Automatic Loom Test Equipment For Laboratory And Production Environments
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Date
2015-01-09
Authors
Bloch, Neil
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Abstract
Cables (two or more wires within a single covering) and looms
(an assembly of discrete wires) require testing after
fabrication to ensure continuity between desired points, the
absence of short circuits, adequate insulation, resistance, and
undamage-2 insulation. Today's users require systems which have
higher test speeds, expandability, easier programming and lower
cost.
A market investigation of the automatic loom testers available
today, shows that there is no inexpensive solution. With the
rapidly growing demand for loom testing facilities, the need
for a new, fully functional, low-coot automatic loom tester has
arisen. Due to the many forms that such testers take (i.e.
varied packaging, node capacity etc.) the design presented here
concentrates on an open-ended approach, the aim of which is to
develop and prove technologies which satisfy the various loom
testing philosophies of Interest.
Three expandable modules have been developed, namely the
GO/NO-GO, QUALITY, and CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT cards. On this
basis, m customer can configure an automatic loom tester to
satisfy the needs of his particular environment.