Project Description

E-Stop Automated Test System

This manufacturing fixture was designed to meet the needs of an industrial controls manufacturer that required 100% inspection and test of a high mix and high volume of actuator versions. This test fixture provides full functional test of the e-stop switch assembly including mechanical actuation of the tensioning device and reset knob. Electromechanica designed this automated system to reduce test time and test labor expenses.

A light curtain allows operators to rapidly load and remove tested product. Optical sensors verify DUT placement and a precision linear servo system provides position control for the DUT actuator. The test system is controlled by a custom developed LabVIEW interface that sequences the tests and records all test results for the client’s customized statistical process control (SPC)