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atg Luther & Maelzer Introduces Highly Automated 'A8a' Flying Probe Test System at IPC APEX EXPO 2017
February 9, 2017 | atg Luther & Maelzer GmbHEstimated reading time: 1 minute
atg Luther & Maelzer GmbH will use the IPC APEX EXPO 2017 to introduce its new A8a Automatic Bare Board Flying Probe Test System to the North American market.
atg A8a: High Speed – High volume Flying Probe Test with Automation
The tester will be on display at the atg Luther & Maelzer Booth #3645 on February 14–16, 2017 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
"The A8a is atg-LM's latest innovation in high performance, high accuracy automatic flying probe testing," says atg Luther & Maelzer North American Sales Director Klaus Koziol.
The A8a provides the flexibility of flying probe test while delivering high throughput. To achieve high throughput, the key features of the A8a is a new design dual shuttle system which reduces the product exchange time to zero. In addition to superior test speed of up to 140 measurements per second, the A8a provides innovative load/unload and pass/fail sorting for true automatic "lights-out" operation.
Typical features such as high accuracy Kelvin 4 wire, Embedded Component and Latent defect test are available as well as a Tension clamp set up for flexible products.
About atg Luther & Maelzer
atg Luther & Maelzer is a leading supplier of electrical testing solutions for the Printed Circuit Board industry. We offer solutions for every application regardless of product type, batch size or technology deployed. Our atg flying probe tester products are renowned for automation, speed, accuracy, versatility and ease of use. Our Luther & Maelzer universal grid tester product range is known world wide for high throughput, repeatability and accuracy.
By working closely together with all our customers and insuring new innovations through constant research and development atg Luther & Maelzer provides quality products and solutions for printed circuit board manufacturers worldwide.
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