Samtec offers upscreen testing service

Samtec is offering in-house upscreen testing services for mission-critical applications. This new service is primarily designed for military and aerospace customers, and the testing is specifically designed for customers using Samtec’s commercial off-the-shelf interconnect products. Each order includes a full test report.

Upscreen testing at Samtec includes Lot Screen Testing (which incorporates electrical, mechanical and manufacturing tests) and Qualification Conformance Testing (QCI; which includes lot screen testing as well as shock, vibration and extended life evaluations). Samtec upscreen testing incorporates elements of MIL-DTL-55302 as well as Nasa’s EEE-INST-002 standards and EIA-364 test methods.

Examples of test data captured during Samtec’s upscreen testing include insulation resistance/dielectric withstanding voltage, mating/unmating and solderability – similar to what is required by MIL-DTL-55302. Specific test reference documents include: EIA-364-23 (Low Level Contact Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets), EIA-364-13E (Mating and Unmating Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets), EIA-364-20 (Withstanding Voltage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors), EIA-364-21 (Insulation Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors), and JEDEC J-STD-002D, Method A (Solderability Test for Component Leads, Terminations, Lugs, Terminals, and Wires).

“Using sample-size upscreen testing speeds time to market and cuts costs for Samtec customers,” said Evan Baumer, applications engineer, military and aerospace, Samtec. “For example, our in-house sample-size lot screening averages about a third of the cost and lead time of production lot testing performed by a third-party test house.”

All instruments and measuring equipment used in Samtec’s upscreen testing programme are calibrated to National Institute for Standards and Technology traceable standards according to ISO 10012-1 and ANSI/NCSL 2540-1, as applicable.

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