Vacuum/Air Flow Engineering

CIMTEK has developed and supplied a number of advanced engineering test systems for making precision vacuum and air flow measurements. These test stands are used in production verification, product design and quality assurance. Traceability, calibration and flexible interfacing were the main requirements in this design.

CIMTEK has expertise in the field of low pressure, high flow measurement and generation. Low pressure requirements (<1psi) in combination with high flow poses unique design challenges that must be overcome in the creation of a robust and accurate test and measurement solution. CIMTEK has created such solutions to allow for the test and calibration of devices for use in the field of medical devices.

Thermal Systems

CIMTEK offers a test platform for climate control systems that can be used for design validation, production, troubleshooting and quality control test applications within the automotive and industrial markets. This platform can also be customized to meet various customer requirements.

This platform is designed using generic components to ease assembly and support needs. It is in a flexible format, easily accommodating new customer product model releases through an efficient "load box" concept. The climate control platform is scalable to multi-product automated high volume configurations and runs in a multi-threaded test executive environment to maximize test equipment efficiencies.

This comprehensive test solution helps to reduce floor space and capital requirements – one test station can be used to test several device types to provide the best return on assets and future capability.

Partnered Test Solutions

CIMTEK has a history of partnering with leading edge companies to develop a cost effective solution that ensure product quality and an on-time product launch. By way of example, CIMTEK was approached by a leading manufacturer of truck brake systems to facilitate the supply and support their complete Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) solution, right from the start of their work with Antilock Brake Systems (ABS) with integral Electronic Control Units (ECU) for heavy vehicles.

Machine Vision Applications

CIMTEK has developed a flexible and scalable machine-vision enabled test platform. Based on a long history of designing, implementing and supporting electronic control test stations, this test platform provides comprehensive machine vision system capabilities, adaptable mechanical fixture installation for mid-to-high volume applications, sophisticated electronic test instrumentation and an easy-to-use, function-rich test executive.

High Speed, High Bandwidth Electronics

CIMTEK has developed test solutions for leading edge computer products. The products include the latest high speed communications links. In this environment, design for signal integrity is key in implementing a reliable an accurate test solution.

Communication protocols used

• SATA and eSATA
• 1.25 Gb/s Gigabit Ethernet
• 2.125Gb/s Fibre Channel
• 2.5 Gb/s Infiniband
• 4.25Gb/s Fibre Channel
• 4x3.125 Gb/s 10 Gigabit Ethernet

High Frequency Testing

For more than 20 years, CIMTEK has been integrating test systems for RF (Radio Frequency) applications. We have the expertise required for RF applications, such as this example for Remote/Keyless Entry, Bluetooth and GSM; which includes:

Engine Management

CIMTEK has developed a flexible and scalable test platform designed for the specific needs of testing electronic control units used in engine management.

The bottom line for any manufacturer is that throughput should be high, costs low and revenues increase with each improvement made. CIMTEK's Rapid Deployment System (RDS) has repeatedly shown a low initial investment, high product test speed and the reliability and repeatability needed. All the models in the CIMTEK RDS platform provide room for up to 21 test modules. This is more than enough to meet present and future requirements in most applications.

The CIMTEK RDS platform has been developed from tried and tested designs ensuring trouble free running. Each system is able to measure and process results across their test bus, allowing programs to run rapidly keeping up with the demands of engine management modules.

At the heart of the CIMTEK RDS platform is our RDX test executive which provides a true multi-tasking environment, delivering an improved user interface and a series of powerful tools. Using the executive, users can develop test programs alongside other applications very efficiently. This flexibility speeds up the preparation of test documentation, helps with data handling and provides useful analysis tools for demanding reporting requirements.

Design Validation

CIMTEK's Design Validation test systems come from over 20 years of delivering high quality, high functionality and ROA to the electronics industry. Our environmental testing platforms perform parametric testing on the customer's products at temperature, humidity and other environmental extremes. Our systems can control and monitor a chamber or chambers while simultaneously operating and testing several products in parallel. In addition, CIMTEK provides manufacturing floor "burn in" systems for in-process manufacturing to aid in fault detection or product quality improvement.

Audio & Mobile Multimedia Systems

CIMTEK has a test solution platform that is designed and configured to meet the demands of multimedia products. 

This comprehensive test platform can be used for design validation testing, production testing, trouble-shooting and customer acceptance testing.

Test Applications

CIMTEK has supported our customer's goals through our skilled team of professionals for over 20 years. Our experienced and qualified engineers have developed a process which enables us to identify and reuse best practices for the benefit of all our customers combined. CIMTEK also has a fully equipped on-site production facility that enables continuous closed-loop communication between engineering design, production and DUT integration.

Functional Testing Solutions

Quality Lifecycle Management solutions integrate functional testing systems, software and services to increase overall product quality and drastically reduce product return rates by providing rapid closed loop analysis and corrective actions to increase operational efficiencies throughout the electronics manufacturing lifecycle by providing a unique triple play offering:

• Magellon QLM Software - Collect data from incoming component quality to manufacturing test through field repair and provide penetrating real-time analysis

• Functional Test Systems - Hardware solutions ensure the design and functional integrity of a subassembly or final product

• Professional Services - Outsourced and co-sourced test solutions expertise enables you to focus internal resources on delivering competitive advantage

These solutions whether leveraged individually or in combination provide our clients an unmatched capability to improve quality and increase production in an outsourced global manufacturing environment.