PCB chemicals from older school buildings has died in the legislature.

At annual Town Meeting last spring, approximately $54,000 was allocated to the Department of Public Facilities (DPF) to test for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in town buildings. Nearly six months ...