Expanding Capability Without Compromising Precision
Case Studies
AFS150 Development
Automotive Industry
An automotive manufacturing client approached Elite Interfaces seeking to dramatically improve their production throughput.
They wanted to explore the feasibility of increasing their panel sizes to accommodate more products during the design and testing phases, whilst also automating their rear rail movement to significantly reduce fixture changeover times and enhance operational efficiency.
Elite faced two fundamental obstacles in meeting these ambitious requirements:
- The standard AFS150 system's Unit Under Test (UUT) area was specifically configured for the customer's existing "standard" panel dimensions, offering no capacity for the larger formats they envisioned
- The standard AFS150 featured manual rear rail adjustment - a time-consuming process that was incompatible with the customer's goals for rapid fixture transitions
Elite's Solution
Our engineering team didn't simply modify the existing system; we evolved it entirely. Working closely with the customer's specifications and operational requirements, we developed a completely new revision: the AFS150XW.
- We expanded the UUT testing area capacity by increasing the overall system width by 100mm, creating sufficient space to accommodate substantially larger panels whilst maintaining testing accuracy and reliability
- Our design engineers created an innovative adjustable board stop mechanism, providing even greater flexibility in UUT positioning and further maximising the available testing area
Result
The result was a transformed testing capability that not only met the customer's immediate throughput objectives but positioned them for continued growth, demonstrating Elite's commitment to developing solutions that anticipate our clients' evolving needs rather than simply addressing today's challenges.
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