Pilot VX test system prepares for take-off at SMT 2022
Seica will introduce the latest member of the Pilot Next series, the Pilot VX. According to Seica the mechanical performance and motion control enables a reduction of up to 50 per cent in test time.
The Pilot VX has 12 multi-function test heads providing the capability to contact up to 44 points simultaneously, as well as technologically advanced measurement hardware, new microwave-based measurement techniques. Optimised VIVA software management enables the parallelisation of different types of tests, saving time and smart analysis capabilities together with algorithms based on AI to automatically optimise the test flow in run-time, while maintaining test coverage targets.
The test system offers the flexibility to meet production targets with a single system or offers the choice to configure the line to optimise throughput by integrating multiple systems, each performing a different part of the test process in parallel.
A selection of test performances means that the test process can be tailored to the specific requirements of the product being tested, whether it be a relatively simple bare PCB, a complex wafer or PCB with passive and active embedded components.
Seica’s flying prober can test fully loaded double-side boards with components that also need to be programmed, LEDs to be tested electrically and optically, flex circuits, and very small and very large boards with small and large components.
Precision positioning to probe miniaturised circuits and to measure very small electrical values is ± 10 micron; the Pilot VX is able to probe 20 micron pads and measure values such as 0.05pF capacitance or 100 micro Ohm resistance. Minimum spot of 200 micron, the integrated laser inspection tool can perform presence / absence checks of even 01005 surface mount devices.
The Pilot VX has the capability to collect and store the data regarding the mechanical pressure applied by the test probes on every point on the board under test, making it available for visual, graphical and statistical analysis. Seica’s software provides test process visibility and provides full traceability, allowing customers to certify the quality of the product and to improve yields by using the analysis of the defects found to diagnose problems in the upstream manufacturing process.
The Seica Asset Manager (SAM) software suite is a configurable platform that can simply perform basic functions such as the connection of a test system to the factory MES, but it also has the potential to supervise all of the assets in a robotic line according to the MQTT (message queuing telemetry transport) Broker IIOT standard, which can be monitored on a remote PC, tablet or mobile device via the customisable Seica Dashboard application.
Visit Seica at SMT 2022 (10 to 12 May) in Nuremberg, Germany, booth A4-139
