NIDays 2014: Peak Group features ATE and mass interconnect systems
09/10/2014 Peak Test Services Ltd (The Peak Group)
At NIDays 2014, the Peak Group, a National Instruments Alliance Partner, is featuring its latest developments in automated test systems as well as test solutions using mass interconnect products from Virginia Panel Corporation (VPC).Peak is a proven provider of automated test and measurement solutions, supporting every stage of the assembly process from component testing to highly complex functional solutions. The company has over 25 years' experience of providing innovative test solutions in the military, aerospace, rail, automotive, power generation and industrial electronics markets.
Peak offers intelligent integration of COTS (commercial "off-the-shelf") equipment with custom-designed mechanical, electronic and system software elements. Comprehensive installation and commissioning procedures are deployed to merge Peak's test systems with customers' processes, followed up with hands-on training and the provision of detailed documentation.
New at the 2014 event is VPC's new configurable VTAC High Speed Data (HSD) insert, which features a data transfer rate of more than 12.5 Gbit/s per differential pair. Gold-plated, self-aligning contacts are specifically designed to reduce crosstalk to increase signal integrity during HSD transfers while maximising cycle life. Each VTAC HSD insert has a cycle life of 10,000 without signal degradation.
The VTAC HSD insert is available in both i2 Micro iCon and 90 Series module configurations. The HSD 90 Series module accommodates 34 inserts to allow up to 272 signal connections, making it the highest signal density solution available in the single-wide 90 series module family. These precision welded inserts are compatible with several HSD standards including: USB 3.0, HDMI, DVI & DVI-1, RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, Twinax, QSFP and Infiniband.
The Peak Group is also featuring its partnership with Simplicity AI to provide integrated test solutions based on National Instruments industry-standard platforms along with Peak's test hardware and fixturing technology and Simplicity AI's advanced test & measurement software.
Simplicity AI, based in Farnborough, Hants., provides a range of advanced technical products and engineering services for test, measurement, control and automation, with a particular emphasis on developing automatic test and measurement software built around industry-standard platforms.
The company's Tequra software suite aims to reduce the cost and risk involved with test software development, deployment and maintenance. The software also provides detailed insight into manufacturing processes and product quality.
For more information, please contact:
The Peak Group
Peak Production Equipment Ltd.
Peak House
Works Road
Letchworth Garden City
Herts
SG6 1GB
Tel: +44 1462 475605
Fax: +44 1462 480294
Email: peak.production@thepeakgroup.com
Web: www.thepeakgroup.com
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