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Diagnostic Instruments Production Test Analysers

LineCHECK™ Production Test Analyser 

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  • The new LineCHECK™ product range from Diagnostic Instruments removes the subjectivity from inspection testing to give an objective assessment of product quality.

  • LineCHECK™ represents an evolution in quality assurance, and is set to become the industry standard choice for production testing. 

  • Flexible Product This flexible product will have wide ranging applications throughout 'mechanical' manufacturing industries. LineCHECK™ can detect component defects (cracks, inclusions, tolerance, etc.). The instrument can also be used to test electric motor and bearing quality. 

  • Other typical applications include in-car noise detection and quality assessment, and gearbox whine verification. However, the instruments range of applications will extend to any production line that tests either self-excited (motors, pumps, compressors, etc.) or non-self excited (linkages, glass vials, etc.) products. LineCHECK™ is the result of a two year research programme by Diagnostic Instruments. 

  • Using powerful frequency analysis and expert diagnosis techniques, the instrument monitors complex noise and vibration signals, providing a simple green/amber/red indication of product quality. 

Applications

Benefits

  • Crack detection 

  • Pump quality testing 

  • Dimensional tolerance validation 

  • Electric motor quality 

  • Bearing quality 

  • In-car noise detection / quality assessment 

  • Gearbox whine verification 

  • Wiper mechanism testing 

  • Car body structural testing 

  • Turbine blade defect testing 

  • Video head testing 

  • Engine testing 

  • Industrial compressor systems 

  • Ball joint testing 

  • Steering system testing 

  • Air conditioning testing 

  • Power drill testing 

  • Meet customers' zero defects expectations 

  • Improve product quality 

  • Reduce inspection costs 

  • Remove expensive / inconvenient sound-booths 

  • Pull out faulty sub-assemblies before they are built-up 

  • Use during final inspection as an indicator of finished quality 

  • Measure the effect of component design changes 

  • Change your pass/fail levels in a controlleed quality control d manner 

  • Increase customer confidence and perceived product quality 

  • Enhance competitive advantage through increas 

  • Increase line management control of warranty returns 

  • Click here to read about various noise and vibration problems in Industry that have been solved by using the LineCHECKTM.

Expert Diagnosis Techniques 

Traditional methods of production testing rely on trained inspection staff at the end of the production process, listening as the product is operated, or visually checking for defects. This allows factors such as fatigue, concentration, or background noise levels to affect the process of deciding whether a product is fit to be shipped. 

LineCHECK™ has been specifically designed to overcome these problems, replacing a highly subjective method with a repeatable, objective approach. Costs Can Be Reduced LineCHECK™ improves the performance of inspection staff, helping them to make consistent judgements. In doing so, LineCHECK™ can assist in improving product quality. Inspection costs can be reduced, and faulty sub-assemblies can be identified and pulled out before they are built-up. LineCHECK™ also allows Production Test/Quality Managers to measure the effect of component design changes, control pass/fail levels, and reduce warranty returns.

Two functionally identical versions of the instrument are available, LineCHECK™ and LineCHECKlite™. LineCHECK™, with its industrial enclosure, is well suited to life on a production line. The unit can be secured to a wall, and a protective door prevents accidental damage to the units control panel. LineCHECKlite™is a fully hand-portable rugged instrument which can be used as a roving test unit across different production lines. 

With a specially designed and user friendly interface, LineCHECK™ can be tailored to meet the exact requirements of a wide range of processes. The instrument is proving invaluable for manufacturers producing sub-assemblies destined for a 'zero failure' culture, such as the automotive industry or safety critical applications. Manufacturers of high volumes products, where inspection costs become an issue, will benefit from LineCHECK™. Testing in noisy environments generally requires expensive and inconvenient sound booths, which interrupt the production process. LineCHECK™ can be trained to ignore background and unwanted noise and focus only on the areas of spectral interest.

Invaluable For Manufacturers 

Data from testing can be stored on PCMCIA memory cards, allowing off-line trend analysis. Produce historical trends and statistical analysis. Export information to popular software packages.LineCHECK™ can assist in improving product quality, reduce inspection costs, pull out faulty sub-assemblies before they are built-up, measure the effect of component design changes, control pass/fail levels in a controlled manner, and control warranty returns.