Feature Test systems
Cooking up safety test success for leading catering manufacturer
The standard of electrical safety testing at one of the world’s leading producers of commercial catering equipment has been improved thanks to the advanced ClareHAL 104 test instrument from Seaward
guarantee product quality, performance and reliability.
Uniformed testing L
incat, which designs and produces equipment including ovens, grills and fryers, has introduced two HAL 104s on the production lines at its factory in Lincoln where the Silverlink 600 and Lynx 400 ranges of electric counter-top and free-standing catering units are manufactured. Upwards of 200 of these units are produced and tested each week for supply to the professional catering sector in the UK and across the world. The HAL 104s, which are designed for the fast and accurate electrical tests required by modern manufacturing environments, are undertaking pre-pro- grammed single phase testing to ensure compliance with BS EN 60335 and
Lincat’s Stephen Kendall says the ClareHAL 104 from Seaward provides fast, accurate and reliable testing
The instruments have been introduced to provide more uniformed testing - every appliance is now tested for the same length of time and under identical conditions.
This ensures standardisation throughout the test life cycle and with barcoding provided for improved traceability, any future quality issues can be quickly identified and rectified saving time and costs in the process. Stephen Kendall, production engi- neer at Lincat, expects to introduce further HAL 104s in the near future for faster and more accurate safety testing across the entire production process. He adds: “The HAL 104 is an excel- lent instrument, which works very well providing fast, accurate and reliable testing.
Controller drives vehicle component testing S
emcon, a global technology company that provides engineering services and prod- uct information, has chosen a Moog test system to perform vehicle-components testing in its Test and Concept Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Semcon conducts dura- bility and structural testing for various-sized automotive parts and components for OEMs and automotive suppliers. The company will replace its existing test controllers and soft- ware in order to enhance reliability in the execution of tests and benefit from additional features, such as the ability to conduct acceleration closed-loop control testing. The test system includes a 10-channel Moog Test Controller, the Moog Integrated
Test Suite Software and additional Replication, Runner, Random Vibration and Sinesweep software modules. “The system from Moog allows us to further enhance and improve the testing infra-
structure at our Test and Concept Centre in Gothenburg. By working with the latest advanced technology from Moog we support our technical roadmap and consolidate our position as partner in product development for the industry,” says Gunnar Torstensson, manager test & acoustics, Semcon Automotive Sweden. “Our close cooperation with an automotive testing laboratory such as Semcon, indicates the capability and value of our test systems in the automotive testing mar- ket,” says Thomas Hale, market development manager test Europe, Moog Industrial Group. The Moog Test Controller is capable of controlling up to 32 channels with a maximum of eight independent stations. Both electric and hydraulic actuators can be operated. The controller can handle complex testing formulas and algorithms, which makes it an indispensable tool for automotive testing labs requiring a wide diversity of testing capabilities. Moog’s Integrated Test Suite software has been developed by listening to the needs of customers and enables test engineers to set up and run tests more efficiently. The test software is designed to run basic tests and it can be expanded with specific modules to support future test requirements as test needs develop. Moog
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“From a testing perspective, it offers peace-of-mind because it produces standard test results and traceability is an added benefit which contributes to improved after sales support and cus- tomer service.”
The HAL 104 combines the perfor- mance of a multi-function production line safety tester with load and power factor measurement for product energy consumption and ratings assessments. The instrument meets the end of line electrical safety compliance tests required by the majority of national and international product safety standards. As well as load and power functional tests, the new tester incorporates AC/DC Hipot (flash/dielectric strength), insulation, ground/earth bond testing to 40A, load switching to 26A with measurement to 20 milliamps and leakage to 100 microamps.
The new tester has widespread appli- cations in production situations where high resolution performance measure- ments are important and can be used as a manual stand alone tester with simple push button test activation.
Full integration Alternatively, it can be fully integrated into automated manufacturing systems with selectable sensors and enclosure interlocks, or by ultimate control using remote PCs and PLCs.
A large, clear full graphic display presents information either in a numerical or analogue format and a powerful internal memory allows the storage of up to 6,000 test results and up to 50 configurable test routines. The instrument can also be interfaced with a variety of accessories ranging from barcode scanners to pass/fail label printers.
The HAL 104 meets all of the requirements of the various British and European standards in relation to high voltage testing and incorporates fully isolated high voltage outputs to ensure the highest levels of operator safety.
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JUNE 2012 Automation
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