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SmartMeter EOLT delivered
To accurately measure the energy usage of wallboxes, the latest smart-meters are integrated into the systems. These smart-meters allow for precise energy monitoring and make it easier to calculate the associated costs, ensuring reliable and certified billing. Our company has developed an EOL Test System specifically designed to...read more
Delivery of End-of-Line test system for automotive battery management
A reliable battery management system is important to control, save and monitor the battery usage of electro vehicles. For testing these electronic components at the end of the manufacturing process, an End-of-Line test system was developed and delivered by MCD to a german customer. Amongst others, the test system carries power...read more
Delivery of PCB test systems to Poland
Overall, five large systems were delivered from MCD Elektronik to a customer in Poland. The test systems are used for the check of printed circuit boards for infotainment systems used in the automotive industry. Electrical tests are executed with the help of MCD test systems so that, for example, GPS communication is checked...read more
Last distribution of the year 2020
Shortly before Christmas, MCD was able to deliver a project to one of their customers in Hungary. It is a FCT double adapter, which tests two boards asynchronously at the same time. With this system those boards get qualified for the use in infotainment Systems in cars. Special attention in this project was given to...read more
Test system for CO2 measurement cells delivered
To define the CO2 concentration in gaseous objects, the relevant measurement cells have to work reliably. To ensure this criterion, the measurement cells are getting tested by an MCD Elektronik test system. The samples are placed into a pressure-tight chamber before it is flooded with various gases. In this case, CO2 is used...read more
Test line for LED testing delivered
Due to the corona import prohibitions to Austria, this test station spent a long time at MCD. Now, the test system for LED tapes that are used for floor marking or lighting system in buses or planes, was delivered to the customer. The dimensions of the station were an enormous challenge for the application engineers as well as...read more
Further Smart Home Project delivered
Test systems from the MCD Elektronik GmbH are testing PCBs of a well-known manufacturer of heating systems which are controlled via the domestic WiFi network. One PCB is electronically tested and up to four PCBs are programmed with these systems that are now delivered to the ordering customer. One year ago, a similar project...read more
VTS 2030 with Cobot Update
MCDs "VTS 2030" standard test system was refined with a collaborative industrial robot (shortly called "cobot") for fully automatic function tests. Compared to its previous version, the VTS 2030 with a stationary robot application, the mobile cobot is perfectly applicable to manufacturing areas with limited...read more
Successful project completion in the area of smart home
Home automation knows no limits at present and is constantly evolving. The so-called "Smart Home" has not only benefits for its inhabitants but also for manufacturers of, for example, heating systems. With the aid of a built-in WiFi module in the heating, it can not only communicate with the user's smartphone or...read more
First steps to a smart factory
It still will take some time until automated production lines will communicate perfectly with their upstream and downstream processes and until these systems will organize themselve completely. But for building the foundation thereof, present test systems are already intelligently networked relating to the "Internet of...read more
Automation by robot application
By the integration of a collaborating robot on MCD's "VTS 2030" test system, this system can now also be used for test processes within fully automated assembly lines in the future. Because the robot arm carries out all test steps for the tests of PCBs and sorts the tested PCBs in accordance to the test result, this...read more
Future driven project for electro mobility completed
In order to enable heating of interior space and windscreen of hybrid or electric vehicles without waste heat from the engine, electrical heating systems were developed. For control of these high voltage heaters, the automotive industry uses PCBs that reach a high degree of efficiency within a high voltage area. With MCD's...read more
New combination project of assembly and test station finalized
Flap actuators, that are responsible for sound regulation, energy recovery or emission reduction inside the exhaust systems of cars, are mounted and tested with this combination of assembly and test concept. At first, the flap actuators are bolted together with a support element, afterwards the electronic control and signal...read more
Innovation system VTS 2030 becoming even more popular
It has been around 1 year since the testing technology specialist MCD developed and introduced the innovative standard test system VTS 2030. Since then, the demand for this highly flexible system as a basis for customized measurement and testing systems continues to increase. Now the first functional test system for...read more
Test systems for wall charging stations developed
Technological progress, like the further development of electronic powered vehicles, lead to new tasks for MCD Elektronik. These tasks appear during the development of these test systems for wall charging stations. A FCT and an EOLT station were delivered to a well-known manufacturer of wall charging stations that are used...read more
EOL tester for inverters of air conditioning compressors completed
This EOL tester completes fully automatic functional tests on air conditioning compressor inverters for hybrid and electric vehicles to ensure the interior air conditioning without the waste heat from combustion engines.DUTs are transported fully automatically to the test position on a goods carrier via an integrated transport...read more
MCD sets new basics with test systems "VTS 2030"
The new test system series "VTS 2030" was presented by MCD at the world's leading trade fair Productronica for the first time. With this standardized concept, the company from Birkenfeld sets new basics for customizing the construction of test systems optimally to customer requests, production processes and quality...read more
"SmartHome" Functional Tester delivered
MCD Elektronik developed a programming and functional test system for PCBs from "SmartHome" thermostats for a very innovative customer from the field of heating systems. This rack system with a relatively high frequency adaption, tests and programs PCBs that guarantee an efficient and reliable control of connected...read more
PCB tester with high voltage test delivered
This function tester for manual contacting and automatic testing of PCB's includes a variety of functions, which ensure compliance with the high quality standards of the automotive industry. Current consumption, various operating voltages, CAN communication and high-voltage driver outputs will be checked with this FCT. A...read more
Test cell for the flap motion inspection of exterior mirrors
This project was developed for an international automotive supplier in the field of vision systems. It is a special tester where already assembled modules (like exterior mirrors) can be tested. If the installation of a car exterior mirror is completed, the homogeneous and uniform folding of the mirrors is checked by a flap...read more
EOL Test System for Floor Heating Systems leaves Birkenfeld
This end-of-line tester for test blowers of small heating units, that are used in air-conditioning systems or floor heating systems of buses and trains. Many different measurements are necessary to check all functions of the small heating systems. In addition to the multilevel functional test of the blowers, voltage and...read more
Mobile EOL test system for Active Sound Generators developed
Today's engines are engineering of the highest standard. Especially for car fans, the sound often leaves a lot to be desired. This wish was solved by installing so-called Active Sound Generators (ASG). These generators are able to simulate the sound of engines according to the current rotation speed, torque and speed. As a...read more
Another rotation sensor test system completed
This test system was developed for programming and testing of various analog rotation sensors, also called level sensors. These rotation sensors are used for the regulation of headlights depending on the vehicles level to guarantee an optimal illumination of the road without blinding oncoming traffic. At first, the sensors...read more
Delivery of test line for testing and mounting of control modules
A test line for mounting and testing of electronical components with four stations was delivered this week. The tested products are control elements of blower modules, which are used for air conditioning and ventilation systems in automobiles. This line is divided in an ICT, FCT and EOLT station for electronical programming...read more
Delivery of an inline system to Canada
This project, an end-of-line tester, still has a long way to go before it arrives to a manufacturer of customized drive technology in Canada. There, the inline system will be used to assemble sealing rings and to check the tightness as well as all functions of mechatronic components. The DUTs, which are mounted on goods...read more
Assembly and Test Station for Components of Air Conditioning Systems delivered
This assembly and test station includes a mounting place for final assembly and a MCD test cell for functional, haptical and optical tests. These tested components are control units and operating elements for truck air conditioning systems. Gravity roller tables and feeding lines facilitate a semi-automatic delivery and...read more
Paddle Switch Tester leaves Birkenfeld
This automatic test station with integrated transport system was developed for a customer from the automotive sector. Electronic hand levers placed at the steering wheels of automobiles, so called paddle switches, are tested with this rotary table. The test process of this system includes not only the electronically supported...read more
