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Polar Instruments breaks £20k price barrier for Flying Probe test system

18th June 2008

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Polar Instruments has announced that it has broken the £20,000 price barrier for the GRS500 Flying Probe test system, bringing it within reach of specialist test houses and manufacturers of low-volume, high-value printed circuit boards (PCBs). The system is designed for comprehensive testing of prototypes, low-volume production runs or field failures where full ATE is not a viable option.

Polar’s Sales & Marketing Director, Martyn Gaudion, explained, “The original £50,000 capital cost of the test system has been a significant barrier to some manufacturers and test houses. The reduction in capital outlay to just £20,000, plus an affordable annual license fee, means that these companies can now benefit from the full fault-locating capability of the system.”

Accurate and fast trouble-shooting on complex boards helps PCB manufacturers to increase their yields and reduce their production cycle. It also supports faster turn-round for test and repair companies.

Field-proven by customers in Europe, the USA and Asia-Pacific, the GRS500 provides comprehensive testing with fast set-up times and low cost. The system combines data from over 20 CAD formats, with repair software and proven troubleshooting technology which allows users to compare the characteristics of good and faulty PCBs using a nodal impedance test. Twin video cameras provide live video comparison of a known good board against the test board. The GRS500 trouble-shoots all SMT and through-hole technologies and automatically assigns test points to all accessible nets connected to a BGA.