IPC Global Crossing Deploys Multiple GenRad Platforms; Distributed Test Part of Quality Assurance Program.Business/Technology Editors WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 GenRad, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GEN), a global leader in electronics testing and manufacturing solutions, today announced that IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. Global Crossing has implemented multiple GenRad test platforms as part of its drive to significantly improve first-time yields and manufacturing efficiency. In 2001, the company has installed a GenRad GR TestStation(TM) in-circuit test system, a GR Pilot(TM) flying prober and a manual X-ray inspection (MXI MXI - Multisystem eXtention Interface Bus ) system. IPC's Service and Solutions Center of Westbrook, CT (a subsidiary of Global Crossing) is the manufacturing and systems integration arm of IPC Trading Systems The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. - they have over 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing specialized telecommunications equipment for the global financial community. As part of the company's continual efforts to improve their manufacturing processes, they instituted a multi-platform testing approach that gives them greater prototype test capabilities, significantly enhanced test coverage and increased throughput. "The equipment we manufacture is mission critical and can't fail in the field", stated Pete Simms, vice president of Global Crossing's Westbrook Services and Solutions Center. "Quality and time to market is vitally important to us - it's the primary reason we employ a multi-platform approach. The GR TestStation, GR Pilot, and MXI system give us the advanced testing and complete coverage needed as we continue to build and install high-complexity products," said Simms. "IPC Trading Systems is an excellent example of how our customers are integrating different test technologies in an efficient and cost-effective way," stated Ron Lindell, vice president of GenRad's Process Solutions group. "GenRad's test systems and distributed test software are the foundation of a strategy that helps electronics manufacturers continuously drive defects out of the manufacturing process." About the GR TestStation GR TestStation(TM), GenRad's family of in-circuit test system, meets the present and future challenges of printed circuit board manufacturers who must satisfy a demanding marketplace while facing the risks of test equipment obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. . Designed to accept any valid combination of current GenRad driver/sensor pincards and optional hardware instruments, GR TestStation continues the GR228X tradition of offering complex combinational test. GR Pilot GenRad's GR Pilot has been created to help printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) manufacturers solve the problem of testing PCB's without needing to build test fixtures
Test fixture refers to the fixed state used as a baseline for running tests in software testing. or mechanical adapters. The GR Pilot is ideal for testing prototypes, samples, and small production runs of populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. boards with limited access or whenever the cost and time required to build a fixture is not justified. The system utilizes four completely independent flying test probes that test the PCB for shorts, opens, and Resistance, Induction, Capacitance capacitance, in electricity, capability of a body, system, circuit, or device for storing electric charge. Capacitance is expressed as the ratio of stored charge in coulombs to the impressed potential difference in volts. . Additional fixed test probes can be applied, to the underside, to increase test coverage. GR MXI GenRad's Manual X-ray Inspection (MXI) product line provides verification of solder solder (sŏd`ər), metal alloy used in the molten state as a metallic binder. The type of solder to be used is determined by the metals to be united. Soft solders are commonly composed of lead and tin and have low melting points. Hard solders (i. joint quality while offering unsurpassed component and assembly failure analysis and repair verification. GenRad's MXI product line offers the largest selection of MXI models and configurations in the industry. The MXI line of GenRad products provides manufacturers with affordable, full-featured inspection tools. About GenRad GenRad Inc. (NYSE:GEN) a global leader in electronics testing and production solutions serving the world's leading original equipment (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) and electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) markets. GenRad's customers manufacture a wide range of advanced technology products ranging from computer, telecommunications and broadband networking devices to wireless products and enterprise hardware. With 37 offices in 22 countries, GenRad is comprised of four business units, each providing integrated hardware, software and service solutions. -- Process Solutions: develops products that enhance and optimize manufacturing processes. The unit's hardware products focus on in-circuit testing, x-ray imaging and rework solutions. Its software products address global supply chain collaboration and execution including Design-to-Build (D2B) software tools. -- Functional Solutions: focuses on functional test platforms for manufacturers of telecommunications, computers and automotive electronics. -- Diagnostic Solutions: focuses on service bay and manufacturing solutions for transportation OEMs and independent service providers. -- Support and Services: focuses on maintenance programs, on-site and remote support, and training to help customers optimize their hardware and software solutions. Founded in 1915, GenRad employs about 1,300 people with worldwide headquarters in Westford, MA, USA. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. since 1978, GenRad's Web address is www.GenRad.com. |
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