Examples of Deployed Flexline Systems

Flexline Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Process Control Systems, Tooling Characterization Test Stands are customized solutions deployed at the lab, pilot and production scale to support manufacturing and R+D groups. Expect complete implementation from materials sourcing through to operator training. Flexline enables faster time to market and lower cost, thanks to less overhead and close coordination.

Flexline System Products

Industrial Automation

Automated Deposition Systems

  • Complete system controls including conveyance, process, robotics manipulation and thermal environment

  • Overhead conveyance with flow control, buffering and transfer into/out of controlled

Robot Arm Programming and Physical Testing

  • Evaluate combination of motor drivers (Yaskawa) and mechanical arms (Staubli, SCARA) 

  • Quantify repeatable placement 5 axis, X-Y-Z, theta, phi with motion sensors

  • Programming for integrated motion (moving parts for plasma treatment or surface coating)

  • Dial in arm force for applications like CMP, grinding, mortar and pestle

  • Custom end effectors design and integration (vacuum, electromagnet, pneumatic, liquid dispense)

  • Work holding and staging plus integration with conveyance systems

Automatic Test Equipment

Thermographic Vacuum Chambers

  • IR measurements through vacuum port windows

  • TC vacuum feedthroughs to cross check and calibrate IR signals

  • FLIR gantries to move camera closer for zoom in measurements

  • High voltage feedthroughs to power onboard heaters

  • Heat uniformity statistics of surface of interest

  • Clean room compatible systems

Multiplexed Electrical Testing

  • Integration of Keysight hardware, DMMS, Oscilloscopes, IV, RF, Waveforms

  • Multiplexer based Ohm and Voltage checking of large array systems (high channel counts)

  • Discrete analog and Digital I/O system control and test

  • Custom test quick connect / disconnect interface assemblies

  • For final line test of power distribution and control products

Process Equipment

Linear Accelerator

  • Target changer control systems

  • Beam pattern manipulation and focus

  • Dose Measurement

  • Target thermal management

  • Vacuum and Fluidics system control

  • Vacuum stage motion control

Smart Press Machine

  • Precision control of boning forces in planar control using load cells and 3 actuators

  • High speed trim and adjustments to level forces in real time

  • Accept and adjusts for compliant bonding materials

  • Operating at 20000lbsf planar

Flexline produces modular systems so any of this non-exhaustive list of examples can be combined and customized to your requirements.  General domain knowledge includes:

  • Vacuum systems with heating +1200C and Cooling -150C

  • Electrical measurements (RF, Resistance, Hipot, Impedance, dielectric)

  • Thermographic Measurements (IR, Optical, Machine Vision)

  • Automatic Motion (robotic arms, SCADA, linear chains, conveyers, push/pull force, servo motors, Yaskawa drivers)

  • High power systems (20 kW), high voltage, to power test/DUT

  • Firmware programming, Ethercat, Modbus, Labview, National Instruments