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Seica Publishes Video about the New Compact Slim Next> series
October 10, 2018 | SeicaEstimated reading time: 1 minute
In our new row of educational videos, we introduce today the Compact Slim Next> series, a very small (only 300 mm width) yet modular bed of nails tester especially suitable for deployment in as a series of equivalent systems, loaded either manually or via a COBOT solution.
The system features a 180×300 mm test area with an automated receiver specifically conceived for robotized loading. There are 14 slots available for the ATE instrumentation, up to 6 user power supply units and an integrated control and management unit.
With a small size: 300 mm width, 762 mm height it is scalable: suitable for serial installation of equivalent systems.It can be used with cobot, robot or in manual mode with a sliding receiver for robot loading. With a test area 180 x 300 mm and 14 slots also available for ATE instruments.
In the line with Industry 4.0 Standards
All of the Next> series solutions have Seica’s Industrial Monitoring Solution on board, with the potential for remote monitoring of current and voltage consumption, mains supply, temperature, light indicators and other parameters useful to indicate correct operation, to provide information enabling predictive maintenance and in general to render the systems compatible with today’s Industry 4.0 standards.
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About Seica
Founded in 1986, Seica S.p.A. is an innovative, high technology company that develops and manufactures leading-edge solutions for the test and selective soldering of electronic boards and modules. Combining deep expertise in electronics technology as well as in industrial machines and processes has enabled Seica to become a global leader and supplier of test and manufacturing solutions, with an installed base of more than 2000 systems on 4 different continents. Seica has fully embraced the concept of Industry 4.0, developing solutions to monitor and collect information from machines and industrial plants to enable the optimization of manufacturing processes, maintenance and energy management. Company headquarters are located in Strambino, Italy, with direct offices in USA, Germany, China, Mexico and France, supported by a vast distribution network covering the rest of the world. Since 2014, the Seica Group includes Seica Automation, located in Milan, which designs and manufactures board handling systems and other automation equipment for the electronics manufacturing industry.
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