Rethinking Production Test: The Fixture IS the Tester! An exciting new platform has launched that tackles a challenge test engineers have faced for years: reducing the footprint, cabling complexity, and cost of functional test. Testblox AB, a joint venture formed by Pickering Interfaces and Wireflow, has officially launched a small-form-factor, multi-vendor platform for in-fixture functional test. By placing measurement, switching, power, communications, and I/O directly into the test fixture, Testblox eliminates the need for bulky equipment racks, shortens signal paths, and minimizes ground loops and signal integrity issues. Key Technical & Platform Highlights: * Playing-Card-Sized Form Factor: Modular COTS units designed for tight physical integration directly inside production fixtures. * Nearly 40 Modules at Launch: Includes DMMs, multiplexers, matrix switches, power supplies, DUT communications, and multifunction I/O. * Flexible Interfacing: Connect via standard D-Sub cabling or directly via a custom interface PCB for wire-free DUT interfacing. * Unified Software & APIs: Managed via the Brygga environment with ready-to-use APIs for Python, C#, and NI LabVIEW™. * Built for the Long Haul: Designed and manufactured in Europe, backed by a 3-year warranty and a 20-year hardware availability commitment. With engineering capabilities combined from Testblox AB, Wireflow, and Pickering Interfaces, this unified open platform makes high-density in-fixture automated testing a practical reality. #TestAndMeasurement #ElectronicsManufacturing #FunctionalTest #ATE #PickeringInterfaces #Wireflow #Testblox #PCBTesting #AutomatedTesting #ElectronicsEngineering