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High Volume In-Process Verification

High Volume In-Process Verification

An automotive parts supplier needed an in-process monitoring system for high volume deburring of small parts using electrochemical machining (ECM). The company discovered their ECM process was not 100% reliable, leading to parts being quarantined by their customer, and extremely time consuming...

Endurance Automotive Mirror Cycler

Endurance Automotive Mirror Cycler

An automotive parts supplier needed a system to perform accelerated life cycle testing for side view mirrors under extreme temperatures. The system monitors 160 channels of analog data simultaneously to instantly detect failures in any mirror at any time in the cycles.  To save space and...

Door Handle Cycling Test Stand Upgrades

Door Handle Cycling Test Stand Upgrades

We recently worked with one of our automotive customers to upgrade two of their door handle cycling test stands.  These stands are used to simulate a person opening a car door thousands of times in various environmental conditions.  The stands were operated with basic PLCs and had no...